List of High Courts in India - Jurisdiction and Important Facts

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High Court is also called Supreme Court (Supreme Court). The High Court is a civil court in principle and all offenses punishable with capital punishment are tried here. There are 25 High Courts in India and the jurisdiction of these High Courts is over a Union Territory and a State.

List of High Courts in India

Indian High Courts are established as constitutional courts under Part VI, Chapter V, Article 214 of the Constitution of India.

Check the list below, which includes details like name of the court, year of establishment, jurisdiction, act, seat and bench.

Name of the Court	Establishment Year	Jurisdiction
Allahabad High Court	1866	Uttar Pradesh
Chennai High Court	1862	Pondicherry, (TN) Tamil Nadu
Chhattisgarh High Court	2000	Chhattisgarh
Delhi High Court	1966	NCT of Delhi
Gauhati High Court	1948	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland
Gujarat High Court	1960	Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh High Court	1971	Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir High Court	1928	Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand High Court	2000	Jharkhand
Karnataka High Court	1884	Karnataka
Kerala High Court	1956	Kerala, Lakshadweep
Kolkata High Court	1862	Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal
Madhya Pradesh High Court	1936	Madhya Pradesh
Manipur High Court	2013	Manipur
Meghalaya High Court	2013	Meghalaya
Mumbai High Court	1862	Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Maharashtra
Odisha High Court	1948	Odisha
Punjab and Haryana High Court	1947	Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab
Rajasthan High Court	1949	Rajasthan
Sikkim High Court	1975	Sikkim
Tripura High Court	2013	Tripura
Uttarakhand High Court	2000	Uttarakhand

List of High Courts in India – Important Fact

Go through the table here to check some important facts related to the High Courts in India. Note down the details like total number of high court, age limit of high court judge, oldest high court etc interesting facts.

• There are total 25 High Courts in India.
• The age limit of a High Court Judge is up to sixty years.
• The High Court has jurisdiction over a state or union territory (more than one).
• The Allahabad High Court has the highest number of judges with a total of 81 judges.
• The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court of India. It was established on 1 July 1862.
• In March 2013: Three High Courts were inaugurated, namely - Meghalaya High Court, Manipur High Court (on 25 March) and Tripura High Court (26 March).
• The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India and was established on 1 July 1862.

Name of the Court	Seat	Act Established
Allahabad High Court	Allahabad	Indian High Courts Act in the year 1861
Chennai High Court	Chennai	Indian High Courts Act in the year 1861
Chhattisgarh High Court	Bilaspur	Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, in the year 2000
Delhi High Court	New Delhi	Delhi High Court Act, in the year 1966
Gauhati High Court	Guwahati	Government of India Act in the year 1935
Gujarat High Court	Ahmedabad	Bombay Reorganisation Act in the year 1960
Himachal Pradesh High Court	Shimla	State of Himachal Pradesh Act in the year 1970
Jammu and Kashmir High Court	Srinagar/Jammu	Letters Patent issued by then Maharaja of Kashmir
Jharkhand High Court	Ranchi	Bihar Reorganisation Act in the year 2000
Karnataka High Court	Bangalore	Mysore High Court Act in the year 1884
Kerala High Court	Cochin	States Reorganisation Act in the year 1956
Kolkata High Court	Kolkata	Indian High Courts Act in 1861
Madhya Pradesh High Court	Jabalpur	Government of India Act in the year 1935
Manipur High Court	Imphal	North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act in 2012
Meghalaya High Court	Shillong	North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act in 2012
Mumbai High Court	Mumbai	Indian High Courts Act in 1861
Odisha High Court	Cuttack	Orissa High Court Ordinance in 1948
Punjab and Haryana High Court	Chandigarh	Punjab High Court Ordinance in 1947
Rajasthan High Court	Jodhpur	Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949
Sikkim High Court	Gangtok	The 36th Amendment to the Indian Constitution
Tripura High Court	Agartala	North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act in 2012
Uttarakhand High Court	Nainital	Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act in 2000

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