Vijay Kumar Bist

Vijay Kumar Bist (born: 17 September 1957) is an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court and former Judge of Uttarakhand High Court.

Bist was born in at Lansdown, Pauri Garhwal district, in Uttarakhand. He passed from Intermediate College Kanskhet, Pauri Garhwal and completed LL.B from Allahabad University. He started practice under Mr. S.P. Gupta, Senior Advocate from 1984 in the various court of Uttar Pradesh as well as Allahabad High Court. In his lawyer career, Bist was the Legal advisor and Standing Counsel of Allahabad University, North Eastern Railway, various Corporation, Housing Federation, Development Authority like government undertaking institutions. After the formation of the Uttarakhand, he shifted to Nainital and also served as panel advocate of Uttarakhand State Government in the Uttarakhand High Court. Bist was elevated as Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court on 1 November 2008. On 30 October 2018 Justice Bist was appointed as the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court.