Manipur High Court

Manipur High Court
Established25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)
JurisdictionManipur
LocationImphal, Manipur
Composition methodPresidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorised byConstitution of India
Appeals toSupreme Court of India
Judge term lengthMandatory Retirement by age of 62
Number of positions4
Websitehcmimphal.nic.in
Chief Justice
CurrentlyM. Sundar
Since15 September 2025

The Manipur High Court is the High Court of the state of Manipur, India.[1] It was established on 25 March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. The seat of the High Court is at Imphal, the capital of Manipur. The first Chief Justice is Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre.[2] Earlier, a bench of the Gauhati High Court used to have jurisdiction over the state of Manipur.

Chief Justice and Judges

Manipur High Court is permitted to have a maximum of 5 judges of which 4 may be permanently appointed and 1 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 3 judges.[3]

See also: List of sitting judges of High Courts of India § Manipur High Court

Former Chief Justices

# Chief Justice Parent high court Assumed office Left office Term length Appointer
1 Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre Madhya Pradesh High Court 23 March 2013 19 October 2013 210 days Pranab Mukherjee
– Justice Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra (acting) Orissa High Court 21 October 2013 9 July 2014 261 days
2 Justice Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra 10 July 2014 10 July 2015 1 year, 0 days
– Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad (acting) Jharkhand High Court 11 July 2015 1 September 2016 1 year, 52 days
3 Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad 2 September 2016 30 June 2017 301 days
– Justice N. Kotiswar Singh (acting) Manipur High Court 1 July 2017 8 February 2018 222 days
4 Justice Abhilasha Kumari Himachal Pradesh High Court 9 February 2018 22 February 2018 13 days Ram Nath Kovind
– Justice N. Kotiswar Singh (acting) Manipur High Court 23 February 2018 17 May 2018 83 days
5 Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar Madras High Court 18 May 2018 13 February 2021 2 years, 271 days
6 Justice P. V. Sanjay Kumar Andhra Pradesh High Court 14 February 2021 5 February 2023 1 year, 356 days
– Justice M. V. Muralidaran (acting) Madras High Court 6 February 2023 19 October 2023 255 days Droupadi Murmu
7 Justice Siddharth Mridul Delhi High Court 20 October 2023 21 November 2024 1 year, 32 days
8 Justice D. Krishnakumar Madras High Court 22 November 2024 21 May 2025 180 days
9 Justice Kempaiah Somashekar Karnataka High Court 22 May 2025 14 September 2025 115 days
10 Justice M. Sundar Madras High Court 15 September 2025 Incumbent 191 days

Judges elevated as Chief Justice

This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Manipur. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Manipur High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Manipur High Court but does not have Manipur as their Parent High Court.

Name Image Appointed as CJ in HC of Date of appointment Date of retirement[a] Tenure
As Judge As Chief Justice As Chief Justice As Judge[b]
Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh 17 October 2011 15 February 2023 18 July 2024[‡] 1 year, 154 days 12 years, 275 days
  1. ^ this inlcudes date of resignation, death and Elevation to supreme court
  2. ^ also includes tenure as Chief Justice

Judges elevated to Supreme Court

This section includes the list of only those judges whose parent high court was Manipur. This includes those judges who, at the time of elevation to Supreme Court of India, may not be serving in Manipur High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of elevation were serving in Manipur High Court but does not have Manipur as their Parent High Court.

# Name of the Judge Image Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Tenure Immediately preceding office
In Parent High Court In Supreme Court In High Court(s) In Supreme Court Total tenure[a]
1 Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh 17 October 2011 18 July 2024 Incumbent 12 years, 275 days 2 years, 36 days 14 years, 160 days 36th CJ of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC
  1. ^ Includes both tenure as High Court Judge as well as Supreme Court Judge

References

  1. ^ "New Chief Justices for Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura high courts". The Times of India. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Tripura, Manipur CJs take oath". Assam Tribune. 23 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Welcome to High Court of Manipur Imphal - court rules". hcmimphal.nic.in. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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