Sikkim High Court

The Sikkim High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Sikkim. The history of the court can be traced back to 1955, when the High Court of Judicature Proclamation, 1955 was issued to establish a High Court in Sikkim. Upon merger, Sikkim became the 22nd State of India. Under Clause of Article 371F, the High Court functioning immediately prior to the date of merger became the High Court for the State of Sikkim under the Constitution like any other High Court in the country. It was established in the year of 1975.The seat of the court is at Gangtok, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 3.The Chief JusticeHon'ble Dr. Justice Satish Kumar Agnihotri took over as the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court on 22 September 2016.List of former Chief Justices Hon’ble Justice Man Mohan Singh Gujral Hon’ble Justice Mohan Lall Shrimal Hon’ble Justice Jugal Kishore Mohanty Hon’ble Justice Braja Nath Misra Hon’ble Justice Surendra Nath Bhargava Hon’ble Justice Krishna Murari Agarwal Hon’ble Justice Kanniappa Arumuga Thanikkachallam Hon’ble Justice Ripusudan Dayal Hon’ble Justice Radha Krishna Patra Hon’ble Justice Binod Kumar Roy Hon’ble Justice Ajoy Nath Ray Hon’ble Justice Aftab Hussain Saikia Hon’ble Justice Barin Ghosh Hon’ble Justice P. D. Dinakaran Hon’ble Justice Permod Kohli Hon’ble Justice Pius C. Kuriakose Hon'ble Justice N.K. Jain Hon'ble Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha Hon'ble Justice Satish Kumar Agnihorti