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: dillī ucca nyāyālaya) was established on 31 October 1966. The High Court
of Delhi
was established with four judges. They were Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. K. Kapur.
was established with jurisdiction over the provinces of Punjab and Delhi. This jurisdiction lasted till 1947 when India was partitioned
. The High Courts (Punjab) Order, 1947 established a new High Court for the province of East Punjab
with effect from 15 August 1947. The India (Adaptation of Existing Indian Laws) Order, 1947 provided that any reference in an existing Indian law to the High Court of Judicature at Lahore be replaced by a reference to the High Court of East Punjab.
The High Court of East Punjab started functioning from Shimla
in a building called "Peterhoff". The High Court shifted to Chandigarh
in 1954/1955. The High Court of Punjab, as it later came to be called, exercised jurisdiction over Delhi through a Circuit Bench.
In view of the importance of Delhi, its population and other considerations, the Indian Parliament, by enacting the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, established the High Court of Delhi effective from 31st October, 1966.
The High Court of Delhi initially exercised jurisdiction not only over the Union Territory of Delhi, but also Himachal Pradesh
. The High Court of Delhi had a Himachal Pradesh Bench at Shimla in a building called Ravenswood. The High Court of Delhi continued to exercise jurisdiction over Himachal Pradesh until the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 was came into force on 25 January 1971.
that function under the Delhi High Court:
The above are six physical locations of the district courts, whereas actually there are nine district courts headed by individual District Judges. The Tis Hazari complex hosts three districts, the Karkarddoma complex hosts two districts and the remaining complexes host one district each.
IAST
The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration is a transliteration scheme that allows a lossless romanization of Indic scripts as employed by the Sanskrit language.-Popularity:...
: dillī ucca nyāyālaya) was established on 31 October 1966. The High Court
High Courts of India
India's unitary judicial system is made up of the Supreme Court of India at the national level, for the entire country and the 21 High Courts at the State level. These courts have jurisdiction over a state, a union territory or a group of states and union territories...
of Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
was established with four judges. They were Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. K. Kapur.
History
On 21 March 1919, the High Court of Judicature at LahoreLahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
was established with jurisdiction over the provinces of Punjab and Delhi. This jurisdiction lasted till 1947 when India was partitioned
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
. The High Courts (Punjab) Order, 1947 established a new High Court for the province of East Punjab
East Punjab
East Punjab was the part of the Punjab region that went to India following the Partition of the Punjab Province of British India between India and Pakistan in 1947...
with effect from 15 August 1947. The India (Adaptation of Existing Indian Laws) Order, 1947 provided that any reference in an existing Indian law to the High Court of Judicature at Lahore be replaced by a reference to the High Court of East Punjab.
The High Court of East Punjab started functioning from Shimla
Shimla
Shimla , formerly known as Simla, is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills," a term coined by the British...
in a building called "Peterhoff". The High Court shifted to Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
in 1954/1955. The High Court of Punjab, as it later came to be called, exercised jurisdiction over Delhi through a Circuit Bench.
In view of the importance of Delhi, its population and other considerations, the Indian Parliament, by enacting the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, established the High Court of Delhi effective from 31st October, 1966.
The High Court of Delhi initially exercised jurisdiction not only over the Union Territory of Delhi, but also Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
. The High Court of Delhi had a Himachal Pradesh Bench at Shimla in a building called Ravenswood. The High Court of Delhi continued to exercise jurisdiction over Himachal Pradesh until the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 was came into force on 25 January 1971.
The Chief Justice
Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri is officiating as the Acting Chief Justice since October 10, 2011, following the elevation of Chief Justice Dipak Misra to the Supreme Court of India.Former Chief Justices
- Justice K. S. Hegde (1966 - 1967)
- Justice I. D. Dua (1967 - 1969)
- Justice H. R. Khanna (1969 - 1971)
- Justice Hardayal Hardy (1971 - 1972)
- Justice Narain Andley (1972 - 1974)
- Justice T. V. R. TatachariT. V. R. TatachariJustice T. V. R. Tatachari BSc, B.L. was Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. He was a highly Stotriya Vaishnava Scholar and belonged to one of Srimat Tirumala families settled in Vizianagaram....
(1974 - 1978) - Justice V. S. Deshpande (1978 - 1980)
- Justice Prakash Narain (1981 - 1985)
- Justice Rajinder SacharRajinder SacharRajindar Sachar is an Indian lawyer and a former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. He was also a member of United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. He has also served as a counsel for the People's Union for Civil Liberties...
(1985 - 1985) - Justice D. K. Kapur (1985 - 1986)
- Justice R. N. Aggarwal (1987 - 1987)
- Justice Yogeshwar Dayal (1987 - 1988)
- Justice Y. K. Sabharwal
- Justice Rabindranath Pyne
- Justice Milap Chand JainMilap Chand JainMilap Chand Jain was the former Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.He was born in 1929 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. After obtaining his B. Com. and LLM degrees, he was appointed as a judge of the Rajasthan High Court in 1978, and he later rose to become the Chief Justice...
- Justice G. C. Mittal (1991 - 1994)
- Justice M. Jagannadha RaoM. Jagannadha RaoJustice M. Jagannadha Rao B.Sc., L.L.B. was Chief Justice of Kerala High Court and Delhi High Court and Judge of Supreme Court of India.-Brief Lifesketch:...
(1994 - 1997) - Justice Sam Nariman Variava (1999 - 2000)
- Justice S. B. Sinha (2001 - 2002)
- Justice B. C. Patel
- Justice Markandeya Katju
- Justice Mukundakam SharmaMukundakam SharmaJustice Dr. Mukundakam Sharma was a Judge in the Supreme Court of India. He assumed charge of this post on April 9, 2008 and retired on September 17, 2011....
- Justice Ajit Prakash Shah
- Justice Dipak Misra
District Courts in Delhi
Today, the National Capital Territory of Delhi has six District CourtsDistrict Courts of India
The District Courts of India are the district courts established by the State governments in India for every district or for one or more districts together taking into account the number of cases, population distribution in the district. They administer justice in India at a district level...
that function under the Delhi High Court:
- Tis Hazari Courts ComplexTis Hazari Courts ComplexTis Hazari Courts Complex established in 1958, is one of the six District Courts that function under the Delhi High Court, and continues to be the principal Court building in state of Delhi. Over 50,000 litigants visit the court complex everyday....
, estb. 1958 - Patiala House Courts ComplexPatiala House Courts ComplexPatiala House Courts Complex., is one the five District Courts complexes in the state of Delhi.It is housed in former palace of the Maharaja of Patiala, is situated near India Gate in central Delhi, India. It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens...
, established 1977. - Karkardooma Courts Complex, established 1993
- SaketSaketIn Sanskrit, Saket means a place close to Heaven, thus a place where God resides. Saket was the ancient name of the city of Ayodhya, an important Hindu religious place, said to be the birthplace of Lord Rama...
Courts Complex, established 2010 - RohiniRohini Sub CityRohini रोहिणी is a 30-year-old residential sub city in North West Delhi in India. Rohini is second largest sub city in Asia after Dwarka Sub City in South West Delhi. It was the first mega sub-city project of Delhi Development Authority in the urban extension of Delhi, started in 1980s to provide...
Courts Complex, established 2005 - DwarkaDwarkaDwarka also spelled Dvarka, Dwaraka, and Dvaraka, is a city and a municipality of Jamnagar district in the Gujarat state in India. Dwarka , also known as Dwarawati in Sanskrit literature is rated as one of the seven most ancient cities in the country...
Courts Complex, established 2008
The above are six physical locations of the district courts, whereas actually there are nine district courts headed by individual District Judges. The Tis Hazari complex hosts three districts, the Karkarddoma complex hosts two districts and the remaining complexes host one district each.