Lanusungkum Jamir

Lanusungkum Jamir (born on 1 March 1964) is an Indian jurist serving as judge of the Calcutta High Court. He is former judge of the Gauhati High Court^[1] where he also served as Acting Chief Justice twice. He is also former judge of the Manipur High Court.

Hon'ble Justice Lanusungkum Jamir
Judge of Calcutta High Court
Incumbent
Assuming office 22 July 2025
Nominated by	B. R. Gavai
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
Judge of Gauhati High Court
In office 10 June 2022 – 21 July 2025 Acting CJ: 30 May 2025 – 20 July 2025 10 November 2023 - 4 February 2024
Nominated by	N. V. Ramana
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
In office 22 May 2013 – 8 October 2018
Nominated by	Altamas Kabir
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Judge of Manipur High Court
In office 9 October 2018 – 9 June 2022
Nominated by	Dipak Misra
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Personal details
Born	(1964-03-01) March 1, 1964 (age 61) Impuh, Makokchung District, Nagaland
Education	B.A in History (Hons), L.L.B
Alma mater	North Eastern Hill University

Early life and career

Justice Jamir was born on 1 March 1964. He did his LLB from the North Eastern Hill University in 1988. He enrolled with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura in 1989. He was appointed as Additional Advocate General of Nagaland in March 2009 and continued as such till his elevation as Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court on 22 May 2013.

He was transferred as Additional Judge to Manipur High Court and took oath as 9 October 2018 where he was confirmed as permanent judge on 12 November 2018. He was retransferred to Gauhati High Court and took oath on 10 June 2022.

He has served twice as Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court consequent upon the elevation of the then Chief Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi to Supreme Court of India respectively.^[2][3]

On 26 May 2025 Supreme Court collegium led by CJI B. R. Gavai recommended his transfer to Calcutta High Court.^[4]