{"id":9285,"date":"2019-09-20T13:50:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T08:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=9285"},"modified":"2021-12-01T16:14:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T10:44:06","slug":"list-of-high-courts-in-india-gk-notes-for-banking-and-railway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/list-of-high-courts-in-india-gk-notes-for-banking-and-railway\/","title":{"rendered":"List of High Courts in India 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are 24 High Courts in India. Among them, three have control over more than one State.\u00a0 Among the Union Territories Delhi has a High Court of its own. Each High Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and other judges both appointed by the President of India. Under Article 141,<\/strong> all courts in India \u2014 including high courts \u2014 are bound by the judgments and orders of the Supreme Court of India by precedence. There is no fixed minimum number of judges for the High Courts, it varies from Court to Court. While the Madras High Court has 75 judges, the Meghalaya High Court has only 03. The constitution does not specify the strength of a high court and leaves it to the discretion of the President. Here we are bringing you the list of High Courts in India and all important facts about them.<\/p>\n

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List of High Courts in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The institution of the High Court started in India when the high courts were set up in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras in 1862. The Allahabad High Court was established in 1866.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
S.No.<\/strong><\/td>\nHigh Court<\/strong><\/td>\nYear of Establishment<\/strong><\/td>\nAct of Establishment<\/strong><\/td>\nJurisdiction, Principal seat, and Bench (s)<\/strong><\/td>\nChief Justice<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/strong><\/td>\nAllahabad High Court<\/td>\n17 March 1866<\/td>\nIndian High Courts Act, 1861<\/td>\nJurisdiction:\u00a0<\/strong>Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Allahabad<\/p>\n

Bench:<\/strong>\u00a0Lucknow<\/td>\n

Govind Mathur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/strong><\/td>\nAndhra Pradesh High Court<\/td>\n1 January 2019<\/td>\nAndhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Andhra Pradesh<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Amravati<\/td>\n

Arup Kumar Goswami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/strong><\/td>\nBombay High Court<\/td>\n14 August 1862<\/td>\nIndian High Courts Act, 1861<\/td>\nJurisdiction:\u00a0<\/strong>Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Bombay<\/p>\n

Bench:<\/strong>\u00a0Aurangabad, Nagpur, Panaji<\/td>\n

Dipankar Datta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/strong><\/td>\nCalcutta High Court<\/td>\n1 July 1862<\/td>\nIndian High Courts Act, 1861<\/td>\nJurisdiction:\u00a0<\/strong>Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal<\/p>\n

Seat:\u00a0<\/strong>Calcutta<\/p>\n

Bench:\u00a0<\/strong>Port Blair, Jalpaiguri<\/td>\n

T. B. Radhakrishnan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/strong><\/td>\nChhattisgarh High Court<\/td>\n1 November 2000<\/td>\nMadhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Chhattisgarh<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Bilaspur<\/td>\n

P. R. Ramachandra Menon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/strong><\/td>\nDelhi High Court<\/td>\n31 October 1966<\/td>\nDelhi High Court Act, 1966<\/td>\nJurisdiction:\u00a0<\/strong>NCT of Delhi<\/p>\n

Seat:\u00a0<\/strong>New Delhi<\/td>\n

Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/strong><\/td>\nGauhati High Court<\/td>\n1 March 1948<\/td>\nGovernment of India Act, 1935<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland<\/p>\n

Seat:\u00a0<\/strong>Guwahati<\/p>\n

Bench:<\/strong>\u00a0Aizawl, Itanagar, Kohima<\/td>\n

Sudhanshu Dhulia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/strong><\/td>\nGujarat High Court<\/td>\n1 May 1960<\/td>\nBombay Reorganisation Act, 1960<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Gujarat<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Ahmedabad<\/td>\n

Vikram Nath<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/strong><\/td>\nHimachal High Court<\/td>\n25 January 1971<\/td>\nState of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Himachal Pradesh<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Shimla<\/td>\n

L. Narayana Swamy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/strong><\/td>\nJammu & Kashmir High Court<\/td>\n26 March 1928<\/td>\nLetters Patent issued by then Maharaja of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019<\/td>\nJurisdiction:\u00a0<\/strong>Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Srinagar\/ Jammu<\/td>\n

Pankaj Mithal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/strong><\/td>\nJharkhand High Court<\/td>\n15 November 2000<\/td>\nBihar Reorganisation Act, 2000<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Jharkhand<\/p>\n

Seat:\u00a0<\/strong>Ranchi<\/td>\n

Ravi Ranjan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/strong><\/td>\nKarnataka High Court<\/td>\n1884<\/td>\nMysore High Court Act, 1884<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Karnataka<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Bengaluru<\/p>\n

Bench:<\/strong>\u00a0Dharwad, Kalaburagi<\/td>\n

Abhay Shreeniwas Oka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/strong><\/td>\nKerala High Court<\/td>\n1 November 1956<\/td>\nStates Reorganisation Act, 1956<\/td>\nJurisdiction:\u00a0<\/strong>Kerala, Lakshadweep<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Kochi<\/td>\n

S. Manikumar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/strong><\/td>\nMadhya Pradesh High Court<\/td>\n2 January 1936<\/td>\nGovernment of India Act, 1935<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Madhya Pradesh<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Jabalpur<\/p>\n

Bench:<\/strong>\u00a0Gwalior, Indore<\/td>\n

Mohammad Rafiq<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/strong><\/td>\nMadras High Court<\/td>\n15 August 1862<\/td>\nIndian High Courts Act, 1861<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Tamil Nadu, Puducherry<\/p>\n

Seat:\u00a0<\/strong>Madras<\/p>\n

Bench:<\/strong>\u00a0Madurai<\/td>\n

Sanjib Banerjee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/strong><\/td>\nManipur High Court<\/td>\n25 March 2013<\/td>\nNorth-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Manipur<\/p>\n

Seat:\u00a0<\/strong>Imphal<\/td>\n

Ramalingam Sudhakar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/strong><\/td>\nMeghalaya High Court<\/td>\n23 March 2013<\/td>\nNorth-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Meghalaya<\/p>\n

Seat:\u00a0<\/strong>Shillong<\/td>\n

Biswanath Somadder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/strong><\/td>\nOrrisa High Court<\/td>\n3 April 1948<\/td>\nOrissa High Court Ordinance, 1948<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Orissa<\/p>\n

Seat:\u00a0<\/strong>Cuttack<\/td>\n

S. Muralidhar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/strong><\/td>\nPatna High Court<\/td>\n2 September 1916<\/td>\nLetters Patent issued by the then British Crown<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Bihar<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Patna<\/td>\n

Sanjay Karol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/strong><\/td>\nPunjab and Haryana High Court<\/td>\n15 August 1947<\/td>\nPunjab High Court Ordinance, 1947<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Chandigarh<\/td>\n

Ravi Shankar Jha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.<\/strong><\/td>\nRajasthan High Court<\/td>\n21 June 1949<\/td>\nRajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949<\/td>\nJurisdiction:\u00a0<\/strong>Rajasthan<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Jodhpur<\/p>\n

Bench:<\/strong>\u00a0Jaipur<\/td>\n

Indrajit Mahanty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.<\/strong><\/td>\nSikkim High Court<\/td>\n16 May 1975<\/td>\nThe 36th Amendment to the Indian Constitution<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Sikkim<\/p>\n

Seat:\u00a0<\/strong>Gangtok<\/td>\n

Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.<\/strong><\/td>\nTelangana High Court<\/td>\n1 January 2019<\/td>\nAndhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014<\/td>\nJurisdiction:\u00a0<\/strong>Telangana<\/p>\n

Seat:\u00a0<\/strong>Hyderabad<\/td>\n

Hima Kohli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.<\/strong><\/td>\nTripura High Court<\/td>\n26 March 2013<\/td>\nNorth-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Acts (Amendment), 2012<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Tripura<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Agartala<\/td>\n

Akil Kureshi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25.<\/strong><\/td>\nUttarakhand High Court<\/td>\n9 November 2000<\/td>\nUttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000<\/td>\nJurisdiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Uttarakhand<\/p>\n

Seat:<\/strong>\u00a0Nanital<\/td>\n

Raghvendra Singh Chauhan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(source: Indian Polity, M. Laxmikant)<\/p>\n

Facts about the Judges of the High Courts<\/strong><\/h3>\n