Former Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh High Court W A Shishak passed away on Thursday evening. W A Shishak, who was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh on December 4, 2000 breathed his last at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal. He was 82.

Born on January 1, 1941 at Shangshak village in Ukhrul district, Manipur, W A Shishak, joined the judicial service in March, 1967 at the Gauhati High Court. He later shifted from Gauhati to Nagaland in 1970 and served as Senior Government Advocate for seven years (from 1975 till 1983).

He graduated from Gauhati University in 1963 and completed LLB  from Delhi University in 1965. W A Shishak served as the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh from December 5, 2000 till January 15, 2002.

W A Shishak was sworn in as a Judge in the Gauhati Court on January 2, 1989 and High Court Judge in 1989. He served as the chief justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court in 2002. W A Shishak retired on January 1, 2003.