Lanusungkum Jamir

Hon'ble Justice
Lanusungkum Jamir
Judge of Calcutta High Court
In office
22 July 2025 – 28 February 2026
Nominated byB. R. Gavai
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Judge of Gauhati High Court
In office
10 June 2022 – 21 July 2025
Nominated byN. V. Ramana
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Acting Chief Justice
In office
30 May 2025 – 20 July 2025
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byVijay Bishnoi
Succeeded byAshutosh Kumar
In office
9 November 2023 – 4 February 2024
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded bySandeep Mehta
Succeeded byVijay Bishnoi
Judge of Manipur High Court
In office
9 October 2018 – 9 June 2022
Nominated byDipak Misra
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Gauhati High Court
In office
22 May 2013 – 8 October 2018
Nominated byAltamas Kabir
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Personal details
Born (1964-03-01) March 1, 1964
Impuh, Makokchung District, Nagaland
EducationB.A in History (Hons), L.L.B
Alma materNorth Eastern Hill University

Lanusungkum Jamir (born on 1 March 1964) is a retired Indian judge, who served as judge in the high courts of the Calcutta, Gauhati,[1] Manipur. He also served as Acting Chief Justice twice in Gauhati High Court.[2][3]

Early life and career

Justice Jamir was born on 1 March 1964. He did his LLB from the North Eastern Hill University in 1988. He enrolled with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura in 1989. He was appointed as Additional Advocate General of Nagaland in March 2009 and continued as such till his elevation as Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court on 22 May 2013.

He was transferred as Additional Judge to Manipur High Court and took oath as 9 October 2018 where he was confirmed as permanent judge on 12 November 2018. He was retransferred to Gauhati High Court and took oath on 10 June 2022.

He has served twice as Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court consequent upon the elevation of the then Chief Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi to Supreme Court of India respectively.[2][3]

He was transferred to Calcutta High Court on 22 July 2025 and retired on 28 February 2026.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bench, Bar & (2025-07-14). "Centre clears transfer of Justice Lanusungkum Jamir from Gauhati to Calcutta High Court". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
  2. ^ a b Singh, Udit (2023-11-10). "Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Lanusungkum Jamir As Gauhati High Court's Acting CJ". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  3. ^ a b "Order of appointment of Shri Justice L. Jamir, Judge Gauhati HC as Acting CJ of Gauhati HC (29.05.2025) | Department of Justice | India". Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  4. ^ Tribune, The Assam (2025-05-28). "Three Gauhati HC Judges among 21 repatriated by Supreme Court". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 2025-06-26.