Meenakshi Madan Rai

High Court Judge

Indian Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Quick Info

ProfessionHigh Court Judge
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth12/07/1964
Age62 years
BirthplaceGangtok, Sikkim, India

Latest News about Meenakshi Madan Rai

11/07/2026

Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai retired as Chief Justice of the Patna High Court on 11 July 2026, after serving in that post for a brief tenure. Her retirement marked the end of a judicial career that had included service as a judge of the Sikkim High Court and multiple spells as Acting Chief Justice there.

14/12/2025

President Droupadi Murmu designated Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai as the Acting Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court on 14 December 2025. The appointment followed the retirement of the outgoing chief justice and placed her in charge as the senior-most judge of the court.

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Bio/Wiki

Major Designation(s)
  • Judge of Sikkim High Court
  • Acting Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court
  • Chief Justice of Patna 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)
School(s
  • Tathangchen School, Gangtok
  • Dowhill School, Kurseong
  • Tashi Namgyal Academy, Sikkim, India

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)
  • Chief Justice of Patna High Court (2026)
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.
5. Became the second woman to head the Patna High Court.
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