Question
Download Solution PDFWhich among the following is the oldest high court in India?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Calcutta High court.
Key Points
- Calcutta High court is the oldest high court in India, it was established in the year 1862.
- In the same year, Bombay and Madras High court were established.
- Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta are the three chartered high courts in India.
- There are currently twenty-five high courts in India as of September-2020.
- Telangana and the Andhra Pradesh high courts are the newly-formed high courts of India, which were formed in the year 2019.
- Barnes Peacock was the first chief justice of the Calcutta High court, which assumed charge on 1 July 1862.
- Sir Mathew Richard Sausse was the first chief justice of the Bombay High court.
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