As we know that India has 8 Union territories, not a single territory has its own High Court except Delhi. The High Court of Delhi was established on 31 October 1966, initially, when it was started it only had four judges, and the Chief Justice was also included in its name was k. S. Hegde. The 56 years have been passed since the establishment of the High Court and now it has 45 permanent judges and 15 Additional Judges.
History of Delhi High Court
In 1882 the High Court of Lahore was established with the Jurisdiction of the Provinces of the Punjab and Delhi. This jurisdiction last till the partition of India happened in 1947. And after the partition of India, the Punjab Court was also separated from the Delhi Court and set up in the eastern region of Punjab.
In view of Delhi’s Population and density and in considering the others of Delhi, the parliament passed an Act called the Delhi High Court Act 1966 and Established the High Court of Delhi which comes into effect on 31 October 1966.
Jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court
The Jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court was huge and it covers almost all the areas of Delhi including the area of the Gurgaon and the Punjab border. And it also states in the act that it will have the power to overview the lower Courts like District and Magistrate Courts.
Important current judges of Delhi High Court
The Chief Justice of Delhi Court – Dhirubhai NaranBHai PatelJustice Mukta Gupta.
Justice Vipin Sanghi.
Justice Anu Malhotra.
Justice Amit Bansal.
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