Top 25 High Courts in India
The High Court in India is the highest court for maintaining law and justice in the state and other courts in the state comes under the High Court. Students preparing for UPSC, SSC, RRB, Bank PO/Clerk or any other government and competitive examinations should know about the High Courts in India as this could be one of the important topic in your exam.
There are total of 25 High Courts in India. The blog provides the High court details with their jurisdiction and permanent seats allocated to judges in each High court.
- The oldest High Court was established in Calcutta in the year 1862.
- The newest High Courts are established in State Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the year 2019.
- The Bombay High Court, Madras High Court and Calcutta High Courts are the 3 Chartered High Courts in India
- The Chief Justice of a High Court is appointed by the President with the consultation of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Governor of the State.
- The Judge for the High Courts is qualified if he is a citizen of India and has been been an advocate in one or more High Courts in India or a judge for at least 10 years in subordinate courts in India
- The retirement age for the judges of the High Court is 62 as per the 15th amendment of the Constitution
- The judge for the High Court can resign at will by sending the letter of resignation to the President
| High Court Name | Established in | Jurisdiction, Principal Seat and Bench | Chief Justice Permanent Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allahabad High Court | 17th March 1866 | Huinan Jurisdiction: Uttar Pradesh http://iowabookgal.com/?fbclid=IwAR24AFh_GhQx7B6k_Ue5VGZwMbFXwxvQ9jC6ncky-7p8VdwDo3vo-eznSW0 Seat: Prayagraj Bench: Lucknow | Govind Mathur Permanent Seats: 120 |
| Andhra Pradesh High Court | 01st January 2019 | Jurisdiction: Andhra Pradesh Seat: Amravati | Arup Kumar Goswami Permanent Seats: 28 |
| Bombay High Court | 14th August 1862 | Jurisdiction: Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra Seat: Bombay Bench: Aurangabad, Nagpur, Panaji | Dipankar Dutta Permanent Seats: 71 |
| Calcutta High Court | 1st July 1862 | Jurisdiction: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal Seat: Calcutta Bench: Port Blair, Jalpaiguri | T. B. Radhakrishnan Permanent Seats: 54 |
| Chhattisgarh High Court | 1st Nov 2000 | Jurisdiction: Chhattisgarh Seat: Bilaspur | P. R. Ramachandra Menon Permanent Seats:17 |
| Delhi High Court | 31st Oct 1966 | Jurisdiction: National Capital Territory of Delhi Seat: New Delhi | Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel Permanent Seats:45 |
| Gauhati High Court | 1st Mar 1948 | Jurisdiction: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland Seat: Guwahati Bench: Aizawl, Itanagar, Kohima | Sudhanshu Dhulia Permanent Seats:18 |
| Gujarat High Court | 1st May 1960 | Jurisdiction: Gujarat Seat: Ahmedabad | Vikram Nath Permanent Seats:39 |
| Himachal Pradesh High Court | 25th Jan 1971 | Jurisdiction: Himachal Pradesh Seat: Shimla | L. Narayana Swamy Permanent Seats:10 |
| Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | 26th Mar 1928 | Jurisdiction: Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh Seat: Srinagar/ Jammu | Pankaj Mithal Permanent Seats:13 |
| Jharkhand High Court | 15th Nov 2000 | Jurisdiction: Jharkhand Seat: Ranchi | Ravi Ranjan Permanent Seats:19 |
| Karnataka High Court | 1884 | Jurisdiction: Karnataka Seat: Bengaluru Bench: Dharwad, Kalaburagi | Abhay Shreeniwas Oka Permanent Seats:47 |
| Kerala High Court | 01st Nov 1956 | Jurisdiction: Kerala, Lakshadweep Seat: Kochi | S. Manikumar Permanent Seats:35 |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court | 02nd Jan 1936 | Jurisdiction: Madhya Pradesh Seat: Jabalpur Bench: Gwalior, Indore | Mohammad Rafiq Permanent Seats:40 |
| Madras High Court | 15th Aug 1862 | Jurisdiction: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Seat: Madras Bench: Madurai | Sanjib Banerjee Permanent Seats:56 |
| Manipur High Court | 25th Mar 2013 | Jurisdiction: Manipur Seat: Imphal | Ramalingam Sudhakar Permanent Seats:4 |
| Meghalaya High Court | 23rd Mar 2013 | Jurisdiction: Meghalaya Seat: Shillong | Biswanath Somadder Permanent Seats:3 |
| Orissa High Court | 03rd Apr 1948 | Jurisdiction: Orissa Seat: Cuttack | S. Muralidhar Permanent Seats:20 |
| Patna High Court | 02nd Sep 1916 | Jurisdiction: Bihar Seat: Patna | Sanjay Karol Permanent Seats:40 |
| Punjab and Haryana High Court | 15th Aug 1947 | Jurisdiction: Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab Seat: Chandigarh | Ravi Shankar Jha Permanent Seats:64 |
| Rajasthan High Court | 21st Jun1949 | Jurisdiction: Rajasthan Seat: Jodhpur Bench: Jaipur | Indrajit Mahanty Permanent Seats:38 |
| Sikkim High Court | 16th May 1975 | Jurisdiction: Sikkim Seat: Gangtok | Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari Permanent Seats:3 |
| Telangana High Court | 01st January 2019 | Jurisdiction: Telangana Seat: Hyderabad | Hima Kohli Permanent Seats:32 |
| Tripura High Court | 26th Mar 2013 | Jurisdiction: Tripura Seat: Agartala | Akil Kureshi Permanent Seats:4 |
| Uttarakhand High Court | 9th Nov 2000 | Jurisdiction: Uttarakhand Seat: Nanital | Raghvendra Singh Chauhan Permanent Seats:9 |
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