Aizawl: The Centre has approved the appointment of Mizoram Judicial Service officer Helen Dawngliani as an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court, making her the second Mizo woman to serve on a High Court bench, officials said on Wednesday.
The Union government issued the formal appointment notification on Tuesday, following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium.
The Collegium had on August 18 recommended Dawngliani, along with Nagaland-based advocate Nchumbemo Mozhui, for appointment as High Court judges. The Centre subsequently accepted the recommendation and notified their appointments.
Dawngliani’s elevation is significant for Mizoram as she follows Justice Marli Vankung, who became the first Mizo woman to serve as a High Court judge. Vankung retired from service on March 3 this year.
Dawngliani has more than 15 years of experience in the judiciary. She joined the Mizoram Judicial Service on May 24, 2011, and has held several key judicial and administrative positions.
She has served as Additional District and Sessions Judge in Aizawl and Lunglei and later held the post of Registrar of the Gauhati High Court.
From April 2021 to July 2024, Dawngliani served as Secretary to the Mizoram government in the Law and Judicial Department.
She has also worked as Government Advocate-cum-Additional Public Prosecutor at the Aizawl Bench of the Gauhati High Court.
Her appointment adds to the representation of Mizoram’s judicial officers in the higher judiciary and marks another milestone for women from the state in the legal profession.
Dawngliani is married to advocate Haulianthanga, and the couple resides in Aizawl’s Ramhlun locality.