High courts of India

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The '''high courts of India''' are the highest courts of [[appellate jurisdiction]] in each [[States and union territories of India|state]] and [[union territory]] of [[India]]. However, a high court exercises its original civil and criminal jurisdiction only if the subordinate courts are not authorized by law to try such matters for lack of peculiar or territorial jurisdiction. High courts may also enjoy original jurisdiction in certain matters, if so designated, especially<ref>{{Cite book|last=Body league my presw Ho Chi Minh.....|first=Engineering New Zealand (Organisation), issuing|title=EG.|oclc=1015974760}}</ref> by the [[Constitution of India|constitution]], a state law or union law.

The work of most high courts primarily consists of adjudicating on appeals from lower courts and writ petitions in terms of Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution. Writ jurisdiction is also the original jurisdiction of a high court.

Each state is divided into judicial districts presided over by a district judge and a session judge. He is known as the district judge when he presides over a civil case and the session's judge when he presides over a criminal case. He is the highest judicial authority below a high court judge. Below him, there are courts of civil jurisdiction, known by different names in different states. Under Article 141 of the constitution, all courts in India, including high courts – are bound by the judgements and orders of the Supreme Court of India by precedence.

Judges in a high court are appointed by the [[president of India]] in consultation with the [[Chief Justice of India|chief justice of India]] and the [[Governors of states of India|governor of the state]] under Article 217, Chapter Five of Part VI of the Constitution, but through subsequent judicial interpretations, the primacy of the appointment process is on the hands of the [[Three Judges Cases|Judicial Collegium]]. High courts are headed by a chief justice. The chief justices rank fourteenth (within their respective states) and seventeenth (outside their respective states) on the [[Indian order of precedence]]. The number of judges in a court is decided by dividing the average institution of main cases during the last five years by the national average, or the average rate of disposal of main cases per judge per year in that high court, whichever is higher.

The [[Calcutta High Court]] is the oldest high court in the country, brought into existence on 14 May 1862.<ref>[https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/ A Brief History about Calcutta High Court]</ref> High courts that handle numerous cases of a particular region have permanent benches established there. Benches are also present in states which come under the jurisdiction of a court outside its territorial limits. Smaller states with few cases may have circuit benches established. Circuit benches (known as [[circuit court]]s in some parts of the world) are temporary courts which hold proceedings for a few selected months in a year. Thus cases built up during this interim period are judged when the circuit court is in session. According to a study conducted by [[Bangalore]]-based N.G.O, Daksh, on 21 high courts in collaboration with the [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Ministry of Law and Justice]] in March 2015, it was found that average pendency of a case in high courts in India is 3 years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/HCs-taking-3-years-on-average-to-decide-cases-Study/articleshow/51503719.cms|title=HCs taking 3 years on average to decide cases: Study|last=Thakur|first=Pradeep|date=March 22, 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=March 9, 2018|location=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=23379369|archive-date=9 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309073006/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/HCs-taking-3-years-on-average-to-decide-cases-Study/articleshow/51503719.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

The buildings of Bombay High Court (as part of [[The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai |the Victorian and art deco ensemble of Mumbai]]) and Punjab and Haryana High Court (as part of [[The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier|the architectural work of Le Corbusier]]) are [[UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India|UNESCO World Heritage Sites]].

The high courts are substantially different from and should not be confused with the [[State court (disambiguation)|state courts]] of other federations, in that the Constitution of India includes detailed provisions for the uniform organisation and operation of all high courts.<ref name="Pylee_Page_184">{{cite book |last1=Pylee |first1=M.V. |author1-link=M. V. Pylee |title=India's Constitution |date=2017 |publisher=S. Chand & Company Ltd. |location=New Delhi |isbn=9789352531042 |page=184 |edition=16th |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yjJlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA184 |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114204124/https://books.google.com/books?id=yjJlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA184 |url-status=live }}</ref> In other federations like the United States, [[State court (United States)|state courts]] are formed under the [[State constitution (United States)|constitutions of the separate states]] and as a result vary greatly from state to state.<ref name="Pylee_Page_184" />

== High courts ==

The [[Calcutta High Court]] in [[Kolkata]] (est. 1862), [[Bombay High Court]] in [[Mumbai]] (est. 1862), [[Madras High Court]] in [[Chennai]] (est. 1862), [[Allahabad High Court]] in [[Allahabad]] (est. 1866), and Bangalore High Court (now [[Karnataka High Court]]) in [[Bengaluru]] (est. 1884) are the five oldest high courts in India.

The [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]] and [[Telangana High Court]] are the newest high courts, established on 1 January 2019 according to the [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014]].

The following are the 25 high courts in India, sorted by name, year established, [[Act (document)|act]] by which it was established, jurisdiction, principal seat (headquarters), permanent benches (subordinate to the principal seat), circuit benches (functional a few days in a month/year), the maximum number of judges sanctioned, and the presiding chief justice of the high court:
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header" style="text-align:center" width="92%"
!#
!Court
!Established
!Act
!Jurisdiction
!Principal seat
!Bench(es)
! colspan="3" |Judges
!Chief Justice
|-
|1
![[Allahabad High Court]]<ref name="ahc">Originally established at [[Agra]], it shifted to Allahabad in 1875.</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|17-03-1866}}
|[[Indian High Courts Act 1861]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[Allahabad|Prayagraj]]
|[[Lucknow]]{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|160
|119
|41
|[[Arun Bhansali]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Allahabad High Court|list]])}}
|-
|2
![[Andhra Pradesh High Court]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-26 |title=High Court of Andhra Pradesh to function at Amaravati from Jan 1, 2019 |url=https://barandbench.com/high-court-andhra-pradesh-notified/ |access-date=2018-12-27 |website=Bar & Bench}}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|01-01-2019}}
|[[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Amaravati]]
|{{center|—}}
|37
|28
|9
|[[Lisa Gill]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Andhra Pradesh High Court|list]])}}
|-
|3
![[Bombay High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|14-08-1862}}
|[[Indian High Courts Act 1861]]
|[[Goa]], [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], [[Maharashtra]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|[[Aurangabad]],{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}} [[Nagpur]],{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}} [[Panaji]]{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}} [[Kolhapur]]
|94
|71
|23
|[[Shree Chandrashekhar]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Bombay High Court|list]])}}
|-
|4
![[Calcutta High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|01-07-1862}}
|[[Indian High Courts Act 1861]]
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[West Bengal]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|[[Port Blair]]{{Efn-ua|Circuit bench.|name=Circuit bench}} [[Jalpaiguri]]{{Efn-ua|Circuit bench.|name=Circuit bench}}
|98
|78
|28
|[[Sujoy Paul]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Calcutta High Court|list]])}}
|-
|5
![[Chhattisgarh High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|01-11-2000}}
|[[Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000]]
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]]
|{{center|—}}
|22
|17
|5
|[[Ramesh Sinha]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Chhattisgarh High Court|list]])}}
|-
|6
![[Delhi High Court]]<ref name="dhc">[[Lahore High Court]] was established at [[Lahore]] on 21 March 1919 and had jurisdiction over [[Punjab region|undivided Punjab]] and [[Delhi]]. On 11 August 1947 a separate [[Punjab High Court]] was created with its seat at [[Shimla|Simla]] under the [[Indian Independence Act, 1947]], which had jurisdiction over Punjab, Delhi and present Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. In 1966 after the reorganisation of the State of Punjab, the High Court was designated as the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] at [[Chandigarh]]. The Delhi High Court was established on 31 October 1966 with its seat at Simla which was later shifted to New Delhi in 1971 after the Himachal Pradesh was granted the statehood with its own High Court at Simla.</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|31-10-1966}}
|Delhi High Court Act, 1966
|[[Delhi]]
|[[New Delhi]]
|{{center|—}}
|60
|46
|14
|[[Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Delhi High Court|list]])}}
|-
|7
![[Gauhati High Court]]<ref name="ghc">Originally known as the High Court of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland, it was renamed as Gauhati High Court in 1971.</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|01-03-1948}}
|[[Government of India Act 1935]]
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Assam]], [[Mizoram]], [[Nagaland]]
|[[Guwahati]]
|[[Aizawl]],{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}} [[Itanagar]],{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}} [[Kohima]]{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|30
|22
|8
|[[Ashutosh Kumar]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Gauhati High Court|list]])}}
|-
|8
![[Gujarat High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|01-05-1960}}
|Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[Ahmedabad]]
|{{center|—}}
|52
|39
|13
|[[Sunita Agarwal]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Gujarat High Court|list]])}}
|-
|9
![[Himachal Pradesh High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|25-01-1971}}
|State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Shimla]]
|{{center|—}}
|17
|13
|4
|[[Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Himachal Pradesh High Court|list]])}}
|-
|10
![[High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh|Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court]]<ref name="jkhc">Originally, known as the [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]]. But Jammu and Kashmir having been bifurcated into two union territories, since the [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act (2019)|reorganization of the state]], the court was renamed as the High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh in July 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=17 July 2021 |title=New nomenclature for Jammu and Kashmir High Court |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-nomenclature-for-jammu-and-kashmir-high-court/article35377076.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903143931/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-nomenclature-for-jammu-and-kashmir-high-court/article35377076.ece |archive-date=3 September 2021 |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|26-03-1928}}
|[[Letters Patent]] issued by then [[Maharaja of Kashmir]], [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Ladakh]]
|[[Srinagar]]/[[Jammu]]{{Efn-ua|Srinagar is the summer capital; Jammu is the winter capital.|name=J&K capital}}
|{{center|—}}
| 17
|13
|4
|[[Arun Palli]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court|list]])}}
|-
|11
![[Jharkhand High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|15-11-2000}}
|[[Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000]]
|[[Jharkhand]]
|[[Ranchi]]
|{{center|—}}
|25
|20
|5
|[[M. S. Sonak|Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Jharkhand High Court|list]])}}
|-
|12
![[Karnataka High Court]]<ref name="kahc">Originally known as [[Mysore High Court]], it was renamed as Karnataka High Court in 1974.</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|1884}}
|Mysore High Court Act, 1884
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Bengaluru]]
|[[Dharwad]],{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}} [[Kalaburagi]]{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|62
|47
|15
|[[Vibhu Bakhru]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Karnataka High Court|list]])}}
|-
|13
![[Kerala High Court]]<ref name="kehc">The High Court of [[Travancore-Cochin]] was inaugurated at [[Kochi]] on 7 July 1949. The state of Kerala was formed by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. That Act abolished the Travancore-Cochin High Court and created the Kerala High Court. The Act also extended the jurisdiction of the Kerala High Court to Lakshadweep.</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|01-11-1956}}
|[[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]]
|[[Kerala]], [[Lakshadweep]]
|[[Kochi]]
|{{center|—}}
|47
|35
|12
|[[Soumen Sen]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Kerala High Court|list]])}}
|-
|14
![[Madhya Pradesh High Court]]<ref name="mphc">Under the Government of India Act 1935, a High Court was established at [[Nagpur]] for the [[Central Provinces]] by Letters Patent dated 2 January 1936. After the reorganization of states, this High Court was moved to Jabalpur in 1956.</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|02-01-1936}}
|[[Government of India Act 1935]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Jabalpur]]
|[[Gwalior]],{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}} [[Indore]]{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|53
|39
|14
|[[Sanjeev Sachdeva]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Madhya Pradesh High Court|list]])}}
|-
|15
![[Madras High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|26-06-1862}}
|[[Indian High Courts Act 1861]]
|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], and [[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Chennai]]
|[[Madurai]]{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|75
|56
|19
|[[Manindra Mohan Shrivastava]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Madras High Court|list]])}}
|-
|16
![[Manipur High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|25-03-2013}}
|North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012
|[[Manipur]]
|[[Imphal]]
|{{center|—}}
|5
|4
|1
|[[M. Sundar]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Manipur High Court|list]])}}
|-
|17
![[Meghalaya High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|23-03-2013}}
|North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012
|[[Meghalaya]]
|[[Shillong]]
|{{center|—}}
|4
|3
|1
|[[Revati Mohite Dere]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Meghalaya High Court|list]])}}
|-
|18
![[Orissa High Court]]<ref name="ohc">Though the State of Orissa was renamed Odisha in March 2011, the Orissa High Court retained its original name. There has been an ongoing discussion on how to legally change the nomenclature of the High Courts to reflect the renaming of states, but so far none has changed.</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|03-04-1948}}
|Orissa High Court Ordinance, 1948
| [[Odisha]]
|[[Cuttack]]
|{{center|—}}
!|33
|24
|9
|[[Harish Tandon]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Orissa High Court|list]])}}
|-
|19
![[Patna High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|02-09-1916}}
|Letters Patent issued by then [[British Crown]]
| [[Bihar]]
|[[Patna]]
|{{center|—}}
|53
|40
|13
| [[Sangam Kumar Sahoo]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Patna High Court|list]])}}
|-
|20
![[Punjab and Haryana High Court]]<ref name="phhc">Originally known as [[Punjab High Court]], it was renamed as Punjab and Haryana High Court in 1966.</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|15-08-1947}}
|Punjab High Court Ordinance, 1947
|[[Chandigarh]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Chandigarh]]
|{{center|—}}
|85
|64
|21
|[[Sheel Nagu]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Punjab and Haryana High Court|list]])}}
|-
|21
![[Rajasthan High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|21-06-1949}}
|Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949
|[[Rajasthan]]
|[[Jodhpur]]
|[[Jaipur]]{{Efn-ua|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|50
|38
|12
|[[Sanjeev Prakash Shrivastava]] (acting) {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Rajasthan High Court|list]])}}
|-
|22
![[Sikkim High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|16-05-1975}}
|The 36th Amendment to the Indian Constitution
|[[Sikkim]]
|[[Gangtok]]
|{{center|—}}
|3
|3
|0
|[[A. Muhamed Mustaque|Muhamed Mustaque Aymantakath]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Sikkim High Court|list]])}}
|-
|23
![[Telangana High Court]]<ref name="hhc">Originally known as [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]], and it was established on 5 November 1956 but it was renamed as [[High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad]] in 2014, renamed again as Telangana High Court on 26 December 2018.</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|01-01-2019}}
|[[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014]]
| [[Telangana]]
|[[Hyderabad]]
|{{center|—}}
|42
|32
|10
| [[Aparesh Kumar Singh]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Telangana High Court|list]])}}
|-
|24
![[Tripura High Court]]
|{{Date table sorting|26-03-2013}}
|North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012
|[[Tripura]]
|[[Agartala]]
|{{center|—}}
|5
|4
|1
|[[M. S. Ramachandra Rao (judge)|Mamidanna Satyaratna Ramachandra Rao]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Tripura High Court|list]])}}
|-
|25
![[Uttarakhand High Court]]<ref name="uhc">Originally known as [[Uttaranchal High Court]], it was renamed as Uttarakhand High Court in 2007.</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|09-11-2000}}
|[[Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000]]
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|[[Nainital]]
|{{center|—}}
|11
|9
|2
|[[Manoj Kumar Gupta]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Uttarakhand High Court|list]])}}
|-
! colspan="7" |Total
!1114
!840
!274
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== High courts by states/union territories ==
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| caption1 = The [[Madras High Court]] in [[Chennai]], one of the first four high courts of India
| image2 = Mumbai 03-2016 40 Bombay High Court.jpg
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| caption2 = The [[Bombay High Court]] in [[Mumbai]], one of the first four high courts of India and a [[World Heritage Site]]
| image3 = Calcutta High Court.jpg
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| caption3 = The [[Calcutta High Court]] in [[Kolkata]], oldest high court of India
| image4 = Allahabad high court.jpg
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| caption4 = The [[Allahabad High Court]] in [[Prayagraj]], one of the first four high courts of India
| image5 = Jharkhand High Court aerial view.jpg
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|caption5 = Aerial view of the new [[Jharkhand High Court]] building, the largest in India in terms of area
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| caption6 = The [[Karnataka High Court]] in [[Bengaluru]]
| image7 = High Court of Kerala Building.jpg
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| caption7 = A working day view of the [[Kerala High Court]] in [[Kochi]]
| image8 = High Court of Telangana in Hyderabad.jpg
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| caption8 = The [[Telangana High Court]] in [[Hyderabad]] is housed in a building built in 1919, making one of the oldest high court buildings.
| image9 = Chandigarh High Court.jpg
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| caption9 = The [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] is part of the [[Chandigarh Capitol Complex]], a UNESCO World Heritage Site
|image10 = High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati (May 2019) 2.jpg
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| width10 =175
| caption10 = New [[High Court of Andhra Pradesh|High Court]] Building of Andhra at [[Amaravati]]

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|-
! State/UT
! Court
!Principal seat
!Bench(es)
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|'''[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]'''
| [[Calcutta High Court]]
|{{center|—}}
|[[Port Blair]]{{Efn|Circuit bench.|name=Circuit bench}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" |'''[[Arunachal Pradesh]]'''
| [[Gauhati High Court]]
|{{center|—}}
|[[Itanagar]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Andhra Pradesh]]'''
| [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]]
|[[Amaravati]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Assam]]'''
| [[Gauhati High Court]]
|[[Guwahati]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Bihar]]'''
| [[Patna High Court]]
|[[Patna]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Chandigarh]]'''
| [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]]

|[[Chandigarh]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Chhattisgarh]]'''
| [[Chhattisgarh High Court]]
|[[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]'''
| [[Bombay High Court]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Delhi]]'''
| [[Delhi High Court]]
|[[New Delhi]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Goa]]'''
| [[Bombay High Court]]
|{{center|—}}
|[[Panaji]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Gujarat]]'''
| [[Gujarat High Court]]
|[[Ahmedabad]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Haryana]]'''
| [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]]
|[[Chandigarh]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Himachal Pradesh]]'''
| [[Himachal Pradesh High Court]]
|[[Shimla]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]'''
| [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]]
|[[Srinagar]]/[[Jammu]]{{Efn|Srinagar is the summer capital; Jammu is the winter capital.|name=J&K capital}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Jharkhand]]'''
| [[Jharkhand High Court]]
|[[Ranchi]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Karnataka]]'''
| [[Karnataka High Court]]
|[[Bengaluru]]
|[[Dharwad]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}} and [[Kalaburagi]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Kerala]]'''
| [[Kerala High Court]]
|[[Kochi]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Ladakh]]'''
|[[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]]
|[[Srinagar]]/[[Jammu]]{{Efn|Srinagar is the summer capital; Jammu is the winter capital.|name=J&K capital}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| '''[[Lakshadweep]]'''
| [[Kerala High Court]]
|[[Kochi]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Madhya Pradesh]]'''
| [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]]
|[[Jabalpur]]
|[[Gwalior]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}} and [[Indore]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Maharashtra]]'''
| [[Bombay High Court]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|[[Nagpur]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}, [[Aurangabad]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}} and [[Kolhapur]]{{Efn|Circuit bench.|name=Circuit bench}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Manipur]]'''
| [[Manipur High Court]]
|[[Imphal]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Meghalaya]]'''
| [[Meghalaya High Court]]
|[[Shillong]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Mizoram]]'''
| [[Gauhati High Court]]
|{{center|—}}
|[[Aizawl]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Nagaland]]'''
| [[Gauhati High Court]]
|{{center|—}}
|[[Kohima]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Odisha]]'''
| [[Orissa High Court]]
|[[Cuttack]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]'''
| [[Madras High Court]]
|[[Chennai]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]'''
| [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]]
|[[Chandigarh]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Rajasthan]]'''
| [[Rajasthan High Court]]
|[[Jodhpur]]
|[[Jaipur]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Sikkim]]'''
| [[Sikkim High Court]]
|[[Gangtok]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Tamil Nadu]]'''
| [[Madras High Court]]
|[[Chennai]]
|[[Madurai]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Telangana]]'''
| [[Telangana High Court]]
|[[Hyderabad]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Tripura]]'''
| [[Tripura High Court]]
|[[Agartala]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Uttar Pradesh]]'''
| [[Allahabad High Court]]
| [[Prayagraj]]
|[[Lucknow]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" | '''[[Uttarakhand]]'''
| [[Uttarakhand High Court]]
|[[Nainital]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
| style="background:#c1e0ff;" |'''[[West Bengal]]'''
|[[Calcutta High Court]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|[[Jalpaiguri]]{{Efn|Permanent bench.|name=Permanent bench}}
|-
|}
{{Notelist}}

==Courts under a high court==
* [[District courts of India|District Court]]
* [[District Munsiff Court]]
* [[Courts of Judicial Magistrate of First Class]]
* [[Courts of Judicial Magistrate of Second Class|Court of Judicial Magistrate of Second Class]]
* [[E-courts In India|E-courts]]

== See also ==
* [[List of current Indian chief justices]]
* [[List of sitting judges of the high courts of India]]
* [[Pendency of court cases in India]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite web | title=Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts | work=Eastern Book Company | url=http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm | access-date=2 September 2005 | archive-date=16 January 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116112219/http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm | url-status=live }}
* {{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/roct2003/30102003/r301020036.html | title=Judge Strength in High Courts Increased | work=Press Information Bureau–Govt. of India | access-date=2 September 2005 | archive-date=22 October 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022014634/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/roct2003/30102003/r301020036.html | url-status=live }}
* {{cite web | title=Judiciary | work=Supreme Court of India | url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/new_s/constitution.htm | access-date=2 September 2005 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050829212628/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/new_s/constitution.htm | archive-date=29 August 2005 | df=dmy-all }}
* {{cite web| title=Constitution of India| work=Wikisource| url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India| access-date=31 December 2005| archive-date=21 August 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821065358/http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India| url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |title=Madras High Court |url=http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/cjhc.htm |publisher=Hcmadras.tn.nic.in |access-date=24 December 2015 |archive-date=9 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509055050/http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/cjhc.htm |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3409298.ece | title=Soon, High Courts in 3 Northeastern States | date=11 May 2012 | access-date=11 May 2012 | newspaper=The Hindu | archive-date=17 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517122226/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3409298.ece | url-status=live }}
* {{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/New-chief-justice-of-Delhi-high-court-to-assume-charge-on-Wednesday/articleshow/16488428.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508221217/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-21/chennai/34001329_1_delhi-high-court-chief-justice-permanent-judge | url-status=live | archive-date=8 May 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title= New Chief Justice of Delhi High Court to Assume Charge on Wednesday | date=21 September 2012 | access-date=6 November 2012 }}

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