Justice HS Thangkhiew appointed Acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaNovember 1, 2023

Justice HS Thangkhiew has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.

A notification issued by the central government on Wednesday said that Justice Thangkhiew will perform the duties of the Chief Justice from Thursday, consequent upon the retirement of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee.

The notification said, “In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint, Shri Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew, Judge of the Meghalaya High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 02.11.2023 consequent upon the retirement of Shri Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Chief Justice, Meghalaya High Court on 01.11.2023.”

Justice Thangkhiew took oath as a judge of Meghalaya High Court on November 19, 2018. He has previously served as Acting Chief Justice of the High Court in a short stint back in November 2019.

After attaining his LL.B. Degree from Delhi University in 1990, he enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh in 1990-1991.

He was designated Senior Advocate by the Gauhati High Court in August 2010.

Justice Banerjee, who retires today, was appointed as a judge of Calcutta High Court in 2006. He was appointed as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court in January 2021 before his transfer to Meghalaya High Court in November 2021.