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The Calcutta High Court is one of the three High Courts in India established at the Presidency Towns by Letters patent granted by Queen Victoria, bearing date 26 June 1862, and is the oldest High Court in India. It was established as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William on 1 July 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861, which was preceded ...
Each High Court could consist of a chief justice and up to 15 judges. Under §3 of the Act, judges could be selected from barristers (with five years of experience), civil servants (with ten years of experience including three years as a zillah judge), judges of small cause courts or sudder ameen (with five years of experience), or pleaders of lander courts or High Courts (with five years of ...
The Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Calcutta, was founded in 1774 by the Regulating Act of 1773.It replaced the Mayor's Court of Calcutta and was British India's highest court from 1774 until 1862, when the High Court of Calcutta was established by the Indian High Courts Act 1861.
Hooghly River, Calcutta by Francis Frith (taken between 1850 and 1875) Historically, Calcutta was the centre of activity in the early stages of the national movement of independence. Exactly a hundred years after the fall of Bengal in the Battle of Plassey, Calcutta saw the beginning of what is often called the First Independence Movement of ...
The number of judges in a court is decided by dividing the average institution of main cases during the last five years by the national average, or the average rate of disposal of main cases per judge per year in that high court, whichever is higher. The Madras High Court is the oldest high court in the country, established on 26 June 1862 ...
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Statue of Romesh Chandra in Calcutta High Court. Sir Romesh Chandra Mitra or Romesh Chunder Mitter (1840–13 July 1899) was an Indian judge and the first Indian officiating Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. Sir Romesh Mitra Girls school was founded in his honour in 1897.
There are 25 High courts in India. The number of total judges sanctioned in these high courts are 1114 of which 840 judges are permanent and remaining 274 sanctioned for additional judges. As of 10 December 2024, 360 of the seats, about 32.3% 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 ...