Allahabad High Court - wikipedia Allahabad High Court This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2015 ) Allahabad High Court High Court Building Established 1866 ( in Agra ) 1869 ( in Allahabad ) Country India Location Principal Seat : Allahabad, U.P. Circuit Bench : Lucknow Coordinates 25 ° 27 ′ 11 '' N 81 ° 49 ′ 14 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.45306 ° N 81.82056 ° E ﻿ / 25.45306 ; 81.82056 Coordinates : 25 ° 27 ′ 11 '' N 81 ° 49 ′ 14 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.45306 ° N 81.82056 ° E ﻿ / 25.45306 ; 81.82056 Composition method Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. Authorized by Constitution of India Decisions are appealed to Supreme Court of India Judge term length mandatory retirement by age of 62 No. of positions 160 Website www.allahabadhighcourt.in Chief Justice Currently Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale Since July 2016 The Allahabad High Court or the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is a high court based in Allahabad that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1869, making it one of the first high courts to be established in India. Contents 1 History 2 Principal seat and benches 3 Chief Justice 3.1 List of Chief Justices 4 Reporting and citation 5 High Court Service 5.1 ( Organizational structure ) 5.2 BS Cadre 5.3 PS Cadre 5.4 Computer Cadre 6 Notes 7 External links History Allahabad became the seat of Government of North - Western Provinces and a High Court was established in 1834 but was shifted to Agra within a year. In 1868 it shifted back to Allahabad. The former High Court was located at the Accountant General 's office at the University of Allahabad complex. It was founded as the High Court of Judicature for the North - Western Provinces at Agra on 17 March 1866 by the Indian High Courts Act 1861 replacing the old Sadr Diwani Adalat. Sir Walter Morgan, Barrister - at - Law and Mr. Simpson were appointed the first Chief Justice and the first Registrar respectively of the High Court of North - Western Provinces. The location High Court for the North - Western Provinces was shifted from Agra to Allahabad in 1869 and the name was correspondingly changed to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad from 11 March 1919. On 2 November 1925, the Oudh Judicial Commissioner 's Court was replaced by the Oudh Chief Court at Lucknow by the Oudh Civil Courts Act of 1925, enacted by the United Provinces Legislature with the previous sanction of the Governor General the passing of this Act. On 25 February 1948, the Chief Court of Oudh was amalgamated with the High Court of Allahabad. When the state of Uttaranchal, now known as Uttarakhand, was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000, this high court ceased to have jurisdiction over the districts falling in Uttaranchal. Allahabad High court was built by Khan saheb Nizamuddin of Loha Mundi, Agra, India. He also donated the water fountain to the High court. Principal seat and benches The seat of the court is at Allahabad. Allahabad High Court maintains a permanent circuit bench at Lucknow, the administrative capital of the state. The maximum number of serving judges is 160, the highest in India. Chief Justice Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale is the Chief Justice of the Court. List of Chief Justices # Chief Justice Term Walter Morgan ( judge ) 1866 -- 1871 Robert Stuart 1871 -- 1884 William Comer Petheram 1884 -- 1886 John Edge 1886 -- 1898 5 Louis Addin Kershaw 1898 6 Arthur Strachey 1898 -- 1901 7 John Stanley 1901 -- 1911 8 Henry George Richards 1911 -- 1919 9 Edward Grimwood Mears 1919 -- 1932 10 Shah Muhammad Sulaiman 1932 -- 1937 11 John Gibb Thom 1937 -- 1941 12 Iqbal Ahmad 1941 -- 1946 13 Kamala Kanta Verma 1946 -- 1947 14 Bidhu Bhushan Malik 1947 -- 1955 15 O.H. Mootham 1955 -- 1961 16 Manulal Chunilal Desai 1961 -- 1966 17 Vashishtha Bhargava 25 February 1966 -- 7 August 1966 18 Nasirullah Beg 1966 -- 1967 19 Vidyadhar Govind Oak 1967 -- 1971 20 Shashi Kanta Verma 1971 -- 1973 21 Dhatri Saran Mathur 1973 -- 1974 22 Kunwar Bahadur Asthana 1974 -- 1977 23 D.M. Chandrashekhar 1977 -- 1978 24 Satish Chandra 1978 -- 1983 25 Mahesh Narain Shukla 1983 -- 1985 26 Hriday Nath Seth 1986 27 Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty 1986 -- 1987 28 Dwarka Nath Jha 29 Amitav Banerji 1987 -- 1988 30 Brahma Nath Katju 1988 -- 1989 31 B.P. Jeevan Reddy 1990 -- 1991 32 Manoj Kumar Mukherjee 1991 -- 1993 33 S.S. Sodhi 1994 -- 1995 34 A. Lakshman Rao 1995 -- 1996 35 D.P. Mohapatra 1996 -- 1998 36 N.K. Mitra 1999 -- 2000 37 Shyamal Kumar Sen 8 May 2000 -- 24 November 2002 38 Tarun Chatterjee 31 January 2003 -- 26 August 2004 39 Ajoy Nath Ray 11 January 2005 -- 26 January 2007 40 Hemant Laxman Gokhale 7 March 2007 -- 8 March 2009 41 Chandramauli Kumar Prasad 20 March 2009 -- 7 February 2010 42 Ferdino Rebello 26 June 2010 -- 30 July 2011 43 Syed Rafat Alam 4 August 2011 -- 8 August 2012 44 Shiva Kirti Singh 17 October 2012 -- 18 September 2013 45 Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud 31 October 2013 -- 12 May 2016 46 Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale 30 July 2016 - Incumbent Reporting and citation Private journals that report Allahabad High Court Judgements include 1. Allahabad Criminal Cases, 2. Allahabad Law Journal 3. Allahabad Daily Judgements 4. Allahabad Civil Journal 5. Allahabad Weekly Cases 6. Allahabad Rent Cases 7. Revenue Decisions 8. U.P. Local Bodies and Education Cases 9. Lucknow Civil Decisions ( LCD ) 10. Judicial Interpretation on Crimes ( JIC ) High Court Service The Office staff at High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is broadly divided into four Cadres : General office Cadre BS Cadre PS Cadre Computer Cadre. General Office cadre is the nodal cadre for handling all the administrative and judicial work in the hon'ble court and ensuring judicial work is carried out in a streamlined and time - bound manner. BS ( Bench Secretary ) and PS ( Private Secretary ) cadres are specialised cadres and are attached to hon'ble judges to assist them in judicial proceedings and other miscellaneous work. ( Organizational structure ) It consists of the officers and officials of Registry with the following hierarchy. The apex two posts Registrar General and Senior Registrar are reserved for HJS ( Higher Judicial Service ) officers and both the posts are filled up from amongst one of the senior most HJS officers. Designation / Grade Pay / Group 11 ) Registrar General / A 10 ) Senior Registrar / A General Office Cadre Gazetted Officers 9 ) Registrar / 8900 ( Level 13A ) / A 8 ) Joint Registrar / 8700 ( Level 13 ) / A 7 ) Deputy Registrar / 7600 ( Level 12 ) / A 6 ) Assistant Registrar / 6600 ( Level 11 ) / A 5 ) Section Officer / 5400 ( Level 10 ) / B 4 ) Review Officer / 4800 ( Level 8 ) / B Non-Gazetted Officials 3 ) Asst. Review Officer / 4600 ( Level 7 ) 2 ) Routine grade Clerk 1 ) Peon / Bundle Lifter Bs Cadre It consists of Bench Secretaries of different grades. These post are filled through departmental examination. PS Cadre It consists of personal secretaries of various grades and personal assistants. Computer Cadre It consists of officers and officials in following hierarchy : System Manager Senior System Analyst System Analyst Programmer Gr. 1 Programmer Gr. 2 Computer Operator A, B & C Registrar General is the head of all the Officers and Officials working in the High Court. Notes Jump up ^ Ashutosh Joshi ( 1 January 2008 ). Town Planning Regeneration of Cities. New India Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 8189422820. Jump up ^ Ashutosh Joshi ( 1 January 2008 ). Town Planning Regeneration of Cities. New India Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 8189422820. ^ Jump up to : Ashutosh Joshi ( 1 January 2008 ). Town Planning Regeneration of Cities. New India Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 8189422820. Jump up ^ http://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/justice-dilip-babasaheb-bhosale-sworn-chief-justice-allahabad-hc-07201634804.html Jump up ^ `` DB Bhosale takes over as Chief Justice of Allahabad HC ''. Business Standard. 2016 - 07 - 30. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 29. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Allahabad High Court. Official website History of Allahabad High Court Allahabad landmarks Buildings and structures Bridges New Yamuna Bridge Old Naini Bridge Government Allahabad High Court State Police Headquarters Museums and libraries Allahabad Museum Anand Bhavan Thornhill Mayne Memorial Parks and Gardens Alfred Park Khusro Bagh Minto Park Places of worship Triveni Sangam Saraswati Ghat All Saints Cathedral St. Joseph 's Cathedral Shopping centers and Markets Civil Lines Chowk Sports Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium Structures Swaraj Bhavan Mayo Memorial Hall University of Allahabad Jawahar Planetarium Allahabad Fort Transport Allahabad Junction Allahabad Airport Allahabad Metro Fests and Events Kumbh Mela Indira Marathon International Film Festival of Prayag History History Timeline Treaty of Allahabad Indian Rebellion of 1857 Capital of India Allahabad Address 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede 2013 Kumbh Mela stampede People List of people Roads and Streets MG Marg High courts of India Allahabad High Court Bombay High Court Calcutta High Court Chhattisgarh High Court Delhi High Court Gujarat High Court Gauhati High Court Himachal Pradesh High Court Hyderabad High Court Jammu and Kashmir High Court Jharkhand High Court Karnataka High Court Kerala High Court Madhya Pradesh High Court Madras High Court Manipur High Court Meghalaya High Court Odisha High Court Patna High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court Rajasthan High Court Sikkim High Court Tripura High Court Uttarakhand High Court Allahabad division topics General Allahabad High Court University of Allahabad Doab Triveni Sangam Kumbh Mela 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede 2013 Kumbh Mela stampede The Leader ( Allahabad newspaper ) The Pioneer ( newspaper ) Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Mythology, history History of Allahabad Nehru -- Gandhi family Sam Higginbottom Districts Allahabad Fatehpur Kaushambi Pratapgarh Rivers, dams, lakes Ganges Yamuna Languages, people Standard Hindi Awadhi Hindustani Khariboli Urdu Transport National Highway 2 Grand Trunk Road Howrah -- Delhi main line Allahabad Monorail Allahabad Bypass Expressway Lok Sabha constituencies Allahabad Phulpur Fatehpur Pratapgarh See also Cities and towns in Allahabd district Cities and towns in Fatehpur district Cities and towns in Kaushambi district Cities and towns in Pratapgarh district Villages in Allahabad district Villages in Fatehpur district Villages in Kaushambi district Villages in Pratapgarh district People from Allahabad Allahabad University alumni People from Fatehpur People from Kaushambi People from Pratapgarh Other divisions Agra Aligarh Azamgarh Bareilly Basti Chitrakoot Devipatan Faizabad Gorakhpur Jhansi Kanpur Lucknow Meerut Mirzapur Moradabad Saharanpur Varanasi Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allahabad_High_Court&oldid=845851944 '' Categories : High Courts of India Allahabad High Court Advocate General Uttar Pradesh Government agencies established in 1866 1950 establishments in India Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from June 2015 All articles needing additional references EngvarB from April 2014 Use dmy dates from April 2014 Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia भोजपुरी Deutsch हिन्दी മലയാളം मराठी ଓଡ଼ିଆ संस्कृतम् தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 14 June 2018, at 15 : 43. 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Question: who is the chief judge of allahabad high court
Answer: Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale