Guwahati High Court

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The Guwahati High Court (Hindi: गुवाहाटी उच्च न्यायालय) was established on March 1, 1948 after the Government of India Act, 1935 was passed. It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Guwahati High Court in 1971 by the North East Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.

It has largest jurisdiction in terms of states, with its area covering the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Mizoram. The court is headquartered in Guwahati, the former capital of Assam.

The court has benches in Kohima, Aizwal and Imphal. It also has circuit benches at Agartala and Shillong. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 27.

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