75 years Celebration of Rajasthan High Court: VP Dhankar Chief Guest

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, who was on a two-day visit to Rajasthan on 9&10th of August 2024, addressed the Platinum Jubilee celebration of the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur on 10 August 2204. The Vice President, who belongs to Rajasthan, was the chief guest of the function held on the premises of the Jodhpur High Court.

The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan came into existence on 29 August 1949.

Supreme Court Judge Justice  A.G. Masih, Justice Sandeep Mehta, Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Justice M.M. Shrivastava, Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Justice Arun Bhansal, Rajasthan Law Minister  Joga Ram Patel, and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.

During his visit to Rajasthan, Vice President Jadeep Dhankar also addressed the State-Level Conference of Judicial Officers in Jodhpur.

About the Rajasthan High Court 

• The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan was inaugurated on 29 August 1949 in the presence of the Rajpramukh Maharaja Sawai Man Singh. The main seat of the High Court was at Jodhpur, with additional benches at Jaipur and Udaipur. 
• Later, in 1949, through a series of ordinances, the Rajpramukh decreed  Bikaner and Kota as the additional benches of the Rajasthan High Court.
• On 22nd May 1950, the Kota, Bikaner, and Udaipur benches were abolished, and only the Jaipur bench of the High Court was kept.
• After the enactment of the State Reorganisation Act 1956, the President of India made Jodhpur the permanent seat of the Rajasthan High Court.
• However, with the prior permission of the governor of the state, the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court was allowed to set up a temporary bench in another part of the state.
• Accordingly, the then Chief Justice of Rajasthan issued a notification on November 1, 1956, establishing a temporary bench of the High Court at Jaipur.
• The temporary Jaipur bench was abolished in 1958 on the recommendations of a committee consisting of P. Satyanarayain  Rao, V. Vishwanathan, and B.K.Gupta, which was set up by the state government in 1957. In its report submitted in February, the committee suggested keeping Jodhpur as the main seat of the Rajasthan Court.
• On 8 December 1976, the President of India ordered the establishment of a permanent bench of the High Court at Jaipur. The Jaipur bench has jurisdiction over cases arising in the districts of Ajmer, Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Kota, Bundi, Jhalawar, Baran, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli, Sikar, Tonk, and Dausa. 
• The Chief Justice of the High Court has the power to transfer any case or cases lying in the jurisdiction of the Jaipur Bench to Jodhpur.

Total strength of the Rajasthan High Court- 50, including the chief justice.

First Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court: Justice  Kamal Kant Verma 

Current Chief Justice: Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava(42nd Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court)