Jurisdiction and Seats of High Courts:

The High Courts are the principal civil courts of original jurisdiction in the state, and can try all offences including those punishable with death. The work of most High Courts consists of Appeals from lowers courts and writ petitions in terms of Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

Name	Established	Territorial Jurisdiction	Seat	Bench(s)
Allahabad	11/June/1866	Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad	Lucknow
Andhra Pradesh	5/July/1954	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad
Chennai	15/August/1862	Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry	Chennai	Madurai
Chhattisgarh	11/January/2000	Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur
Delhi	31/October/1966	Delhi	Delhi
Gujarat	1/May/1960	Gujarat	Ahmedabad
Guwahati	1/March/1948	Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh	Guwahati	Bench at Kohima and Circuit Benches at Imphal, Agartala & Shillong
Himachal Pradesh	1971	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir	28/August/1943	Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar and Jammu
Jharkhand	2000	Jharkhand	Ranchi
Karnataka	1884	Karnataka	Bangalore
Kerala	1958	Kerala and Lakshadweep	Ernakulam
Kolkata	2/July/1862	West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar	Kolkata	Circuit Bench at Port Blair
Madhya Pradesh	2/January/1936	Madhya Pradesh	Jabalpur	Gwalior and Indore
Mumbai	14/August/1862	Maharashtra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman and Diu	Mumbai	Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad
Orissa	3/April/1948	Orissa	Cuttack
Patna	9/February/1916	Bihar	Patna
Punjab & Haryana	11/August/1947	Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Rajasthan	21/June/1949	Rajasthan	Jodhpur	Jaipur
Sikkim	1975	Sikkim	Gangtok
Uttranchal	2000	Uttaranchal	Nainital

Appointment of Judges

The appointment of Chief Justice is made after consultation with the Chief Justice of Supreme Court & the Governor of the State by the President. In case of appointment of a judge, the chief justice of the High Court concerned is also consulted in addition to chief Justice of Supreme Court & Governor of the State concerned.

Qualifications

Must be a citizen of India
Should have been an advocate of a High Court or of two such Courts in succession for atleast 10 yrs; or should have held judicial office in India for a period of atleast 10yrs.

Term

A judge of High Court continues his office till 62 yrs of age. Term can be cut short due to resignation or removal by the President.

Removal

President can remove a judge of High Court only if the Parliament passes the resolution by a 2/3 majority of its members present & voting in each house.

The conduct of the judges of the High Court cannot be discussed in Parliament, except on a motion for the removal of a judge.

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