Which among the following is the oldest High Court in India?

The correct answer is Calcutta

Key Points:

• The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India.
• It is located in B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal.
• It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court building's design is based on the Cloth Hall, Ypres, in Belgium.
• The high court was established on 1 July 1862.
• The current chief justice is T. S. Sivagnanam

Additional Information:

• The High Court of Karnataka is the High Court of the Indian state of Karnataka and thus its highest judicial authority. The court's principal bench is located in Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka, with additional benches in Hubballi-Dharwad and Kalaburagi. It was previously called the High Court of Mysore.
• Allahabad High Court, also known as the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is the high court based in Prayagraj that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 17 March 1866, making it one of the oldest high courts to be established in India
• The High Court of Delhi was established on 31 October 1966. The High Court of Delhi was established with four judges, including Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna, and Justice S. K. Kapur.