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Manipur High Court

High Court for the State of Manipur

High Court for the State of Manipur

FieldValue
court_nameManipur High Court
established
jurisdictionManipur
locationImphal, Manipur
typePresidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
authorityConstitution of India
appealstoSupreme Court of India
termsMandatory Retirement by age of 62
positions4
website[hcmimphal.nic.in](http://hcmimphal.nic.in)
chiefjudgetitleChief Justice
chiefjudgenameM. Sundar
termstart15 September 2025

The Manipur High Court is the High Court of the state of Manipur, India. It was established on 25 March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. The seat of the High Court is at Imphal, the capital of Manipur. The first Chief Justice is Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre. Earlier, a bench of the Gauhati High Court used to have jurisdiction over the state of Manipur.

Chief Justice and Judges

Manipur High Court is permitted to have a maximum of 5 judges of which 4 may be permanently appointed and 1 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 3 judges.

Former Chief Justices

#Chief JusticeParent high courtAssumed officeLeft officeTerm lengthAppointer
1Justice Abhay Manohar SapreMadhya Pradesh High Court23 March 201319 October 2013Pranab Mukherjee
Justice Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra *(acting)*Orissa High Court21 October 20139 July 2014
2Justice Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra10 July 201410 July 2015
Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad *(acting)*Jharkhand High Court11 July 20151 September 2016
3Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad2 September 201630 June 2017
Justice N. Kotiswar Singh *(acting)*Manipur High Court1 July 20178 February 2018
4Justice Abhilasha KumariHimachal Pradesh High Court9 February 201822 February 2018Ram Nath Kovind
Justice N. Kotiswar Singh *(acting)*Manipur High Court23 February 201817 May 2018
5Justice Ramalingam SudhakarMadras High Court18 May 201813 February 2021
6Justice P. V. Sanjay KumarAndhra Pradesh High Court14 February 20215 February 2023
Justice M. V. Muralidaran *(acting)*Madras High Court6 February 202319 October 2023Droupadi Murmu
7Justice Siddharth MridulDelhi High Court20 October 202321 November 2024
8Justice D. KrishnakumarMadras High Court22 November 202421 May 2025
9Justice Kempaiah SomashekarKarnataka High Court22 May 202514 September 2025
10Justice M. SundarMadras High Court15 September 2025Incumbent

Judges elevated as Chief Justice

This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Manipur. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Manipur High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Manipur High Court but does not have Manipur as their Parent High Court. ;Key

  • Resigned
  • Elevated to Supreme Court
NameImageAppointed as CJ in HC ofDate of appointmentDate of retirementTenureTransferred as CJ to HC ofAs JudgeAs Chief JusticeAs Chief JusticeAs Judge
Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh[[File:Justice_N._Kotiswar_Singh.jpgalt=90x90px]]Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh--

Judges elevated to Supreme Court

This section includes the list of only those judges whose parent high court was Manipur. This includes those judges who, at the time of elevation to Supreme Court of India, may not be serving in Manipur High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of elevation were serving in Manipur High Court but does not have Manipur as their Parent High Court. ;Key

  • Resigned
  • Died in office
  • Served as CJI
#Name of the JudgeImageDate of AppointmentDate of RetirementTenureImmediately preceding officeIn Parent High CourtIn Supreme CourtIn High Court(s)In Supreme CourtTotal tenure1
Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh[[File:Justice_N._Kotiswar_Singh.jpgalt=90x90px]]*Incumbent*{{ayd2024218duration=on}}{{ayd20111017duration=on}}36th CJ of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC

References

References

  1. (24 March 2013). "New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts". [[The Times of India]].
  2. (23 March 2013). "Tripura, Manipur CJs take oath". Assam Tribune.
  3. "Welcome to High Court of Manipur Imphal - court rules".
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