Chief Justice & Judges

 

 Mr Justice S. Vaidyanathan
Name Hon’ble Mr Justice S. Vaidyanathan, Chief Justice
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Date of Birth 17/08/1962
Initial Joining 25/10/2013
Joining at Meghalaya 11/02/2024
Date of Retirement 16/08/2024
• Justice S. Vaidyanathan, B.A., B.L., was born on 17th August, 1962 at Coimbatore. He did his schooling in Singaram Pillai High School Villivakkam, Chennai and graduation in B.A. (Economics) at D.G.Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam during 1979-82. He did B.L. in Madras Law College (now known as Dr.Ambedkar Government Law College) during 1982-85 and Post Graduate Diploma in Personal Management, Labour Welfare and Industrial Relations in 1986. He got enrolled as an Advocate on 27th August 1986. He practiced in the High Court of Judicature at Madras, where his paternal grandfather Sri L.S.Vaidyanathan served as a Superintendent, Copyist Section and retired in the year 1952. His father, Sri V.Subramanian started his life as a shoe polish seller and later grew to be a committed trade unionist and the founder member of the first white-collared Employees’ Union in 1946, viz., Madras Commercial Employees Union in this city of Madras under the leadership of Sri R.Venkataraman, who later became the President of India. He served as an Editor of Labour Law Books published by Madras Book Agency. He was elevated on 25.10.2013 as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Madras and became a permanent Judge of this Court on 14.04.2015. His Lordship was appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on 2nd February, 2024 and took oath on 11th February, 2024.
Sitting at Shillong
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 Mr Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew
Name Hon’ble Mr Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew
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Date of Birth 24/12/1966
Initial Joining 19/11/2018
Joining at Meghalaya 19/11/2018
Date of Retirement 23/12/2028
• Born on 24th December 1966 at Shillong in the State of Meghalaya, his Lordship took oath as Judge of the High Court of Meghalaya on 19th November 2018. His Lordship completed his initial schooling and college from St. Edmund’s College, Shillong; and thereafter, after attaining his LLB Degree from Delhi University in 1990, his Lordship was enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh in 1990-1991.
• His Lordship’s area of practice included civil, constitutional, customary and company law. His Lordship’s interest also included pro bono work for indigent persons apart from mediation activities under the auspices of Meghalaya State Legal Services Authority. He was designated Senior Advocate by the Gauhati High Court in August 2010.
• During his practice at the Bar, his Lordship acted as counsel/standing counsel for Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council; Syiem of Mylliem and Durbar; Election Commission of India; Election Department, Govt. of Meghalaya; Meghalaya Urban Development Authority and North Eastern Hill University. His Lordship had also acted as special counsel for the State of Meghalaya in cases pertaining to reservation policy of the State Government and had appeared for Meghalaya Police before the National Human Rights Commission and also before the P.C. Phukan Commission of Enquiry and the Rajkhowa Commission of Enquiry. His Lordship was also a member of the Institutional Ethics Committee of NEIGHRHMS and NEHU.
• Besides, his Lordship was an elected member of the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and member of the Meghalaya State Bar Council under Section 58 of Advocates Act, 1961 and the Meghalaya State Law Commission.
Sitting at Shillong
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 Mr Justice Wanlura Diengdoh
Name Hon’ble Mr Justice Wanlura Diengdoh
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Date of Birth 04/11/1965
Initial Joining 15/11/2019
Joining at Meghalaya 15/11/2019
Date of Retirement 03/11/2027
• His Lordship was born on 4th November 1965 at Shillong in the State of Meghalaya. His Lordship completed his schooling from St. Anthony’s School, Shillong and B.Com from Shillong College, Shillong and thereafter obtained his Honours from St. Anthony’s College, Shillong. His Lordship attained his LLB Degree from Shillong Law College in 1990 and got enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh in 1990-1991. His Lordship therafter practised in the High Court as well as in the subordinate Courts in the State of Meghalaya in diverse fields.
• His Lordship has left his footprints in the judicial service by serving in various capacities. His Lordship joined the Judicial Service in the State of Meghalaya as an Additional District and Sessions Judge, Shillong in August 2000 and thereafter was appointed as Registrar, Gauhati High Court, Shillong Bench in 2009 and became the first Registrar General of the High Court Of Meghalaya in 2013. His Lordship served as the District and Sessions Judge, Williamnagar in 2014 and District and Sessions Judge, Tura in 2015. His Lordship has been appointed as Member Secretary, Meghalaya State Legal Services Authority in 2015 and subsequent thereupon as the District and Sessions Judge, Shillong in July 2019. His Lordship was elevated and sworn in as Judge of the High Court Of Meghalaya on 15th November 2019.
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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Biswadeep Bhattacharjee
Name Hon’ble Mr Justice Biswadeep Bhattacharjee
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Date of Birth 26/03/1968
Initial Joining 01/08/2023
Joining at Meghalaya 01/08/2023
Date of Retirement 25/03/2030
• Completed B.Com in 1989 and LLB January 1993 from NEHU.
• Joined practice in 1993.
• Handled Civil, Criminal, Service and constitutional matters and also matters under administration justice rules.
• Was a Government Advocate (P) for High Court w.e.f. April 2002 to Dec 2012.
• Hold the office of Additional Advocate General, Meghalaya w.e.f September, 2018 till the date of elevation.
• Was designated as Senior Advocate on 24th September 2021.
• His Lordship was elevated and sworn in as Additional Judge of the High Court Of Meghalaya on 1st August 2023.
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Published: Sep 18, 2017 - Last updated: Feb 11, 2024