The Gauhati High Court is celebrating its Platinum Jubilee this fortnight on the completion of its 75th year of existence. Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court Sandeep Mehta inaugurated the function in the presence of the Chief Minister of Assam Hemant Biswa Sarma.

On September 9, 1947, the Assam Legislative Assembly had adopted a resolution to the effect that a High Court be established for the Province of Assam. On March 1, 1948, the Governor General of India promulgated the Assam High Court Order, 1948, under the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935, establishing the High Court of Assam with effect from 5th April, 1948, at Shillong.

Sir R.F. Lodge was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of Assam High Court on April 5, 1948.

The High Court of Assam had shifted to the Old Commissioner’s Building at Gauhati on 14th August, 1948 which was an Assam-style building situated opposite the Curzon Hall facing Dighali Pukhuri in the East.

It subsequently shifted to the iconic dome-structured building on February 20, 1957, and then to its present location adjacent to the Brahmaputra River, on December 16, 2013.

A bicycle rally was organized on 4th April after being flagged off by the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court. Thereafter, an inaugural session on “Sensitization Programme on Application of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in Indian Judiciary” was held.

On 5th April a felicitation ceremony of the Senior Advocates and Retired Judicial Officers, Registry and Pleaders Clerks was organized followed by a programme wherein release of the Assamese version of the book “Gauhati High Court::History & Heritage” was done by the Chief Minister of Assam and release of Commemorative Stamp of the Gauhati High Court by the Union Minister of Law & Justice Kiren Rijiju, release of ATMAN Magazine (Platinum Jubilee Edition) by the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court.

On 6th April six books on customary laws were released, on Rabha, Tiwa, Zeme-Naga and Bodos of Assam, Nyshis of Arunachal Pradesh and Halams of Tripura published by the Law Research Institute. On 07th April there was a launch of mobile application “Bhoroxa” made for the safety of Women by the President of India Hee Excellency Draupadi Murmu.

The function is scheduled to be held from 01st April to 14th April 2023.