Himachal Pradesh, the erstwhile Summer Capital of India was formed by the integration of 30 princely states, each of which had had its own administrative procedures. As per the promulgation of the Central Government's Himachal Pradesh (Courts) Order, 1948 on 15th August 1948, the state's High Court came into being.
Himachal Pradesh's Court of Judicial Commissioner was established at Harvingtan (Kelston area, Bharari, Shimla). Apart from the distinction of the Court of Judicial Commissioner, the building was also accorded with the offices of the Courts of District and Sessions Judges as well as 27 subordinate Courts.
Himachal Pradesh was elevated to the elite status of a full-fledged state in the year1971. The state's very own High Court with Headquarters at "Revenswood" Shimla was erected soon after to take care of the state's judiciary affairs. One Hon'ble Chief Justice and two Hon'ble Judges presided over the judiciary. The first and foremost Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh was Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. H. Beg, who was assisted by two other Hon'ble Judges, namely Hon'ble Mr. Justice D. B. Lal and Hon'ble Mr. Justice C. R. Thakur.
The Registrar General at the District level heads Himachal Pradesh's court of justice while the higher judicial affairs are under the jurisdiction of the Sessions Judge, the chief ministerial head of the Registry.
The Registrar Vigilance heads the Vigilance Bureau of the High Court. District and Sessions Judge (Rules) and District and Sessions Judge (Inspection) are also members of the Himachal Pradesh Higher Judicial Service. Three Additional Registrars in the High Court, namely the Additional Registrar cum Special Secretary to Hon'ble the Chief Justice, Additional Registrar (S) in charge of the Protocol and Computers and Additional Registrar (S) for Administrative and Establishment are officers from the High Court's ministerial staff.
