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Law and Justice 379<br />

They hold office up to 62 years of age. To be eligible for appointment as a<br />

judge, one must be a citizen of <strong>India</strong> and should have held a judicial office in<br />

<strong>India</strong> for 10 years or must have practised as an advocate of a High Court or two<br />

or more such courts in succession for a similar period.<br />

Jurisdiction and Seat of High Courts<br />

Each High Court has powers of superintendence over all courts and tribunals<br />

within its jurisdiction. It can call for returns from such courts, make and issue<br />

general rules and prescribed forms to regulate their practices and proceedings<br />

and determine the manner and form in which book entries and accounts shall<br />

be kept. This table gives the seat and territorial jurisdiction of the high courts.<br />

Name of High Courts, their Principal Seats, Benches and their Jurisdiction<br />

Sl High Court Principal Jurisdiction Permanent Bench and<br />

No. Seat Date from which the<br />

Bench<br />

began fuctioning<br />

1 Allahabad Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Lucknow (01.07.1948)<br />

2 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh and -<br />

Telangana<br />

3 Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra; Goa; Nagpur (01.05.1960)<br />

Daman and Diu Panaji (01.07.1948)<br />

Dadra and Nagar Haveli Aurangabad (27.08.1984)<br />

4 Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal and Andaman Circuit Bench Jalpaiguri<br />

and Nicobar Islands<br />

5 Chhattisgarh Bilaspur Chattisgarh -<br />

6 Delhi New Delhi NCT of Delhi -<br />

(yet to begin functioning)<br />

7 Gauhati Guwahati Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram Kohima (10.02.1990)<br />

and Arunachal Pradesh Aizawl (05.07.1990)<br />

8 Gujarat Sola (Ahmedabad) Gujarat -<br />

9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla Himachal Pradesh -<br />

10 Jammu and Jammu and Jammu and Kashmir -<br />

Kashmir<br />

Srinagar<br />

11 Jharkhand Ranchi Jharkhand -<br />

Itanagar (12.08.2000)<br />

12 Karnataka Bengaluru Karnataka Circuit Benches at<br />

13 Kerala Kochi Kerala and Lakshadweep Is. -<br />

Dharwar (07.02.2008)<br />

Gulbarga (07.02.2008)<br />

14 Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh Gwalior (01.11.1956)<br />

Indore (01.11.1956)<br />

15 Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Madurai (24.07.2004)<br />

16 Orissa Cuttack Odisha -<br />

17 Patna Patna Bihar -

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