Lok Sabha Question No. 4170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: High Courts and Benches of High Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4170

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, THE 11.08.2016

High Courts and Benches of High Courts

4170. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of High Courts and Benches of High Courts along with jurisdiction thereof in the country;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  requests  received from  various  State  Governments  for setting up  of  separate  High  Courts/Benches  of  High Courts  along  with  the action taken thereon, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand; and
- (c) the time by which the said separate High Courts/Benches of High Courts are likely to be set up in  the country, State/UT-wise?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND

## ANSWER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  :  A  Statement  showing  the  details  of  the  High  Court  and  their  Bench(es)  in  the country is at Annexure.

(b)  & (c)  :  In  accordance  with  the  recommendations  made  by  the  Jaswant  Singh Commission and judgment pronounced by the Apex Court in W.P.(C)  No.379  of  2000, Bench(es)  of  the  High  Court  are  established  after  due consideration of a complete proposal from  the  State  Government,  which  is  to  provide  infrastructure  and  meet  the expenditure, along with the consent of the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court, which is required to look after the day to day administration of the High Court and its Bench. The proposal should also have the consent of the Governor of the concerned State.

Requests  for  establishment  of  High  Courts/High  Court  Benches  in  different parts  of  the  country  have  been  received  from  various  sources  including  some  State Governments. However, at present there is no proposal complete in all aspects pending for consideration by the Central Government including the State of Jharkhand.

Article 214 of the Constitution provides that there shall be a High Court for each State. Accordingly, every State is entitled to have their own High Court. However, the States are require to create and provide all the necessary infrastructure facilities such as, Court Buildings, Quarters for the Judges, court officials and staffs. The State also have to meet all the expenditure for setting up and running of the High Court.

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## Annexure

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.4170  to  be answered on 11.08.2016

|   Sl. No. | High Court                | Principal Seat    | Jurisdiction                                       | Permanent Bench and Date from which the Bench began functioning   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Allahabad                 | Allahabad         | Uttar Pradesh                                      | Lucknow (01.07.1948)                                              |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh& Telangana | Hyderabad         | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana                       | -                                                                 |
|         3 | Bombay                    | Mumbai            | Maharashtra; Goa; Daman &Diu; Dadra &Nagar Haveli; | Nagpur (01.05.1960) Panaji (01.07.1948) Aurangabad (27.08.1984)   |
|         4 | Calcutta                  | Kolkata           | West Bengal& Andaman &Nicobar Islands              | _                                                                 |
|         5 | Chattisgarh               | Bilaspur          | Chattisgarh                                        | -                                                                 |
|         6 | Delhi                     | New Delhi         | NCT of Delhi                                       | -                                                                 |
|         7 | Gauhati                   | Guwahati          | Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, &Arunachal Pradesh.      | Kohima, (10.02.1990) Aizawl, (05.07.1990) Itanagar (12.08.2000)   |
|         8 | Gujarat                   | Sola (Ahmedabad)  | Gujarat                                            | -                                                                 |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh          | Shimla            | Himachal Pradesh                                   | -                                                                 |
|        10 | Jammu& Kashmir            | Jammu &Srinagar   | Jammu &Kashmir                                     | -                                                                 |
|        11 | Jharkhand                 | Ranchi            | Jharkhand                                          | -                                                                 |
|        12 | Karnataka                 | Bangalore         | Karnataka                                          | Dharwad (24.08.2013) Gulbarga (31.08.2013)                        |
|        13 | Kerala                    | Ernakulam (Kochi) | Kerala &Lakshadweep Islands                        | -                                                                 |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh            | Jabalpur          | Madhya Pradesh                                     | Gwalior (01.11.1956) Indore (01.11.1956)                          |
|        15 | Madras                    | Chennai           | Tamil Nadu& Pondicherry                            | Madurai (24.07.2004)                                              |
|        16 | Orissa                    | Cuttack           | Orissa                                             | -                                                                 |
|        17 | Patna                     | Patna             | Bihar                                              | -                                                                 |
|        18 | Punjab &Haryana           | Chandigarh        | Punjab, Haryana& Chandigarh                        | -                                                                 |
|        19 | Rajasthan                 | Jodhpur           | Rajasthan                                          | Jaipur (31.01.1977)                                               |
|        20 | Sikkim                    | Gangtok           | Sikkim                                             | -                                                                 |
|        21 | Uttarakhand               | Nainital          | Uttarakhand                                        | -                                                                 |
|        22 | Manipur                   | Imphal            | Manipur                                            |                                                                   |
|        23 | Meghalaya                 | Shillong          | Meghalaya                                          |                                                                   |
|        24 | Tripura                   | Agartala          | Tripura                                            |                                                                   |