The High Court is the supreme judicial body in a state. According to Article 214, each state of India shall have a High Court. However, Article 231 also mentions that there can be a common High Court for two or more States or for two or more states and a union territory. The UPSC Exam aspirants should know the number of High Courts in India.
There are 25 High Courts in India, six having control over more than one State/UT. Delhi has a High Court of its own among the Union Territories. Each High Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and such other judges as appointed by the President of India.
This article will give you the list of High Courts, for the IAS Exam.
The number of High Courts in India is 25. The list is given below:
| List of High Courts in India | |||
| Year | Name | Territorial Jurisdiction | Seat & Bench |
| 1862 | Bombay | Maharashtra | |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu
Composition of the High Court
Qualifications and Tenure
A person shall not be fit for appointment as a Judge of the High Court unless
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Tribunal – A tribunal is a term for anybody acting judicially, whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title. For example, an advocate appearing before a Court on which a single Judge was sitting could describe that judge as ‘their tribunal’.
Permanent Bench – A permanent bench comprises of one or more High Court judges who sit yearlong at a particular location that is different from the permanent seat of the High Court.
Circuit Bench – A Circuit Bench is for territories which are far-flung but do not have too many matters to justify a full-fledged permanent bench. As a result, once or twice a year, some judges travel to these areas and dispose off all the High Court appeals of that jurisdiction.
Division Bench – In a Division Bench, a case is heard and judged by at least 2 judges.
Full Bench – A Full bench refers to a court of law consisting of a greater-than-normal number of judges.
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Calcutta High Court was set up on 1st July 1862. It is one of the three Chartered High Courts in India along with High Court of Bombay and Madras.
Conclusion
We have already come up with the Powers and Functions of the High Court. In this article, we mentioned the total number of high courts in India along with the list of high courts and their establishment year and jurisdiction areas. This will enhance your UPSC Prelims exam preparation.
This article talks about how many high courts are there in India. For the upcoming UPSC 2024, check other important polity articles related to the Constitution:
There are 25 High Courts in India at present (December 18, 2020). These 25 High courts along, with the Supreme Court of India, form India’s Judicial System. The jurisdiction of each High Court is over a state, a Union Territory, a group of states and Union Territories
The states of Punjab and Haryana have a common High Court in Chandigarh. Also, the North-Eastern states (Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh) share the same High Court in Guwahati.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court was established by Presidential order on the 1st of January 2019, under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014.
Andhra Pradesh is building a world-class, India’s first Justice city within its capital Amaravathi with a view to providing a state of art ecosystem built on new technology for supporting the Judicial System in the state.
The High Courts of Mumbai and Guwahati have jurisdictions over more than two states. The Guwahati High Court extends its jurisdiction to states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Mizoram. The Mumbai High Court extends its jurisdiction to Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu.
With a sanctioned court strength of 3 judges, the Sikkim High Court is the smallest High Court of India. It was established in 1975. Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. The seat of the court is at Gangtok, the administrative capital of the state.
