Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai (born 12 July 1964) is an Indian judge currently serving in the Sikkim High Court. She has also served as Acting Chief Justice of that High Court various times. In December 2025, he was again appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court after the retirement of Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder.
Justice Rai was born 12 July 1964 to Madan Mohan Rasaily and Rabi Mala Rasaily, Former Home Secretary to Government of Sikkim and former school teacher respectively. She completed her schooling in Sikkim and graduated from Lady Shri Ram College in Delhi and earned her Law degree from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University and enrolled as advocate with Bar Association of Delhi in 1990.
She joined Sikkim Judicial Services in 1990 and rose through the ranks to eventually become Registrar General of Sikkim High Court twice in 2006 and 2009 respectively. She was elevated to the bench of Sikkim High Court on 15 April 2015 becoming the first lady from Sikkim to hold the post of High Court Judge.
In Sikkim High Court, she served as Acting Chief Justice in 2018, 2019, 2021, and lastly in 2025.
In last leg of her judicial career, her chances of being elevated as permanent chief justice were halted by the controversy, which arose due to her administrative directions in capacity of acting chief justice targeting her predecessor Biswanath Somadder.