<P> The Madras High Court in Chennai, Bombay High Court in Mumbai, Calcutta High Court in Kolkata and Allahabad High Court in Allahabad are the oldest four high courts in India . </P> <P> The following are the 24 high courts in India sorted by name, year established, 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Court name </Th> <Th> Established </Th> <Th> Act established </Th> <Th> Jurisdiction </Th> <Th> Principal seat </Th> <Th> Bench </Th> <Th> Judges </Th> <Th> Chief justice </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Allahabad High Court </Td> <Td> 11 June 1866 </Td> <Td> Indian High Courts Act 1861 </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> Allahabad </Td> <Td> Lucknow </Td> <Td> 109 </Td> <Td> D.B. Bhosale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bombay High Court </Td> <Td> 14 August 1862 </Td> <Td> Indian High Courts Act 1861 </Td> <Td> Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Maharashtra </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Aurangabad, Nagpur, Panaji </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani (Acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Calcutta High Court </Td> <Td> 2 July 1862 </Td> <Td> Indian High Courts Act 1861 </Td> <Td> Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal </Td> <Td> Kolkata </Td> <Td> Port Blair </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Jyotirmay Bhattacharya (Acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chhattisgarh High Court </Td> <Td> 1 November 2000 </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 </Td> <Td> Chhattisgarh </Td> <Td> Bilaspur </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Mr. Justice Pritinker Diwaker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delhi High Court </Td> <Td> 31 October 1966 </Td> <Td> Delhi High Court Act, 1966 </Td> <Td> National Capital Territory of Delhi </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Gita Mittal (Acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gauhati High Court </Td> <Td> 1 March 1948 </Td> <Td> Government of India Act, 1935 </Td> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland </Td> <Td> Guwahati </Td> <Td> Aizwal, Itanagar, Kohima </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Ajit Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gujarat High Court </Td> <Td> 1 May 1960 </Td> <Td> Bombay Reorgansisation Act, 1960 </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> <Td> Ahmedabad </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> R. Subhash Reddy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad </Td> <Td> 5 July 1954 </Td> <Td> Andhra State Act, 1953 </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh, Telangana </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> T.B. Radhakrishnan (Acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Himachal Pradesh High Court </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 </Td> <Td> Himachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> Shimla </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 08 </Td> <Td> Sanjay Karol (Acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jammu and Kashmir High Court </Td> <Td> 28 August 1928 </Td> <Td> Letters Patent issued by then Maharaja of Kashmir </Td> <Td> Jammu and Kashmir </Td> <Td> Srinagar / Jammu </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Badar Durrez Ahmed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jharkhand High Court </Td> <Td> 15 November 2000 </Td> <Td> Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 </Td> <Td> Jharkhand </Td> <Td> Ranchi </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel (Acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Karnataka High Court </Td> <Td> 1884 </Td> <Td> Mysore High Court Act, 1884 </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> Dharwad, Gulbarga </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Dinesh Maheshwari </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kerala High Court </Td> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> States Reorganisation Act, 1956 </Td> <Td> Kerala, Lakshadweep </Td> <Td> Kochi </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Antony Dominic (Acting) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madhya Pradesh High Court </Td> <Td> 2 January 1936 </Td> <Td> Government of India Act, 1935 </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> Jabalpur </Td> <Td> Gwalior, Indore </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Hemant Gupta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madras High Court </Td> <Td> 15 August 1862 </Td> <Td> Indian High Courts Act 1861 </Td> <Td> Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Madurai </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> Huluvadi G. Ramesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manipur High Court </Td> <Td> 25 March 2013 </Td> <Td> North - Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012 </Td> <Td> Manipur </Td> <Td> Imphal </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 02 </Td> <Td> Ramalingam Sudhakar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Meghalaya High Court </Td> <Td> 23 March 2013 </Td> <Td> North - Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012 </Td> <Td> Meghalaya </Td> <Td> Shillong </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 02 </Td> <Td> Dinesh Maheshwari </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orissa High Court </Td> <Td> 3 April 1948 </Td> <Td> Orissa High Court Ordinance, 1948 </Td> <Td> Odisha </Td> <Td> Cuttack </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Vineet Saran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Patna High Court </Td> <Td> 2 September 1916 </Td> <Td> Letters Patent issued by the Crown </Td> <Td> Bihar </Td> <Td> Patna </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Rajendra Menon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punjab and Haryana High Court </Td> <Td> 15 August 1947 </Td> <Td> Punjab High Court Ordinance, 1947 </Td> <Td> Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab </Td> <Td> Chandigarh </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Shiavax Jal Vazifdar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rajasthan High Court </Td> <Td> 21 June 1949 </Td> <Td> Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 </Td> <Td> Rajasthan </Td> <Td> Jodhpur </Td> <Td> Jaipur </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Pradeep Nandrajog </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sikkim High Court </Td> <Td> 16 May 1975 </Td> <Td> The 36th Amendment to the Indian Constitution </Td> <Td> Sikkim </Td> <Td> Gangtok </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 03 </Td> <Td> Satish K. Agnihotri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tripura High Court </Td> <Td> 26 March 2013 </Td> <Td> North - Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012 </Td> <Td> Tripura </Td> <Td> Agartala </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 02 </Td> <Td> Tinlianthang Vaiphei </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uttarakhand High Court </Td> <Td> 9 November 2000 </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 </Td> <Td> Uttarakhand </Td> <Td> Nainital </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> K.M. Joseph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="8"> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <Ol> <Li> ^ Jump up to: Permanent bench . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Circuit bench . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Srinagar is the summer capital; Jammu is the winter capital . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Court name </Th> <Th> Established </Th> <Th> Act established </Th> <Th> Jurisdiction </Th> <Th> Principal seat </Th> <Th> Bench </Th> <Th> Judges </Th> <Th> Chief justice </Th> </Tr>

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