As of March 2022, how many High Courts are there in India?

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

RRB Group D 13 Sept 2022 Shift 2 Official Paper

Answer 1

The correct answer is '25'.

Key Points

The institution of the high court originated in India in 1862 with three high courts set up at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
The fourth HC was established in Allahabad in 1866.
Currently, India has a total of 25 High Courts established in different states of the country.
Andhra Pradesh HC became the 25th HC in India commencing from 1 Jan 2010 at Amaravati.
The UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have a common high court.
Articles 214 to 231 in Part VI of the Constitution deal with the organisation, independence, jurisdiction, powers, procedures and so on of the HC.
The Seventh Amendment Act of 1956 authorised the Parliament to establish a common HC for two or more states or two or more states and a UT

Additional Information

Jurisdiction of High Courts
- Bombay HC - Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu
- Guwahati HC - Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
- Punjab and Haryana HC - Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh
- Calcutta HC - West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands