Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court গুৱাহাটী উচ্চ ন্যায়ালয়
High Court Building
Established	5 April 1948
Country	India
Location	Guwahati, Assam (Principal Seat) Kohima, Aizawl & Itanagar (circuit benches)
Composition method	Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorized by	Constitution of India
Decisions are appealed to	Supreme Court of India
Judge term length	mandatory retirement by age of 62
No. of positions	29 (24+5)
Website	www.ghconline.gov.in
Chief Justice
Currently	Ajit Singh
Since	5 March 2016

The Gauhati High Court (Assamese: গুৱাহাটী উচ্চ ন্যায়ালয়) was established on 1 March 1948 after the Government of India Act 1935 was passed. It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Gauhati High Court in 1971 by the North East Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.

It has largest jurisdiction in terms of states, with its area covering the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Mizoram.

After Indian independence, the Assam Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution on 9 September 1947 that a High Court be established for the Province of Assam. In exercise of power conferred by the Government of India Act 1935, the Governor General of India on 1 March 1948 promulgated the Assam High Court Order, 1948, establishing the High Court of Assam. It was inaugurated on 5 April 1948 by H. J. Kania, the Chief Justice of India. Sir R.F. Lodge was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the Assam High Court on the same day. The Assam High Court initially had its sittings at Shillong but shifted to Guwahati on 14 August 1948.

Later, when Nagaland state was created on 1 December 1963, the Assam High Court was renamed as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland. On re-organization of the northeastern region of India by the North Eastern Area (Re-organization) Act, 1971, a common High Court was established for the five northeastern states: Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura and the two Union Territories: Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. It was again renamed as the Gauhati High Court.