Meenakshi Madan Rai

High Court Judge

Indian Gangtok, Sikkim, India

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Quick Info

ProfessionHigh Court Judge
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth12/07/1964
Age61 years
BirthplaceGangtok, Sikkim, India

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Bio/Wiki

Major Designation(s)
  • Judge of Sikkim High Court
  • Acting Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

School(s)
  • Tathangchen School, Gangtok
  • Dowhill School, Kurseong
  • Tashi Namgyal Academy, Sikkim, India
College/University
  • Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi
  • Campus Law Centre, Delhi University
Qualifications
  • Graduation in Political Science (Honours) from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi (1986)
  • LLB from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University (1989)

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
AddressNAHUM KHIM, M.M. Rasaily Road, Sichey, Gangtok, Sikkim (Pin. 737101)

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

Husband/SpouseRoger R. Rai (former Managing Director of Sikkim Industrial Development Corporation)
Parents
FatherMadan Mohan Rasaily (Former Home Secretary to Government of Sikkim)
MotherRabi Mala Rasaily (Former school teacher)

Career

Key Positions Held
  • First Class Judicial Magistrate and Civil Judge of East District at Gangtok, Sikkim (1990)
  • Chief Judicial Magistrate and Civil Judge of East and North Districts of Gangtok (2000)
  • District and Sessions Judge (Special Division-II) in Gangtok (2004)
  • Registrar in the Sikkim High Court (2004)
  • Registrar General at the Sikkim High Court (2006)
  • Judge of the High Court of Sikkim (2015)
Special Positions
  • Acting Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court in various years (2018, 2019, 2021, 2025)
  • Executive Chairperson of the Sikkim State Legal Services Authority (2015)
Notable Contributions
  • Led legal awareness and outreach programs in Sikkim
  • Member of the Sikkim State Legal Services Authority
  • Served as a Secretary of the High Court Legal Services Committee

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Completed matriculation in 1980 and senior secondary education in 1983.
2. Received a Merit Scholarship from the Government of Sikkim during her graduation.
3. Enrolled in the Bar Association of Delhi in 1990.
4. Became the first woman from Sikkim to be appointed as a Judicial Magistrate and Civil Judge.
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