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Sikkim High Court

Coordinates:27°19′55″N88°36′53″E / 27.3319°N 88.6146°E /27.3319; 88.6146
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High Court for the Indian State of Sikkim
Sikkim High Court
Emblem of Sikkim High Court
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27°19′55″N88°36′53″E / 27.3319°N 88.6146°E /27.3319; 88.6146
Established16 May 1975; 50 years ago (1975-05-16)
JurisdictionSikkim
LocationGangtok
Coordinates27°19′55″N88°36′53″E / 27.3319°N 88.6146°E /27.3319; 88.6146
Composition methodPresidential withconfirmation ofChief Justice of India andGovernor of respective state.
Authorised byConstitution of India
Appeals toSupreme Court of India
Judge term lengthMandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions3
Websitehcs.gov.in/hcs/
Chief Justice
CurrentlyJustice A. Muhamed Mustaque
Since19 December 2025

TheSikkim High Court is theHigh Court of the Indian state ofSikkim. The history of the court can be traced back to 1955, when the High Court of Judicature (Jurisdiction and Powers) Proclamation, 1955 was issued to establish a High Court in Sikkim.[1] Upon merger, Sikkim became the 22nd State of India. Under Clause(i) of Article 371F, the High Court functioning immediately prior to the date of merger became the High Court for the State of Sikkim under the Constitution like any other High Court in the country. It was established in 1975.

The seat of the court is atGangtok, the administrativecapital of the state. With a sanctioned court strength of three judges, the Sikkim High Court is the smallestHigh Court of India.

Chief Justices

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#Chief JusticeParent high courtAssumed officeLeft officeTerm lengthAppointer
–JusticeRajinder Sachar(acting)Delhi High Court16 May 19756 May 1976356 daysFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
1JusticeMan Mohan Singh GujralPunjab and Haryana High Court7 May 197614 March 19836 years, 311 days
–JusticeAnandamoy Bhattacharjee(acting)Sikkim High Court15 March 198316 December 1983276 daysZail Singh
2JusticeMohan Lall ShrimalRajasthan High Court17 December 19833 January 19851 year, 17 days
–JusticeAnandamoy Bhattacharjee(acting)Sikkim High Court4 January 198520 January 19861 year, 16 days
3Justice Jugal Kishore MohantyOrissa High Court21 January 19864 January 19892 years, 349 days
–JusticeRepusudan Dayal(acting)Sikkim High Court5 January 198919 January 19901 year, 14 daysR. Venkataraman
4Justice Braja Nath MishraOrissa High Court20 January 19908 November 19922 years, 293 days
–JusticeRepusudan Dayal(acting)Sikkim High Court9 November 199219 January 199371 daysShankar Dayal Sharma
5Justice Surendra Nath BhargavaRajasthan High Court20 January 199310 February 19963 years, 21 days
6Justice Krishna Murari AgarwalMadhya Pradesh High Court15 February 199626 October 1996254 days
–Justice Malay Sengupta(acting)Calcutta High Court27 October 199626 August 1997303 days
7Justice Kanniappa Arumuga ThanikkachallamMadras High Court27 August 199726 September 199730 daysK. R. Narayanan
–Justice Anup Deb(acting)Sikkim High Court27 September 19972 February 19991 year, 128 days
8JusticeRepusudan DayalSikkim High Court3 February 199917 May 20034 years, 103 days
–Justice Nongthomban Surjamani Singh(acting)Gauhati High Court18 May 20038 July 200351 daysA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
9JusticeRadha Krishna PatraOrissa High Court9 July 200323 November 20041 year, 137 days
–Justice Nongthomban Surjamani Singh(acting)Gauhati High Court24 November 200429 September 2005309 days
10JusticeBinod Kumar RoyPatna High Court30 September 200526 December 20061 year, 87 days
–Justice Nongthomban Surjamani Singh(acting)Gauhati High Court27 December 200626 January 200730 days
11JusticeAjoy Nath RayCalcutta High Court27 January 200730 October 20081 year, 277 days
–Justice Ananda Prakash Subba(acting)Sikkim High Court31 October 20086 March 2009126 daysPratibha Patil
12JusticeAftab Hussain SaikiaGauhati High Court7 March 20097 April 20101 year, 31 days
13JusticeBarin GhoshCalcutta High Court13 April 20106 August 2010115 days
14JusticePaul Daniel Dinakaran PremkumarMadras High Court9 August 201029 July 2011354 days
–Justice Sonam Phintso Wangdi(acting)Sikkim High Court30 July 201111 December 2011134 days
15JusticePermod KohliJammu and Kashmir High Court12 December 201128 February 20131 year, 78 days
–Justice Sonam Phintso Wangdi(acting)Sikkim High Court1 March 201327 March 201326 daysPranab Mukherjee
16JusticePius C. KuriakoseKerala High Court28 March 20131 October 2013187 days
–Justice Narendra Kumar Jain(acting)Rajasthan High Court2 October 20136 January 201496 days
17Justice Narendra Kumar Jain7 January 20147 October 2014273 days
–JusticeSunil Kumar Sinha(acting)Chhattisgarh High Court8 October 201429 March 2015172 days
18JusticeSunil Kumar Sinha30 March 20156 July 20161 year, 98 days
–JusticeSatish Kumar Agnihotri(acting)Madhya Pradesh High Court7 July 201621 September 20162 years, 76 days
19JusticeSatish Kumar Agnihotri22 September 201630 June 20181 year, 281 days
–JusticeMeenakshi Madan Rai(acting)Sikkim High Court1 July 201829 October 2018120 daysRam Nath Kovind
20JusticeVijay Kumar BistUttarakhand High Court30 October 201816 September 2019321 days
–JusticeMeenakshi Madan Rai(acting)Sikkim High Court17 September 201914 October 201927 days
21JusticeArup Kumar GoswamiGauhati High Court15 October 20195 January 20211 year, 82 days
22JusticeJitendra Kumar MaheshwariMadhya Pradesh High Court6 January 202131 August 2021237 days
–JusticeMeenakshi Madan Rai(acting)Sikkim High Court1 September 202111 October 202140 days
23JusticeBiswanath SomadderCalcutta High Court12 October 202114 December 20254 years, 63 days
–JusticeMeenakshi Madan Rai(acting)Sikkim High Court15 December 202518 December 20253 daysDroupadi Murmu
24Justice A. Muhamed MustaqueKerala High Court19 December 2025Incumbent60 days

Judges elevated as Chief Justice

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This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Sikkim. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Sikkim High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Sikkim High Court but does not have Sikkim as their Parent High Court.

Key
  • RES Resigned
  • † Elevated to Supreme Court
NameImageAppointed as CJ in HC ofDate of appointmentDate of retirement[a]TenureTransferred as CJ to HC ofRef..
As JudgeAs Chief JusticeAs Chief JusticeAs Judge[b]
Anandamoy BhattacharjeeCalcutta16 June 197625 January 19931 April 1995[RES]2 years, 67 days18 years, 290 daysBombay[2]
Repusudan DayalSikkim10 May 19843 February 199917 May 20034 years, 104 days19 years, 8 days--[3]
  1. ^this inlcudes date of resignation, death and Elevation to supreme court
  2. ^also includes tenure as Chief Justice

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^"Proclamation of His Highness Sir Tashi Namgyal, Maharaja of Sikkim, dated the 17th April 1955, regarding the Sikkim High Court".Sikkim Darbar Gazette, British Library, EAP 880/1/6/47. Gangtok: Sikkim Government Press. 1955. p. 2. Retrieved26 September 2022.
  2. ^"Hon'ble Mr. Justice Justice Anandamoy Bhattacharjee | High Court of Sikkim".hcs.gov.in. Archived fromthe original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved16 December 2025.
  3. ^"Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ripusudan Dayal | High Court of Sikkim".hcs.gov.in. Archived fromthe original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved16 December 2025.

References

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  1. Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts
  2. Judge strength in High Courts increased

External links

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