Himachal Pradesh Judiciary


About the State Government of Himachal Pradesh


The government of Himachal Pradesh is the supreme authoritative body, which is responsible for all the state related affairs as well as governs the state. Like all other state governments, Himachal Pradesh State Government is even divided into the following 3 kinds:
  • Executive
  • Legislative
  • Judiciary
Constitutionally headed by the Governor of this state of north India, the state is actually administered by the state's Chief Minister. The President of India appoints, as per the Government of India's advice, appoints the Governor, who in turn is vested with the power to select the Chief Minister of this north Indian state as well as the Council of Ministers. The Governor and the Chief Minister along with the Cabinet Ministers look after the Executive and the Legislative government whereas, the High Court of this state government forms the main part of the Judiciary form of government.

Himachal Pradesh Judiciary


The High Court of Himachal Pradesh is the supreme place of appeal for each and every state related affair. Located in the state's capital city of Shimla, this court has got jurisdiction over the entire state. This state High Court is headed by the Chief Justice Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph. Apart from the High Court, the judicial form of government of this state of northern India even includes the following:
  • District Courts
  • State Consumer Commission
  • State Judicial Academy
Let us have a quick look at some of the basic details of the judiciary of Himachal Pradesh:

High Court of Himachal Pradesh



The names of some of the Himachal Pradesh High Court judges, who are a part of the judicial system of the High Court of this north Indian province, are as follows:
  • Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta
  • Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sood
  • Mr. Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary
  • Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh
  • Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma
  • Mr. Justice R. B. Misra
  • Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol
  • Mr. Justice Surinder Singh
  • Mr. Justice V. K. Ahuja
  • Mr. Justice V. K. Sharma

District Courts of Himachal Pradesh



The below mentioned table provides some basic information about the different district courts of this state of India:

Sl. No. Name of the District CourtName of the Judicial OfficerDesignation
1 District Court of BilaspurMr. Sushil KukrejaDistrict and Sessions Judge
  Mr. Pune RamChief Judicial Magistrate or the C. J. M. cum Civil Judge (Sr. Div.)
  Mr. Anil SharmaIst Class Judicial Magistrate or the J. M. cum Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)
2District Court of ChambaMr. Kumar Chirag Bhanu SinghDistrict and Sessions Judge
  Mr. Mukesh BansalChief Judicial Magistrate
3District Court of HamirpurSh. C. L. KochharDistrict and Sessions Judge
  Mr. Prem Pal RantaChief Judicial Magistrate and Civil Judge (Sr. Div.)
  Mr. Surya PrakashJudicial Magistrate cum Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)
  Ms. Divya Jyoti PatialJudicial Magistrate and Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)
  Mr. Hakikat DhandaJudicial Magistrate as well as Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)
4District Court of Kangra at DharamsalaMr. P. S. RanaDistrict and Sessions Judge
  Mr. J. K. SharmaAdditional District and Sessions Judge - I
  Mr. Purender VaidyaAdditional District and Sessions Judge - II
  Mr. Baldev Singh ThakurPresiding Officer
  Mr. Ajay MehtaChief Judicial Magistrate
  Mr. Sunish AggarwalJudicial Magistrate cum Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)
  Ms. Manisha GoyalJudicial Magistrate and Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)
5District Court of Kinnaur at RampurMr. A. S. JaswalDistrict and Sessions Judge
  Sh. Basant VermaJudicial Magistrate cum Civil Judge (Junior Division)
6District Court of Kullu Mr. Baldev SinghDistrict and Sessions Judge
  Mr. Padam Singh ThakurChief Judicial Magistrate
  Mr. Yogesh JaswalChief Judicial Magistrate
7District Court of MandiMr. Virender SinghDistrict and Sessions Judge
  Mr. Rakesh KainthlaAdditional District and Sessions Judge
  Sh. D. R. ThakurChief Judicial Magistrate
  Smt. Parveen ChauhanJudicial Magistrate cum Civil Judge (Sr. Div.)
  Mr. Rajesh ChauhanJudicial Magistrate cum Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)
  Mr. Amardeep SinghJudicial Magistrate cum Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)
  Ms. Upasna SharmaJudicial Magistrate and Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)
8District Court of ShimlaMr. Shamsher SinghDistrict and Sessions Judge
  Mr. B. L. Soni District and Sessions Judge as well as Special Judge (Forest)
  Mr. Virender SharmaAdditional District and Sessions Judge
  Mr. Rakesh ChaudharyAdditional District and Sessions Judge (F. T. C.)
  Mr. P. S. SamyalChief Judicial Magistrate and Civil Judge (Sr. Division)
  Smt. Anuja SoodJ. M. I. C. cum Civil Judge (Sr. Division)
  Mr. PankajJ. M. I. C. and Civil Judge (Jr. Division)
  Mr. Amit MandyalJ. M. I. C. as well as Civil Judge (Jr. Division)
  Ms. Akshi SharmaJ. M. cum Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)
  Ms. Vijay LakshmiJ. M. I. C. cum Civil Judge of the Jr. Division
  Mr. Nikhil AggarwalJ. M. I. C. and Jr. Division’s Civil Judge
9District Court of Sirmaur at NahanMr. Sureshwar ThakurDistrict and Sessions Judge
  Mr. Rattan Singh ThakurAdditional District and Sessions Judge
  Mr. Davinder KumarC. J. M. cum Civil Judge (Sr. Div.)
  Mr. Pratap Singh ThakurJ. M. I. C. cum Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.)
10District Court of Solan Mr. K. S. ChandelDistrict and Sessions Judge
  Mr. J. N. YadavAdditional District and Sessions Judge
  Mr. Bhupesh SharmaChief Judicial Magistrate
  Mr. Vikrant KaundalJ. M. I. C. cum Civil Judge
11District Court of UnaMr. Arvind MalhotraDistrict and Sessions Judge
  Mr. Rajan GuptaAdditional District and Sessions Judge
  Mr. Ram Krishan SharmaPresiding Officer
  Mr. Rajesh TomarChief Judicial Magistrate Cum Civil Judge (Sr. Div.)
  Mrs. Aparna1st Class Judicial Magistrate cum Civil Judge (Sr. Div.)
  Mr. Yajuvender Singh1st Class Judicial Magistrate and Civil Judge (Jr. Div.)
  Ms. Kanika Chawla 1st Class Judicial Magistrate as well as Civil Judge (Junior Div.)
  Ms. Neha Sharma1st Class Judicial Magistrate cum Civil Judge (Jr. Division)


Last Updated on 19 March 2012