Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court
राजस्थान उच्च न्यायालय
Rajasthan High Court Building
26°17′32″N 73°02′07″E / 26.292246°N 73.035172°E / 26.292246; 73.035172
Established29 August 1949 (1949-08-29)
JurisdictionRajasthan
LocationPrincipal Seat: Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Circuit Bench: Jaipur
Coordinates26°17′32″N 73°02′07″E / 26.292246°N 73.035172°E / 26.292246; 73.035172
Composition methodPresidential appointment with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorised byConstitution of India
Appeals toSupreme Court of India
Judge term lengthMandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions50
(Permanent: 38; Addl: 12)
Websitehcraj.nic.in/%20http://hcraj.nic.in/
Chief Justice
CurrentlyManindra Mohan Shrivastava
Since6 February 2024

The High Court of Rajasthan is located in Jodhpur and is the highest court in the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 29 August 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949. Currently the sanctioned strength of the judges is 50 and the actual strength is 34.

There were five High Courts functioning in the various units of the States - at Jodhpur, Jaipur and Bikaner, the High Courts of former Rajasthan and Matsya Union, before unification of the Rajasthan. The Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 abolished these different jurisdictions and provided for a single High Court for the entire State. The High Court of Rajasthan was founded in 1949 at Jaipur and was inaugurated by the Rajpramukh, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh on 29 August 1949, later on after complete integration of Rajasthan in 1956 it was moved at Jodhpur with recommendation of the Satyanarayan Rao committee.

The first Chief Justice was Kamala Kant Verma. A bench was formed at Jaipur on 31 January 1977 under sub-section (2) of Section 51 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 which was dissolved in 1958.

The highcourt was shifted to a new premises on outskirts of Jodhpur from the city centre in 2019. The president of India inaugurated the newly constructed building.

This is the 'list of chief justices of the Rajasthan High Court' from its establishment in 1947.

Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
since 22 September 2021
Bombay High Court
AbbreviationCJ Rajasthan
SeatJodhpur
NominatorCollegium of the Supreme Court
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthtill the age of 62 yrs
Constituting instrumentConstitution of India (under Article 124)
Formation21 June 1947 (21 June 1947)
First holderJustice Sarat Kumar Ghosh (1947)
Salary250,000 (US$3,000) (per month)
Websitehttp://www.hcraj.nic.in/