Uma Nath Singh

Hon'ble Justice (Retd.)
Uma Nath Singh
Hon'ble Justice (Retd.) Uma Nath Singh
Lokayukta of Nagaland
	In office; 13 March 2019 – 1 February 2021
Appointed by	Padmanabha Acharya
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mayang Lima (acting)
3rd Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
	In office; 19 March 2015 – 14 January 2016; Acting CJ : 27 August 2014 - 18 March 2015
Nominated by	H. L. Dattu
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Preceded by	Prafulla Chandra Pant; T. Nanda Kumar Singh (acting);
Succeeded by	Dinesh Maheshwari; T. Nanda Kumar Singh (acting); Sudip Ranjan Sen (acting);
Judge of Allahabad High Court
	In office; 30 June 2009 – 26 August 2014
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court
	In office; 2 December 2004 – 29 June 2009
Nominated by	R. C. Lahoti
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court
	In office; 22 October 2001 – 1 December 2004
Nominated by	A. S. Anand
Appointed by	K. R. Narayanan
Personal details
Born	15 January 1954
Alma mater	Ewing Christian College University of Allahabad
Occupation	Judge

Uma Nath Singh (born 15 January 1954) is a retired Indian judge who served as Lokayukta of Nagaland and Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.

Career

Justice Singh passed from Ewing Christian College and completed a law degree from the Allahabad University in 1980.^[1] He was enrolled as advocate with Bar Council of Delhi on 23 April 1982. He started practice in Delhi High Court as well as in the Supreme Court of India. He was registered as advocate-on-record of the Supreme Court of India in March 1987. He also worked as Central Government advocate in Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster case.

Singh became an Additional Judge in Madhya Pradesh High Court on 22 October 2001. In 2004 he was transferred to Punjab and Haryana High Court. Thereafter Singh was appointed a judge of Allahabad High Court on 30 June 2009. He took oath as the acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court on 27 August 2014. On 19 March 2015 Justice Singh became the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.^[2] After his retirement, he was appointed Lokayukta of the state of Nagaland on 19 March 2015.^[3] However he had to resign from his post in 2021 after controversy arose from his unjust and arbitrary demands.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uma Nath Singh". www.allahabadhighcourt.in. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uma Nath Singh | Official Website of High Court of Meghalaya, India". Meghalaya High Court. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "Lokayukta: Nagaland". Lokayukta Nagaland. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "SC accepts resignation of Nagaland Lokayukta Justice (retd) Uma Nath Singh". Outlook India. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "After stormy 2-year term, Nagaland Lokayukta quits". The Times of India. 2 February 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

[1] "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uma Nath Singh". www.allahabadhighcourt.in. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[2] "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uma Nath Singh | Official Website of High Court of Meghalaya, India". Meghalaya High Court. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[3] "Lokayukta: Nagaland". Lokayukta Nagaland. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[4] "SC accepts resignation of Nagaland Lokayukta Justice (retd) Uma Nath Singh". Outlook India. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[5] "After stormy 2-year term, Nagaland Lokayukta quits". The Times of India. 2 February 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

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