List of all High Courts in India 2021 | List of Chief Justice of all High Courts in India (2024)

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List of all High Courts in India 2021 | List of Chief Justice of all 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.

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.

Allahabad High Court, has the largest number (160) of judges while Sikkim High Court has the smallest number (3) of judges. The lists of high court judges are maintained by the Ministry of Law and Justice.

There are currently 34 judges (including the Chief Justice) who comprise the Supreme Court of India, the highest court in the country. The maximum possible strength is 34.

The correct answer is Calcutta High Court. The Calcutta High Court is the oldest in India. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court building's design is based on the Cloth Hall, Ypres, in Belgium.

The High Courts of Mumbai and Guwahati have jurisdictions over more than two states.

The Supreme Court of India (IAST: Bhārat Kā Sarvochch Nyāyālaya भारत का सर्वोच्च न्यायालय) is the supreme judicial authority and the highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also has the power of judicial review.

The High Court is the highest court in a state in India. Articles 214 to 231 in the Indian Constitution talk about the High Courts, their organisation and powers. The Parliament can also provide for the establishment of one High Court for two or more states.

The correct answer is Guwahati High Court.

What is the hierarchy of high court judges in India? ›

The judiciary in India has a pyramidal structure with the Supreme Court (SC) at the top. High Courts are below the SC, and below them are the district and subordinate courts. The lower courts function under the direct superintendence of the higher courts.

Acting Chief Justice Manmohan

Justice Manmohan was born in Delhi on December 17, 1962. He did his schooling from Modern School, Barakhamba Road. He received his B.A. (Hons.) in History from Hindu College of University of Delhi.

The correct answer is Chief Justice of India.

This is a list of current chief justices of the Supreme Court and high courts of India, the highest court in every state of the Republic of India. There are currently 25 high courts in the country with seven of them having multiple jurisdictions.

Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud, the 16th chief justice, is the longest-serving chief justice, serving over seven years (February 1978 – July 1985), while Kamal Narain Singh, the 22nd chief justice, is the shortest-serving, for 17 days in 1991. As of 2024, there has been no woman who has served as chief justice of India.

The longest serving Justice was William O. Douglas who served for 36 years, 7 months, and 8 days from 1939 to 1975. Which Associate Justice served the shortest Term? John Rutledge served the shortest tenure as an Associate Justice at one year and 18 days, from 1790 to 1791.

The High Court is the highest court in a state in India. Articles 214 to 231 in the Indian Constitution talk about the High Courts, their organisation and powers. The Parliament can also provide for the establishment of one High Court for two or more states.

There are three levels of courts in India. These are the district court, high court and supreme court.

High Court is the highest court of a state of India.

The Supreme Court of India has a sanctioned strength of thirty four Judges and is presently functioning with thirty-one Judges.