Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court building
Interactive map of Gujarat High Court
23°04′49″N 72°31′28″E / 23.0802°N 72.5244°E / 23.0802; 72.5244
Established	1 May 1960; 65 years ago (1960-05-01)
Jurisdiction	Gujarat
Location	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Coordinates	23°04′49″N 72°31′28″E / 23.0802°N 72.5244°E / 23.0802; 72.5244
Composition method	Presidential appointment with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorised by	Constitution of India
Appeals to	Supreme Court of India
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement by age of 62 years
Number of positions	52 (Permanent 39; Additional 13)
Website	gujarathighcourt.nic.in
Chief Justice
Currently	Sunita Agarwal
Since	23 July 2023

The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960 after the state of Gujarat split from Bombay State.

The seat of the court is Ahmedabad.

This High Court was established on 1 May 1960 as a result of bifurcation of the former State of Bombay into two States of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The High Court started functioning near Akashwani, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad. The High Court had later shifted to the new building at Sarkhej - Gandhinagar Highway, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from 16 January 1999.

The Gujarat High Court has jurisdiction over the entire state of Gujarat and on all district, administrative and other courts in Gujarat. This high court is a Court of record and empowered to punish anyone for contempt of court.

Unlike Union Judiciary, the state judiciary possesses wide powers which include powers such as Appellate, Second Appellate in some cases, Revisionary, Review etc. It also has power to issue various writs to courts and authorities under its jurisdiction. Intra-Court appeals, when permissible under Clause - 15 of Letters Patent, also lie within the same court from decision of a Single Judge to a Division Bench which comprises two Judges. It has power of superintendence on all courts under it under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The High Courts are also empowered to hear Public Interest Litigations.

The present strength of Gujarat High court is 35 against sanctioned strength of 52 posts which includes 39 permanent posts and 13 additional posts.^[1][2][3]

The high court is headed by the Chief Justice on administrative side. They are appointed by President of India under warrant. However, the president is required to consult the Governor of Gujarat and the Chief Justice of India before making such appointment. The Governor of Gujarat administers the oath of office at the time of appointment. The present Chief Justice of the court is Justice Sunita Agarwal. Various benches are constituted depending upon the requirements of that High Court. These benches usually consist of division benches (two judges) and benches presided over by single judges. A roster is maintained by the High Court to assign the matters between various benches. Chief Justices in all the High Courts as also the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court are masters of the roster.

All judges of the high court are appointed by the President of India after recommendation by the Supreme Court Collegium. They hold constitutional post and there are ample safeguards provided in the constitution to ensure the independence of the judiciary. Any judge can resign by writing to the President of India. Terms of appointment of judges cannot be altered to their disadvantage after their appointment.

The following are qualifications to be judge of Gujarat High Court or any other High Court in India.

• The individual must be citizen of India
• The individual must have held a judicial office in India for at least ten years; or
• Been advocate in any high court or two or more courts in succession for at least 10 years.

The High Court of Gujarat was pioneer in the country to live stream its proceedings. After successful implementation of live proceedings of its benches, the High Court also began live streaming of proceedings of the Principal District Courts across the state from February, 2023.

#	Name of the Judge	Image	Date of Appointment as Judge	Date of elevation to Supreme Court	Date of Retirement	Tenure			Immediately preceding office
						As HC Judge	As Supreme Court Judge	Total tenure (including both SC and HC)
1	Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala		17 February 2011	9 May 2022	11 August 2030	11 years, 80 days	8 years, 95 days	19 years, 176 days	Judge of Gujarat HC
2	Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria		21 November 2011	30 May 2025	22 March 2030	13 years, 189 days	4 years, 297 days	18 years, 122 days	34th CJ of Karnataka HC
3	Vipul Manubhai Pancholi		1 October 2014	29 August 2025	27 May 2033	10 years, 331 days	7 years, 272 days	18 years, 239 days	45th CJ of Patna HC

#	Name of the Judge	Image	Date of Appointment as Judge	Date of elevation to Supreme Court	Date of Retirement	Tenure			Immediately preceding office	Remarks
						As HC Judge	As Supreme Court Judge	Total tenure (including both SC and HC)
1	Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati		21 July 1960	17 July 1973	20 December 1986	12 years, 361 days	13 years, 157 days	26 years, 153 days	5th CJ of Gujarat HC	17th Chief Justice of India
2	Dhirajlal Ambelal Desai		19 February 1968	30 September 1977	8 May 1985	9 years, 223 days	7 years, 221 days	17 years, 79 days	Judge of Gujarat HC
3	Manharlal Pranlal Thakkar		2 July 1969	15 March 1983	3 November 1988	13 years, 256 days	5 years, 234 days	19 years, 125 days	8th CJ of Gujarat HC
4	Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi		2 September 1976	14 December 1988	24 March 1997	12 years, 103 days	8 years, 101 days	20 years, 204 days	Judge of Gujarat HC	26th Chief Justice of India
5	Shailesh Bhadrayulal Majumdar		3 October 1978	19 September 1994	19 August 2000	15 years, 351 days	5 years, 336 days	21 years, 322 days	14th CJ of Karnataka HC
6	Girish Thakorlal Nanavati		19 July 1979	6 March 1995	16 February 2000	15 years, 230 days	4 years, 348 days	20 years, 213 days	15th CJ of Karnataka HC
7	Manharlal Bhikhalal Shah		28 January 1983	9 December 1998	24 September 2003	15 years, 315 days	4 years, 290 days	20 years, 240 days	30th CJ of Bombay HC
8	Chunilal Karsandas Thakker		21 June 1990	7 June 2004	10 November 2008	13 years, 352 days	4 years, 157 days	18 years, 143 days	33rd CJ of Bombay HC
9	Jagdish Madhurlal Panchal		22 November 1990	12 November 2007	5 October 2011	16 years, 355 days	3 years, 328 days	20 years, 318 days	26th CJ of Rajasthan HC
10	Anil Ramesh Dave		18 September 1995	30 April 2010	18 November 2016	14 years, 224 days	6 years, 203 days	21 years, 62 days	38th CJ of Bombay HC
11	Mukesh Rasikbhai Shah		7 March 2004	2 November 2018	15 May 2023	14 years, 240 days	4 years, 195 days	19 years, 70 days	41st CJ of Patna HC
12	Bela Trivedi		17 February 2011	31 August 2021	9 June 2025	10 years, 195 days	3 years, 283 days	14 years, 113 days	Judge of Gujarat HC

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