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The High Court of Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय; IAST: dillī uchcha nyāyālaya) is the high court in Delhi, India. It was established on 31 October 1966, through the Delhi High Court Act, 1966. [1] Below it are 11 Subordinate Courts that oversee smaller judicial districts.
Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra was a member of the five-judge constitution bench that presided over Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India & Another Building of the Supreme Court of India. In 2017, the supreme court heard arguments for fifteen days, beginning on 2 November 2017 and finishing on 5 December 2017.
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 ...
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 ...
S.P. Gupta v. Union of India [37] Established the Collegium system of the Indian Judicial System. 1993 Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India [38] Struck down the 99th Amendment of the Constitution of India and the proposal of the National Judicial Appointments Commission. 1998 In re Special reference 1 [39]
The high court judges are recommended for appointment by the High Court collegium consisting of the Chief Justice of the High Court, and two remaining senior-most judges of the high court. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] The names have to be approved by the state government, the governor, the Chief Justice of India, and the union government before being ...
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 ...
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