H. K. Sema
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
2002–2008
Judge of the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench
In office
1992–2001
Personal details
Born (1943-06-01) 1 June 1943
Nagaland, India
Nationality Indian
Alma materSt Joseph's College, Darjeeling (1967)
Government Law College, Mumbai (1970)

H. K. Sema (born 1 June 1943) is an Indian jurist and former judge of the Supreme Court of India.[1][2] He has also served as the chairperson of Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.[3]

Early life

Sema was born on 1 June 1943. He completed his graduation from St Joseph's College, Darjeeling in 1967 and a Bachelor of Laws from Government Law College, Mumbai in 1970.[4]

Posts held

  • Junior Government Advocate, Nagaland in 1971-1975.[4]
  • Assistant Advocate General, Nagaland from 16 November 1985.[4]
  • Judge of Guwahati High Court, Kohima Bench, 1992-2001[5]
  • Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, 7 June 2001. Appointed Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on 12 September 2001.[4]
  • Appointed as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on 25 January 2000.[4]
  • Elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of India, 2002 to 2008.[4]
  • Chairperson of Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.[4]

References

  1. "Former Supreme Court Judges of India". web archive. SCI. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. PTI (9 November 2014). "Retired SC judge advocates own High Court for Nagaland". Business Standard India. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. Jain, Ritika (25 July 2018). "Most Supreme Court judges like to keep their retirement days busy". ThePrint. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Former Hon'ble Judges of the Supreme Court of India/ Chief Justice of India, who served as Chief Justice/ Hon'ble Judge of this High Court". ghconline.gov.in. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. "GHC judge profile". Kohima high court. Retrieved 17 May 2020.


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