High Courts of India : State wise Overview
India has a total of 25 High Court , serving the various states and Union Territories. Here’s a detailed sate – wise breakdown of each High Court, including their establishment dates, locations and jurisdiction.
1. Andra Pradesh High Court
Location : Amaravati
Established : 1 January 2019
Jurisdiction : Andra Pradesh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
Shares Jurisdiction with the Gauhati High Court.
Assam
High Court :Gauhati High Court
Location : Guwahati
Established : 5 April 1948
Jurisdiction : Assam , Nagaland, Mizoram , Arunachal Pradesh
4. Bihar
High Court : Patna High Court
Location : Patna
Established : 3 February 1916
Jurisdiction : Bihar
5. Chhattisgarh
High Court : Chhattisgarh High Court
Location : Bilaspur
Established : 1 November 2000
Jurisdiction : Chhattisgarh
6. Goa
Shares jurisdiction with the Bombay High Court ( Goa Bench )
7. Gujarat
High Court : Gujarat High Court
Location : Ahmedabad
Established : 1 May 1960
Jurisdiction Gujarat
Haryana
Shares jurisdication with the Punjab and Haryana High Court
Himachal Pradesh
High Court : Himachal Pradesh High Court
Location : Shimla
Established : 25 January 1971
Jurisdiction : Himachal Pradesh
10 Jharkhand
High Court : Jharkhand High Court
Location : Ranchi
Established : 15 November 2000
Jurisdiction : Jharkhand
11. Karnataka
High Court : Karnataka High Court
Location : Bengaluru
Established : 1884 ( as the High Court of Mysore )
Jurisdiction : Karnataka
12 Kerala
High Court : Kerala High Court
Location : Ernakulam ( Kochi )
Established : 1 November 1956
Jurisdiction : Kerala , Lakshadweep
13. Madhya Pradesh
High Court : Madhya Pradesh High Court
Location : Jabalpur
Established : 2 January 1936
Jurisdiction : Madhya Pradesh
14. Maharashtra
High Court : Bombay High Court
Location : Mumbai (Benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Goa )
Established : 14 August 1862
Jurisdiction : Maharashtra , Goa ,Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu
15. Manipur
High Court : Manipur High Court
Location : Imphal
Established : 25 March 2013
Jurisdiction : Manipur
16. Meghalaya
High Court : Meghalaya High Court
Location : Shillong
Established : 23 March 2013
Jurisdiction : Meghalaya
17. Mizoram
Shares Jurisdiction with the Gauhati High Court
18. Nagaland
Shares jurisdiction with the Gauhati High Court
19. Odisha
High Court : Orissa High Court
Location : Cuttack
Established : 26 July 1948
Jurisdiction : Odisha
20. Punjab
High Court : Punjab and Haryana High Court
Location : Chandigarh
Established : 1947
Jurisdiction : Punjab , Haryana , Chandigarh
21. Rajasthan
High Court : Rajasthan High Court
Location : Jodhpur (Bench at Jaipur )
Established : 21 June 1949
Jurisdiction : Rajasthan
22. Sikkim
High Court : Sikkim High Court
Location : Gangtok
Established : 1975
Jurisdiction : Sikkim
23 Tamil Nadu
High Court : Madras High Court
Location : Chennai
Established : 15 August 1862
Jurisdiction : Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
24. Telangana
High Court : Telangana High Court
Location : Hyderabad
Established : 1 January 2019
Jurisdiction : Telangana
25. Tripura
High Court : Tripura High Court
Location : Agartala
Established : 23 March 2013
Jurisdiction : Tripura
26. Uttar Pradesh
High Court : Allahabad High Court
Location : Allahabad ( Bench at Lucknow )
Established : 17 March 1866
Jurisdiction : Uttar Pradesh
27. Uttarkhand
High Court : Uttarakhand High Court
Location : Nainital
Established : 9 November 2000
Jurisdiction : Uttarakhand
28. West Bengal
High Court : Calcutta High Court
Location : Kolkata
Established : 1 July 1862
Jurisdiction : West Bengal , Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Union Territories
1. Delhi
High Court : Delhi High Court
Location : New Delhi
Established : 31 October 1966
Jurisdiction : National Capital Territory of Delhi
2. Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
High Court : Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Location : Srinagar ( Summer ), Jammu ( Winter )
Established : 26 March 1928
Jurisdiction : Jammu and Kashmir , Ladakh
Union territories like Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry share jurisdiction with nearby state High Courts.
This comprehensive list helps in understanding the judicial setup India and the role of each High Court in administering justice within its jurisdiction.