The High Court has exclusive jurisdiction over serious crimes such as treason, murder, and rape and, in practice, deals with armed robbery, drug trafficking, and sexual offences involving children (over which it shares jurisdiction with the sheriff court).
On 6 October 2019, Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy took oath as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.
The High Court is the ultimate court of appeal in the Australian judicial system. The High Court has seven judges: a single Chief Justice and six justices. It may hear appeals from decisions of state or territory Supreme Courts, and from federal courts.
In the United States, a state supreme court (known by other names in some states) is the highest court in the state judiciary of a U.S. state. On matters of state law, the judgment of a state supreme court is considered final and binding on state and federal level.
The first Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh was Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. H. Beg and the other two Hon'ble Judges were Hon'ble Mr.
Maximum Strength of Judges in each High Court
| # | High courts | Total Judges |
|---|
| 1 | Allahabad High Court | 160 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh High Court | 37 |
| 3 | Bombay High Court | 94 |
| 4 | Calcutta High Court | 72 |
There are currently 33 judges (including the Chief Justice of India) against a maximum possible strength of 34. As per the Constitution of India, judges of the Supreme Court retire at age 65. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde is the 47th Chief Justice of India.
Covering 107 acres, the court
complex is one of the
largest in the
world, next only to Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, London.
Madras High Court.
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| Authorized by | Constitution of India |
| Appeals to | Supreme Court of India |
| Judge term length | Mandatory retirement by age of 62 |
Controversial transfers
As reported by ThePrint, Justice Tahilramani was allegedly transferred because she resisted pressure from a senior judge to elevate two lawyers of the Madras High Court.Phani Bhushan Chakravartti (1952) was the first Indian permanent Chief Justice of the High Court (Calcutta). Justice M. Fathima Beevi was the first judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India (1989).
Second largest judicial complex in the World
- Bombay High Court.
- Gauhati High Court.
- Madras High Court.
- Delhi High Court.
Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi
1930 - 13 August 2011) was a judge and human rights activist in India. Bhatnagar was the first woman to become a Chief Justice of the Madras High Court and was the first chairperson of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission.
Attorney general Venugopal recuses himself from Tamil Nadu assembly trust vote case. New Delhi: Attorney General K. K.
The district court is also a court of sessions when it exercises its jurisdiction on criminal matters under the Code of Criminal procedure. The district court is presided over by a district judge appointed by the state governor with on the advice of state chief justice.
According to Article 214, each state of India shall have a High Court. It is the final interpreter of the constitution. There are 24 High Courts in India, three having control over more than one State. Delhi has a High Court of its own among the Union Territories.
The top court had previously allowed a number of serving civil judges, including from Karnataka, to participate in the higher judicial services examination conducted by respective high courts and in some cases by state public service commission.
The following sections outline the steps one must take to become a judge.
- Step 1: Attend Undergraduate School. Aspiring judges can prepare for careers in law during undergraduate school.
- Step 2: Earn a Law Degree.
- Step 3: Pass a Bar Exam.
- Step 4: Work as an Attorney.
- Step 5: Obtain a Judgeship.
- Step 6: Complete Training.
| Kerala High Court |
|---|
| Website | highcourtofkerala.nic.in |
| Chief Justice |
| Currently | S. Manikumar |
| Since | 11 October 2019 |
Presently the Karnataka High Court is functioning under Acting Chief Justice L Narayana Swamy, Senior most judge of the Karnataka High Court. Justice Narayana Swamy was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice after the erstwhile Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court in January 2019.
Justice S Mani Kumar was on Friday sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court here. He was administered the oath of office by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan. Mani Kumar is the 36th Chief Justice of the high court. He succeeds Justice Hrishikesh Roy, who was elevated to the Supreme Court.
Guwahati High Court- has jurisdiction over Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh (Called Gauhati High Court).
In 2019, Andhra Pradesh is given separate High Court in Amravati (earlier it was under the High Court of Judicature of Hyderabad). It will be the 25th High Court of India.
The Madras High Court in Chennai,
Bombay High Court in Mumbai,
Calcutta High Court in Kolkata and Allahabad High Court in Prayagraj are the oldest four high courts in India.
High courts.
| Court | Uttarakhand High Court |
|---|
| Established | 9 November 2000 |
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| Jurisdiction | Uttarakhand |
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| Principal seat | Nainital |
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| Chief Justice | Ramesh Ranganathan |
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Ganesh Bhikaji Deolalikar
The states that have common high courts in India are:
- Hyderabad High Court shared by Andhra Pradesh and Telengana(newly created 29th state of India);
- Guwahati High Court shared by Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh;
- Punjab and Haryana High Court;
- Bombay High Court shared by Maharashtra and Goa.
| States and union territories of India |
|---|
| Category | Federated states |
| Location | Republic of India |
| Number | 28 States 8 Union territories |
| Populations | States: Sikkim - 610,577 (lowest); Uttar Pradesh - 199,812,341(highest) Union Territories: Lakshadweep - 64,473 (lowest); Delhi - 16,787,941 (highest) |
