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The Chief Justice of the High Court is also required to consult his two senior-most puisne Judges before recommending a name for appointment to the High Court. [7] The Judges of the Delhi High Court are guided by the code of ethics as stated in ‘Restatement of Values of Judicial Life’ adopted by the Supreme Court of India, vide its ...
The following are the 25 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 ...
Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (2009) [1] is a landmark Indian case decided by a two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court, which held that treating consensual homosexual sex between adults as a crime is a violation of fundamental rights protected by India's Constitution. The verdict resulted in the decriminalization of homosexual acts ...
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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala [30] 1973 Formally outlined and adopted the Basic structure doctrine. Minerva Mills v. Union of India [31] 1980 Added clarifications about the Basic Structure doctrine. Court ruled that the power of the parliament to amend the constitution is limited by the constitution. Hence the parliament cannot ...
There are 25 High courts in India. The number of total judges sanctioned in these high courts are 1122 of which 846 judges are permanent and remaining 276 sanctioned for additional judges. As of 1 January 2025, 371 of the seats, about 33% are vacant. 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 ...
Name of Court Districts Year of Establishment Number of Courts 1 Tis Hazari Court (Kashmere Gate) Central & West Delhi 1958 14 courts (11 MM + 3 CJ) 2 Patiala House Court: New Delhi: 1977 7 courts (7 MM) 3 Karkardooma Court (Anand Vihar) East, North-East & Shahdara: 1993 6 courts (6 MM) 4 Rohini Court North-West & North Delhi 2005 2 courts (2 MM) 5
Bombay High Court : Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Maharashtra: 21 January 2025 (3 days) 12 April 2026 (−1 year, 78 days) 1 year, 82 days Sanjiv Khanna: Madhya Pradesh: 6th Since 5/12/2024 23 July 2023 (1 year, 185 days) 6th Chief Justice of Telangana High Court: 2 years, 264 days T. S. Sivagnanam: Calcutta High Court