| Delhi High Court | |
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| Established | 1966 |
| Jurisdiction | India |
| Location | Sher Shah Road, New Delhi |
| 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 | Till 62 years of age |
| Number of positions | 18 |
| Website | http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/ |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Arjan Kumar Sikri (Acting CJ) |
The High Court of Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय, IAST: dillī ucca nyāyālaya) was established on 31 October 1966. The High Court of Delhi was established with four judges. They were Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. K. Kapur.
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On 21 March 1919, the High Court of Judicature at Lahore was established with jurisdiction over the provinces of Punjab and Delhi. This jurisdiction lasted till 1947 when India was partitioned. The High Courts (Punjab) Order, 1947 established a new High Court for the province of East Punjab with effect from 15 August 1947. The India (Adaptation of Existing Indian Laws) Order, 1947 provided that any reference in an existing Indian law to the High Court of Judicature at Lahore be replaced by a reference to the High Court of East Punjab.
The High Court of East Punjab started functioning from Shimla in a building called "Peterhoff". The High Court shifted to Chandigarh in 1954/1955. The High Court of Punjab, as it later came to be called, exercised jurisdiction over Delhi through a Circuit Bench.
In view of the importance of Delhi, its population and other considerations, the Indian Parliament, by enacting the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, established the High Court of Delhi effective from 31st October, 1966.
The High Court of Delhi initially exercised jurisdiction not only over the Union Territory of Delhi, but also Himachal Pradesh. The High Court of Delhi had a Himachal Pradesh Bench at Shimla in a building called Ravenswood. The High Court of Delhi continued to exercise jurisdiction over Himachal Pradesh until the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 was came into force on 25 January 1971.
Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri is officiating as the Acting Chief Justice since October 10, 2011, following the elevation of Chief Justice Dipak Misra to the Supreme Court of India.
Today, the National Capital Territory of Delhi has six District Courts that function under the Delhi High Court:
The above are six physical locations of the district courts, whereas actually there are nine district courts headed by individual District Judges. The Tis Hazari complex hosts three districts, the Karkarddoma complex hosts two districts and the remaining complexes host one district each.
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