The Chhattisgarh High Court is one of the newest High Court

High Courts of India

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s in India

India

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. It was established on 1 November, 2000 after the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 was passed. It has jurisdiction over the state of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....

. High Court of Bilaspur is the 19th High Court of India

Mr. Justice R. S. Garg was the first Acting CJ of the Chhattisgarh High Court.

The court is having its seat at Bilaspur

Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur is a city in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, situated 111 km north of state capital, Raipur. It is the second-largest city in the state. It is the administrative headquarter of Bilaspur district...

. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of eighteen.

Judges of High Court of Chhattisgarh

• Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajeev Gupta ( Chief Justice )
• Hon'ble Shri Justice I.M. Quddusi
• Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha
• Hon'ble Shri Justice Satish K. Agnihotri
• Hon'ble Shri Justice T. P. Sharma
• Hon'ble Shri Justice Nawal Kishore Agarwal
• Hon'ble Shri Justice Pritinker Diwaker
• Hon'ble Shri Justice Rangnath Chandrakar
• Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
• Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
• Hon'ble Shri Justice Ghulam Minhajuddin
• Hon'ble Shri Justice Radhey Shyam Sharma

The Chief Justice

Justice Rajeev Gupta, the current Chief Justice was born at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 on 10-10-1950. Took B.A and LL.B Degrees from Jiwaji University

Jiwaji University

Jiwaji University , Hindi: जीवाजी विश्वविद्यालय, is an affiliating university situated in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. The name comes from that of George Jivajirao Scindia of Gwalior. The university was established on May 23, 1964 and Sarvapelli Radhakrishnan, the President of India, laid the...

, Gwalior. Started practice in Madhya Pradesh High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It was established as the Nagpur High Court on 2 January 1936 under the Government of India Act 1935. The Court was established in Nagpur, but after the reorganisation of states on 1 November 1956, it was moved to...

 from November 1973 and continued till 1994. Appointed as Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It was established as the Nagpur High Court on 2 January 1936 under the Government of India Act 1935. The Court was established in Nagpur, but after the reorganisation of states on 1 November 1956, it was moved to...

 in September 1994. Assumed charge as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court

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 on 27-04-2005 . Transferred to Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital and assumed charge on 14 January 2006 as Chief Justice. On 2 February 2008 he took oath of secrecy as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur

Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur is a city in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, situated 111 km north of state capital, Raipur. It is the second-largest city in the state. It is the administrative headquarter of Bilaspur district...

. He retirement is due on 10 October 2012

Former Chief Justices

Chief Justice	Term
W.A.Shishak	4 December 2000–6 February 2002
K.H.N. Kuranga	6 February 2002–28 May 2004
Ayyampalayam Somasundaram Venkatachala Moorthy	28 May 2004–14 March 2005
Ananga Kumar Patnaik Ananga Kumar Patnaik Ananga Kumar Patnaik is an Indian jurist, currently serving on the Supreme Court of India;-Early life:Patnaik was born on 3 June 1949. He is the son of Gopal Chandra Patnaik, an Indian businessman.and Shantilata Patnaik. He did his schooling from Rajkumar College, Raipur and graduated from...	14 March 2005–2 February 2008

Former Judges of the High Court who are serving Judges of the Supreme Court of India

(1) Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Patnaik

High Court Bar Association 2009-11

H.C.B.A. is the representative body of advocates practicing at Bilaspur High Court , elected by way of direct voting from the members of Bar Association and is having term of two years. H C B A works for the general benefit of its registered members( membership around 1500 approx) and advises High court in matters related with advocates and works as bridge between Bar and Bench.

1. President - C. K. Kesharwani 2. Secretary - Abdul Wahab Khan.