Himachal Pradesh Judiciary

Like all other states in India, Himachal Pradesh has an efficient Judiciary system. Judiciary in Himachal Pradesh comprises of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh and several district courts. The High Court of Himachal Pradesh was established in 1948 and it is performing its duties consistently. Recently, a sprawling new complex has been built for the High Court of Himachal Pradesh.

The Registrar General is the senior most District and Session Judge according to the Himachal Pradesh Judiciary and also the chief ministerial head of the Registry. The Himachal Judicial service has the Registrar vigilance as the senior district and session judge. He also serves as the head of High Court's Vigilance Bureau. The present Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh is Mr. Justice V.K. Gupta. The other honorable judges are:

Honorable Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge

Honorable Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge

Honorable Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge

Honorable Mr. Justice Surjit Singh, Judge

Honorable Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sood, Judge

Honorable Mr. Justice V.K.Ahuja, Judge

Honorable Mr. Justice S.S.Thakur, Judge

Some of the former chief justices of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh are:-

• Justice D.B.Lal
• Justice C.R.Thakur
• Justice H.C.P. Tripathi
• Justice H.S.Thakur
• Justice Bhawani Singh
• Justice Davinder Gupta
• Justice D.P.Sood
• Justice A.L.Vaidya
• Justice M.R.Verma
• Justice A.K. Goel
• Justice R.K.Mahajan
• Justice V.K.Mehrotra
• Justice P.K.Palli
• Justice Surinder Sarup
• Justice Kamlesh Sharma
• Justice R.L.Khurana

Apart from the High Court and the District Courts, the state has:

• Labour Court and Tribunal
• Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal

To know more about the Judiciary in Himachal Pradesh, please log on to the below mentioned links:

• Advocate General
• High Court
• Labour Court and Tribunal
• Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal