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The High Court

The High Court is the head of the Judiciary in the State.
There are 25 High Courts in the country, three having jurisdiction over more than one state.
Six High Courts (Allahabad, Bombay, Gauhati, Madhya Pradesh, Madras and Rajasthan) have 11 Permanent Benches amongst themselves.
Only Karnataka High Court has two circuit Benches at Dharwad and Gulbarga.
Among the union territories, Delhi alone has a High, Court of its own. Other six union territories come under the jurisdiction of different state High Courts.
Every Judge of a High Court is appointed by the President.
In making appointment as a High Court Judge, President can consult the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the State and also the Chief Justice of that High Court.
The Judge of the High Courts in India is administered an oath of office by the Governor of the State or some person appointed by him for the purpose.
A Judge of the High Court can hold office until the age of 62 years.

A High Court Judge can leave his office:

By resignation in writing addressed to the President.
By being appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court or being transferred to any other High Court by the President.
By removal by the President.
The mode of removal of a Judge of the High Court is same as that of a Judge of the Supreme Court.

The qualifications for being a Judge of the High Court are:

Be a citizen of India.
Not above 62 years of age.
Must have held for at least 10 years a judicial office in territory of India or experience of at least 10 years as advocate of a High Court, or of two or more such courts in succession in India.

Salaries and allowances of the High Court Judges are charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State. [Art. 202(3) (d)].
After retirement a permanent Judge of High Court can not plead or act in a Court or before any authority in India, except the Supreme Court and a High Court in which he has not worked.

The Hight Courts: Seats and Jurisdiction

Name of the H.C.	Established	Territorial Jurisdiction	Principal Seat
Allahabad	17-03-1866	Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad [(Bench at Lucknow, began functioning from 01-07-1948))
Andhra Pradesh	01-01-2019	Andhra Pradesh,	Amaravati
Bombay	14-08-1862	Maharashtra, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman &Diu.	Mumbai [(Benches at Nagpur (01-05-1960), Panji (01-07-1948), Aurangabad (27-08-1984)]
Calcutta	01-07-1862	West Bengal, Andman & Nicobar Islands.	Kolkata (Circuit Bench at Port Blair)
Chhattisgarh	2000	Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur
Delhi	31-10-1966	Delhi	Delhi
Gauhati	01-03-1948	Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh	Guwahati (Benches at Kohima for Nagaland (01-12-1972), Aizawl for Mizoram (05-07-1990) and Itanagar for Arunachal Pradesh (12-08-2000)
Gujarat	1960	Gujarat	Sola (Ahmedabad)
Himachal Pradesh	1966	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla
Jammu and Kashmir	1928	Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh	Srinagar (Summer) and Jammu (Winter)
Jharkhand	2000	Jharkhand	Ranchi
Karnataka	1884	Karnataka	Bengaluru (Bench-Dharwad (07-02-2008) and Gulbarga (07-02-2008)]
Kerala	01-11-1956	Kerala & Lakshadweep	Ernakulam
Madhya Pradesh	01-11-1956	Madhya Pradesh	Jabalpur (Bench-Indore (01-11-1956), Gwalior (01-11-1956)]
Madras	15-08-1862	Tamil Nadu & Puducherry	Chennai [(Bench-Madurai, (24-07-2004)]
Manipur	25-03-2013	Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	25-03-2013	Meghalaya	Shillong
Orissa	08-06-1948	Odisha	Cuttack
Patna	03-02-1916	Bihar	Patna
Punjab & Haryana	1975	Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Rajasthan	29-08-1949	Rajasthan	Jodhpur (Bench-Jaipur (31-01-1997)]
Sikkim	1975	Sikkim	Gangtok
Telangana	01-01-2019	Telangana	Hyderabad
Uttarakhand	2000	Uttarakhand	Nainital
Tripura	26-03-2013	Tripura	Agartala
*Before the bifurcation of Telangana as a separate state the principal seat of Andhra Pradesh was at Hyderabad which was established in 1954.* *The oldest High Court in India.*

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