Orissa High Court

The Odisha High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Odisha.

High Court of Orissa
ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଉଚ୍ଚ ନ୍ୟାୟାଳୟ (Odia)
20.4650°N 85.8589°E / 20.4650; 85.8589
Established26 July 1948 (1948-07-26)
JurisdictionOrissa
LocationCuttack, Orissa
Coordinates20.4650°N 85.8589°E / 20.4650; 85.8589
Composition methodPresidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state
Authorized byConstitution of India
Appeals toSupreme Court of India
Judge term lengthMandatory retirement at 62 years of age
Number of positions33 (24 Permanent + 9 Additional)
Websitewww.orissahighcourt.nic.in
Chief Justice
CurrentlyBidyut Ranjan Sarangi (acting)
Since4 October 2023

The then Bengal Presidency was a vast province including present day Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, and West Bengal. It was difficult to administratively manage such a vast area, inhabited by people speaking different languages and having different traditions. Administrative exigencies required separation of such areas which originally did not form part of Bengal. So, the new province of Bihar and Orissa was formed on 22 March 1912. However, the said new province of Bihar and Bihar and Orissa was under the jurisdiction of the Calcutta High Court.

On 9 February 1916, in exercise of the powers under Section 113 of the Government of India Act, 1915, the King of the United Kingdom issued letters of patent constituting the High Court of Patna. Orissa was placed under the jurisdiction of Patna High Court. Although, on 18 May 1916, Circuit Court of Patna High Court for Orissa held its first sitting at Cuttack.

On 1 April 1936 Orissa was made a separate province but no separate High Court was provided for it. The Government of India agreed to create a new High Court, and for that purpose the Government of India issued the Orissa High Court Order, 1948, under the Section 229(1) of the Government of India Act, 1935, on 30 April 1948. Finally, on 26 July 1948, Orissa High Court was formally inaugurated.

The seat of the court is Cuttack. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 27.

In an innovative effort, Museum of Justice has been established at Quila Fort, Cuttack inside the historic compound of Barabati Quila (fort), Cuttack.[1]

List of sitting judges in Odisha High Court (Seniority Wise)

# Chief Justice Date of appointment Date of retirement
1 Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi (Acting Chief Justice) 20 June 2013 19 July 2024
2 Justice Arindam Sinha 30 October 2013 21 September 2027
3 Justice Debabrata Dash 29 November 2013 11 October 2024
4 Justice Biswanath Rath 2 July 2014 6 September 2023
5 Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo 2 July 2014 4 June 2026
6 Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra 17 April 2015 17 April 2027
7 Justice Bibhu Prasad Routray 8 November 2019 31 January 2032
8 Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi 10 February 2020 28 July 2034
9 Justice Savitri Ratho 11 June 2020 3 July 2030
10 Justice Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo 19 October 2021 6 September 2033
11 Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik 19 October 2021 24 October 2032
12 Justice Sashikanta Mishra 19 October 2021 16 January 2029
13 Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra 5 November 2021 25 February 2031
14 Justice V. Narasingh 14 February 2022 18 January 2029
15 Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy 14 February 2022 19 August 2028
16 Justice Murahari Sri Raman 14 February 2022 7 June 2032
17 Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra 10 June 2022 13 November 2029
18 Justice Gourishankar Satapathy 13 August 2022 24 April 2034
19 Justice Chittaranjan Dash 13 August 2022 11 November 2026
Vacant

List of chief justices of Odisha High Court

# Chief Justice Portrait Term of office
1 Justice Bira Kishore Ray 26 July 1948 30 October 1951
2 Justice B. Jagannadha Das 31 October 1951 3 March 1953
3 Justice Lingaraj Panigrahi 4 March 1953 21 March 1956
4 Justice R. L. Narasimham 22 March 1956 27 December 1964
5 Justice Khaleel Ahmed 18 January 1965 5 April 1967
6 Justice Satya Bhusan Barman 6 April 1967 30 April 1969
7 Justice Gati Krushna Misra 1 May 1969 30 October 1975
8 Justice Siba Narain Sankar 1 November 1975 12 October 1977
9 Justice Sukanta Kishor Ray 13 October 1977 4 November 1980
10 Justice Ranganath Mishra 16 January 1981 14 March 1983
11 Justice Dambarudhar Pathak 11 August 1983 28 February 1986
12 Justice Hari Lal Agrawal 1 May 1986 31 July 1989
13 Justice B. L.Hansaria 22 February 1990 13 December 1993
14 Justice G. T. Nanavati 31 January 1994 27 September 1994
15 Justice V. A. Mohta 28 September 1994 25 April 1995
16 Jusitce S. N. Phukan 2 August 1996 27 January 1999
17 Justice Biswanath Agrawal 18 November 1999 18 October 2000
18 Justice N. Y. Hanumanthappa 17 February 2001 24 September 2001
19 Justice P. K. Balasubramanyan 5 December 2001 10 March 2003
20 Justice Sujit Barman Roy 9 April 2003 21 January 2007
21 Justice A. K. Ganguly 2 March 2007 18 May 2008
22 Justice B. S. Chauhan 16 July 2008 10 May 2009
23 Justice Bilal Nazki 14 November 2009 17 November 2009
24 Justice V. G. Gopala Gowda 25 March 2010 23 December 2012
25 Justice C. Nagappan 27 February 2013 18 September 2013
26 Justice A. K. Goel 12 October 2013 6 July 2014
27 Justice Amitava Roy 06 August 2014 26 February 2015
28 Justice D. H. Waghela 04 June 2015 14 February 2016
29 Justice Vineet Saran 26 February 2016 6 August 2018
30 Justice K. S. Jhaveri 12 August 2018 4 January 2020
31 Justice Mohammad Rafiq 27 April 2020 3 January 2021
32 Justice S. Muralidhar 4 January 2021 7 August 2023
33 Subhasis Talapatra 8 August 2023 3 October 2023

Judges who served as chief justices of the Supreme Court of India

References

  1. "Museum of Justice thrown open to public in Cuttack". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  1. Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts
  2. Judge strength in High Courts increased
  3. Orissa High Court website
  4. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/from-list-of-6-sc-collegium-picks-orissa-chief-justice-for-elevation/
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