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The list shows incumbent and past chief justices of Patna High Court, the high court of the state of Bihar. In Indian legal jurisdiction, high courts are instituted as constitutional courts under the Indian Constitution. List Chief Justice Start of term End of term K. Vinod Chandran 29 March 2023 Incumbent Sanjay Karol 11 November 2019 5 February 2023 Amreshwar Pratap Sahi 17 November 2018 10 ...
The High Court of Judicature at Patna (commonly known as Patna High Court) is the High Court of the state of Bihar. It was established on 3 February 1916 by British colonial government and was later affiliated under the Government of India Act 1915 , making it one of the oldest High Courts of India .
The verdict was made on the basis of Supreme Court judgement in Krishna Murthy (Dr.) & Ors. Vs. Union of India and Anr. case that mandated that the elections to state municipalities should follow the triple test condition. [19] [20] [21] On 27 November 2023, PIL was filed before Patna High Court against Bihar quota hike laws. [22]
On 1 August 2023, Patna High Court's division bench, comprising Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Partha Sarathy, gave judgement that holding a caste survey in Bihar is valid and legal. [6] The division bench passed the order in its 101-page verdict [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] while dismissing all petitions challenging the survey.
A public interest litigation was filed with the Supreme Court of India, which led to the court's involvement, [20] and based on the ultimate directions issued by the supreme court, in March 1996, the Patna High Court ordered that the case be handed over to the CBI. [21]
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 27 January 2025, 367 of the seats, about 32.71% 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 ...
Earlier, the case was transferred to Patna from Jehanabad following a Patna High Court order in October 1999. [ 6 ] On 7 April 2010, the Additional District and Sessions Judge Vijai Prakash Mishra of the Patna Civil Court sentenced 16 men to death and 10 to life imprisonment for the massacre.
A circuit bench of the Patna High Court was established at Ranchi on 6 March 1972 under clause 36 of the letters patent of the Patna High Court.The circuit bench became the permanent bench of the Patna High Court, by the High Court at Patna (Establishment of Permanent Bench at Ranchi) Act 1976 (Act 57 of 1976) on 8 April 1976.