<Tr> <Th> Since </Th> <Td> 5 March 2016 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Gauhati High Court (Assamese: গুৱাহাটী উচ্চ ন্যায়ালয়) was established on 1 March 1948 after the Government of India Act 1935 was passed . It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Gauhati High Court in 1971 by the North East Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 . </P> <P> It has largest jurisdiction in terms of states, with its area covering the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Mizoram . </P> <P> After Indian independence, the Assam Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution on 9 September 1947 that a High Court be established for the Province of Assam . In exercise of power conferred by the Government of India Act 1935, the Governor General of India on 1 March 1948 promulgated the Assam High Court Order, 1948, establishing the High Court of Assam . It was inaugurated on 5 April 1948 by H.J. Kania, the Chief Justice of India . Sir R.F. Lodge was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the Assam High Court on the same day . The Assam High Court initially had its sittings at Shillong but shifted to Guwahati on 14 August 1948 . </P>

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