Who has been sworn-in as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur?

The oath ceremony was administered by Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, the acting Governor of Manipur, at the Raj Bhawan in Imphal. The oath ceremony was also witnessed by Chief Minister of Manipur ‘N Biren Singh’ as well as Deputy Chief Minister, Ministers, MLAs, Opposition Party Leaders, High Court Officials, High-Rank Civil Officers, Police, and Military Officials attended the oath ceremony.

Justice Ramalingam Suhakar became the 5th Chief Justice of High Court of Manipur. He was appointed by the President of India ‘Ram Nath Kovind’. Justice Ramalingam Suhakar belongs from Panapakkam Village in the Vellore District. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree from Loyola College, Chennai and done his Law Degree from ‘Madras Law College’. As an advocate, he started his practice career in 1983, as an Associate of Legal Luminary and Senior Advocate Habibullah Badsha. Habibullah was the former Advocate General of Tamil Nadu and a Public Prosecutor of Madras High Court.

The Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur is elected by the President of India with the confirmation of Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the respective state. The High Court of Manipur was established in March 2013. The amendments in the Constitution of India were implemented for the North-Eastern Areas Re-organization Act, 1971. So, after the amendment in the constitution, the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur was Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre. Before the amendment and the establishment of High Court of Manipur, the Guwahati High Court was used to have jurisdiction over the state of Manipur.