Meghalaya High Court - Wikipedia Meghalaya High Court Meghalaya High Court Established 2013 Country India Location Shillong, Meghalaya Composition method Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. Authorized by Constitution of India Decisions are appealed to Supreme Court of India Judge term length Till 62 years of age No. of positions Website meghalayahighcourt.nic.in Chief Justice Currently Mohammad Yaqoob Mir Since 21 may 2018 The Meghalaya High Court is the High Court of the state of Meghalaya. It was established in March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North - Eastern Areas ( Re-organisation ) Act of 1971. Earlier, a bench of the Gauhati High Court had jurisdiction over the state of Meghalaya. The seat of the High Court is at Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. The strength of judges as for this High Court is 3 permanent judges including the Honourable Chief Justice. The current Chief Justice is the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir who took oath as Chief Justice on 21 May 2018. Before the establishment of Meghalaya High Court the Guwahati High Court use to look after all judicial matters and review them. The first Chief Justice was the Hon'ble Mrs. Justice T. Meena Kumari, who retired on 3 August 2013. On the 14 January 2016 -- with the retirement of the outgoing Chief Justice -- the Hon'ble Mr. Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh, ( one of the Permanent Judges of the High Court of Meghalaya, the Hon'ble Mr Justice T. Nandakumar Singh ), took oath as Acting Chief Justice with immediate effect. Justice T. Nandakumar Singh was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court on 25.11. 2004 and became Permanent Judge w.e.f. 27.2. 2006 of Gauhati High Court. He took oath as a Permanent Judge of the High Court of Meghalaya on 23.3. 2013. There is also the Hon'ble Mr Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen, who was elevated as Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court on 6.2. 2012 and he took oath as the Additional Judge of Meghalaya High Court on 23.3. 2013. He became a Permanent Judge of the same High Court w.e f. 7.1. 2014. The present Registrar General of the High Court of Meghalaya is Mrs. B. Giri Massar, a senior judicial officer of the state. References Jump up ^ `` New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts ''. Times of India. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Chief Justice and Judges profile ''. High Court of Meghalaya. Retrieved 27 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Tripura, Manipur CJs take oath ''. Assam Tribune. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013. External links Meghalaya High Court High courts of India Allahabad High Court Bombay High Court Calcutta High Court Chhattisgarh High Court Delhi High Court Gujarat High Court Gauhati High Court Himachal Pradesh High Court Hyderabad High Court Jammu and Kashmir High Court Jharkhand High Court Karnataka High Court Kerala High Court Madhya Pradesh High Court Madras High Court Manipur High Court Meghalaya High Court Odisha High Court Patna High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court Rajasthan High Court Sikkim High Court Tripura High Court Uttarakhand High Court Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meghalaya_High_Court&oldid=842334069 '' Categories : High Courts of India Government of Meghalaya 2013 establishments in India Judges of the Meghalaya High Court Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from January 2014 Use Indian English from January 2014 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Talk About Wikipedia हिन्दी தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 21 May 2018, at 19 : 40 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the chief justice of meghalaya high court
Answer: Mohammad Yaqoob Mir