H. K. Sema (born 1 June 1943) is an Indian jurist and former judge of the

Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judiciary of India, judicial authority and the supreme court, highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final Appellate court, court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also ...

. He has also served as the chairperson of

Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission In the State of Uttar Pradesh, the State Human Rights Commission was established on 4 April 1996. However, the Commission was formally constituted vide notification No. 2388-89 Dt: 7.10.2002 when Justice A.P. Mishra, a former Chief Justice of De ...

Early life

Sema was born on 1 June 1943. He completed his graduation from

St Joseph's College, Darjeeling St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling, established in 1927, is a govt-aided and self financed, Christian minority, co-educational institution in West Bengal. Originally part of St. Joseph’s School (1888), it was first affiliated with the Universi ...

in 1967 and a

Bachelor of Laws A Bachelor of Laws (; LLB) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners. This degree requires the study of core legal subje ...

from

Government Law College, Mumbai The Government Law College, Mumbai, (GLC Mumbai), India, founded in 1855, is the oldest law school in Asia. The college, affiliated to the University of Mumbai, is run by the Government of Maharashtra. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Pratibha Patil, the ...

in 1970.

Posts held

*Junior Government Advocate, Nagaland in 1971-1975. *Assistant Advocate General, Nagaland from 16 November 1985. *Judge of Guwahati High Court, Kohima Bench, 1992-2001 *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. *Appointed as Chief Justice of

Gujarat High Court The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the ''Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960'' after the state of Gujarat split from Bombay State. The seat of the court is Ahmedabad. Establ ...

on 25 January 2000. *Elevated as Judge of the

, 2002 to 2008. *Chairperson of Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.

References

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