Centre notifies appointment of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court

The Central government has notified the appointment of Kerala High Court judge, Justice A Muhamed Mustaque as the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court.

The appointment follows the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant in a meeting held on December 18.

Justice Mustaque will assume charge as Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court from the date he takes office. Presently, Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai is serving as the Acting Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court.

Justice A Muhamed Mustaque was born on June 1, 1967, and is a native of Kannur.

He obtained his law degree from VB College of Law, Udupi, and an LLM in Labour Law from Mahatma Gandhi University.

He enrolled as an advocate in 1989 and practised before various courts and statutory authorities, primarily in Kannur.

He later pursued specialised international courses in space and telecommunication law at Paris XI University, private international law at the Hague Academy, and e-commerce and intellectual property at WIPO.

He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court in 2014, a Permanent Judge in 2016, and served as Acting Chief Justice in 2024.

Presently, there are two judges at the Sikkim High Court, which is the smallest High Court in the country.

With Justice Mustaque's addition, the working strength of the High Court will rise to its full sanctioned strength of three judges.

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