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List of High Courts in India

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List of High Courts in India

High Court is also referred to as the Supreme court (superior court). High Court is the principle civil court and all the offenses including those that punishable with death penalty are tried here. There are 25 High courts in India and jurisdiction of these high courts is over a Union Territory and State. Government exams such as Railways or SSC regularly ask questions related to High Courts, Juris- diction, Act of Establishment, etc. Read this article on the List of High Courts in India and get to know the related information in detail.

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Complete List of High Courts in India

Indian High Court is established as constitutional courts under Part VI, Chapter V, Article 214 of the Indian Constitution.

Check the below list that covers details such as the court name, year of establishment, jurisdiction, the act established, seat and bench.

Court Year of Es- Jurisdic- Act Estab- Bench Seat Name tablishment tion lished

Allahabad 1866 Uttar Pra- Lucknow Allahabad Indian High

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High Court desh Courts Act 1861

Pondicher- Chennai Indian High 1862 ry, Madurai Chennai High Court Courts Act 1861 Tamil Nadu

Madhya Pra- Chhattis- Chhattis- desh Reorgani- garh High 2000 - Bilaspur garh sation Act, Court 2000

Delhi High NCT of Del- Delhi High 1966 - New Delhi Court hi Court Act, 1966

Arunachal Pradesh, Aizwal, Gauhati Government of 1948 Assam, Itanagar, Guwahati High Court India Act, 1935 Mizoram, Kohima Nagaland

Bombay Reor- Gujarat 1960 Gujarat - Ahmedabad gansisation Act, High Court 1960

Himachal State of Hima- Himachal Pradesh 1971 - Shimla chal Pradesh Pradesh High Court Act, 1970

Letters Pa- Jammu and Jammu and Srina- tent issued by Kashmir 1928 - Kashmir gar/Jammu then Maharaja High Court of Kashmir

Bihar Reorgani- Jharkhand 2000 Jharkhand - Ranchi sation Act, High Court 2000

Karnataka Dharwad, Mysore High 1884 Karnataka Bangalore High Court Gulbarga Court Act, 1884

Kerala, States Reor- Kerala High 1956 Lakshad- - Cochin ganisation Act, Court weep 1956

Andaman Kolkata 1862 Port Blair Kolkata Indian High and Nicobar

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High Court Islands, Courts Act 1861 West Ben- gal

Madhya Madhya Gwali- Government of Pradesh 1936 Jabalpur Pradesh or, Indore India Act, 1935 High Court

North-Eastern Areas (Reor- ganisation) and Manipur 2013 Manipur - Imphal Other Related High Court Laws (Amend- ment) Act, 2012

North-Eastern Areas (Reor- ganisation) and Meghalaya 2013 Meghalaya - Shillong Other Related High Court Laws (Amend- ment) Act, 2012

Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Aurangabad, Mumbai Indian High 1862 Daman Nagpur, Mumbai High Court Courts Act 1861 and Diu, Panaji Maharash- tra

Orissa High Odisha 1948 Odisha - Cuttack Court Ordi- High Court nance, 1948

Punjab and Chandigarh, Punjab High Haryana 1947 Haryana, - Chandigarh Court Ordi- High Court Punjab nance, 1947

Rajasthan High Rajasthan 1949 Rajasthan Jaipur Jodhpur Court Ordi- High Court nance, 1949

Sikkim 1975 Sikkim - Gangtok The 36th High Court Amendment to

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North-Eastern Areas (Reor- ganisation) and Tripura 2013 Tripura - Agartala Other Related High Court Laws (Amend- ment) Act, 2012

Uttarak- Uttar Pradesh Uttarak- hand High 2000 Nainital Nainital Reorganisation hand Court Act, 2000

List of High Courts in India - Important Facts

Important Facts

• There's a total of 25 High Courts in India. • The High Court Judge age limit is till sixty-two years. • High Court has jurisdiction over State or Union Territories (more than one). • has the highest number of Judges with a total of 81 judg- es. • is the oldest high court in India. It was established on 1st July 1862. • In March 2013: Three High Courts were inaugurated namely - , (on 25th March) and (26th March). • Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India and it was established on 1st July 1862.

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