Allahabad High Court
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Allahabad High Court | |
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25°27′11″N 81°49′14″E / 25.45306°N 81.82056°E | |
Established | 1866 (in Agra) 11 June 1866 (in Allahabad) |
Location | Principal Seat: Allahabad, U.P. Permanent Bench: Lucknow |
Coordinates | 25°27′11″N 81°49′14″E / 25.45306°N 81.82056°E |
Composition method | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. |
Authorized by | Constitution of India |
Appeals to | Supreme Court of India |
Judge term length | mandatory retirement by age of 62 |
Number of positions | 160 {Permanent 76; Addl. 84} |
Website | www.allahabadhighcourt.in |
Chief Justice | |
Currently | Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale |
Since | 30 July 2016 |
The Allahabad High Court or the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is a high court based in Allahabad that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 11 June 1866, making it fourth high court to be established in India.
History
Allahabad became the seat of Government of North-Western Provinces and a High Court was established in 1834 but was shifted to Agra within a year.[1] In 1868 it shifted back to Allahabad.[2][3] The former High Court was located at the Accountant General's office at the University of Allahabad complex.[3]
It was founded as the High Court of Judicature for the North-Western Provinces at Agra on 17 March 1866 by the Indian High Courts Act 1861 replacing the old Sadr Diwani Adalat. Sir Walter Morgan, Barrister-at-Law and Mr. Simpson were appointed the first Chief Justice and the first Registrar respectively of the High Court of North-Western Provinces.
The location High Court for the North-Western Provinces was shifted from Agra to Allahabad in 1869 and the name was correspondingly changed to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad from 11 March 1919.
On 2 November 1925, the Oudh Judicial Commissioner's Court was replaced by the Oudh Chief Court at Lucknow by the Oudh Civil Courts Act of 1925, enacted by the United Provinces Legislature with the previous sanction of the Governor General the passing of this Act.
On 25 February 1948, the Chief Court of Oudh was amalgamated with the High Court of Allahabad.
When the state of Uttaranchal, now known as Uttarakhand, was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000, this high court ceased to have jurisdiction over the districts falling in Uttaranchal. Allahabad High court was built by Khan saheb Nizamuddin of Loha Mundi, Agra, India. He also donated the water fountain to the High court.
Principal seat and benches
The seat of the court is at Allahabad. Allahabad High Court maintains a permanent circuit bench at Lucknow, the administrative capital of the state. The maximum number of serving judges is 160, the highest in India.
Chief Justice
Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale is the Chief Justice of the Court.[4][5]
List of Chief Justices
# | Chief Justice | Term |
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1 | Walter Morgan (judge) | 1866–1871 |
2 | Robert Stuart | 1871–1884 |
3 | William Comer Petheram | 1884–1886 |
4 | John Edge | 1886–1898 |
5 | Louis Addin Kershaw | 1898 |
6 | Arthur Strachey | 1898–1901 |
7 | John Stanley | 1901–1911 |
8 | Henry George Richards | 1911–1919 |
9 | Edward Grimwood Mears | 1919–1932 |
10 | Shah Muhammad Sulaiman | 1932–1937 |
11 | John Gibb Thom | 1937–1941 |
12 | Iqbal Ahmad | 1941–1946 |
13 | Kamala Kanta Verma | 1946–1947 |
14 | Bidhu Bhushan Malik | 1947–1955 |
15 | O.H. Mootham | 1955–1961 |
16 | Manulal Chunilal Desai | 1961–1966 |
17 | Vashishtha Bhargava | 25 February 1966 – 7 August 1966 |
18 | Nasirullah Beg | 1966–1967 |
19 | Vidyadhar Govind Oak | 1967–1971 |
20 | Shashi Kanta Verma | 1971–1973 |
21 | Dhatri Saran Mathur | 1973–1974 |
22 | Kunwar Bahadur Asthana | 1974–1977 |
23 | D. M. Chandrashekhar | 1977–1978 |
24 | Satish Chandra | 1978–1983 |
25 | Mahesh Narain Shukla | 1983–1985 |
26 | Hriday Nath Seth | 1986 |
27 | Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty | 1986–1987 |
28 | Dwarka Nath Jha | 1987 |
29 | Amitav Banerji | 1987–1988 |
30 | Brahma Nath Katju | 1988–1989 |
31 | B. P. Jeevan Reddy | 1990–1991 |
32 | Manoj Kumar Mukherjee | 1991–1993 |
33 | S. S. Sodhi | 1994–1995 |
34 | A. Lakshman Rao | 1995–1996 |
35 | D. P. Mohapatra | 1996–1998 |
36 | N. K. Mitra | 1999–2000 |
37 | Shyamal Kumar Sen | 8 May 2000 – 24 November 2002 |
38 | Tarun Chatterjee | 31 January 2003 – 26 August 2004 |
39 | Ajoy Nath Ray | 11 January 2005 – 26 January 2007 |
40 | Hemant Laxman Gokhale | 7 March 2007 – 8 March 2009 |
41 | Chandramauli Kumar Prasad | 20 March 2009 – 7 February 2010 |
42 | Ferdino Rebello | 26 June 2010 – 30 July 2011 |
43 | Syed Rafat Alam | 4 August 2011 – 8 August 2012 |
44 | Shiva Kirti Singh | 17 October 2012 – 18 September 2013 |
45 | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud | 31 October 2013 – 12 May 2016 |
46 | Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale | 30 July 2016 - Incumbent |
The Chief Justice and the judges
The court has a Sanctioned strength of 160 (Permanent:76, Additional:84) judges.
The strength of judges in Allahabad high court as on 01.10.2018 was 89 High Court Judges.
Judges elevated to the Supreme Court of India-
Sr. No | Name of the Judge S/Shri Justice | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Parent High Court |
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1 | Ashok Bhushan | 13 May 2016 | 4 July 2021 | Allahabad |
2 | Vineet Saran | 7 August 2018 | 10 May 2022 | Allahabad |
Judges transferred from the Allahabad High Court-
Sr. No. | Name of the Judge, Justice | Recruitment | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Remark |
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1 | Krishna Murari | BAR | 7 January 2004 | 8 July 2020 | Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court |
Reporting and citation
Private journals that report Allahabad High Court Judgements include 1. Allahabad Criminal Cases, 2. Allahabad Law Journal 3. Allahabad Daily Judgements 4. Allahabad Civil Journal 5. Allahabad Weekly Cases 6. Allahabad Rent Cases 7. Revenue Decisions 8. U.P. Local Bodies and Education Cases 9. Lucknow Civil Decisions (LCD) 10. Judicial Interpretation on Crimes (JIC)
High Court Service
The Office staff at High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is broadly divided into four Cadres:
- General office Cadre
- BS Cadre
- PS Cadre
- Computer Cadre.
General Office cadre is the nodal cadre for handling all the administrative and judicial work in the hon'ble court and ensuring judicial work is carried out in a streamlined and time-bound manner.
BS (Bench Secretary) and PS (Private Secretary) cadres are specialised cadres and are attached to hon'ble judges to assist them in judicial proceedings and other miscellaneous work.
(Organizational structure)
It consists of the officers and officials of Registry with the following hierarchy.
The apex two posts Registrar General and Senior Registrar are reserved for HJS(Higher Judicial Service) officers and both the posts are filled up from amongst one of the senior most HJS officers.
Designation / Grade Pay/ Group
11) Registrar General / A
10) Senior Registrar / A
General Office Cadre
Gazetted Officers
9) Registrar / 8900(Level 13A) / A
8)Joint Registrar / 8700(Level 13) / A
7)Deputy Registrar / 7600(Level 12) / A
6)Assistant Registrar / 6600(Level 11) / A
5) Section Officer / 5400(Level 10) / B
4) Review Officer / 4800(Level 8) / B
Non-Gazetted Officials
3) Asst. Review Officer /4600(Level 7)
2) Routine grade Clerk
1) Peon/Bundle Lifter
BS Cadre
It consists of Bench Secretaries of different grades. These post are filled through departmental examination.
PS Cadre
It consists of personal secretaries of various grades and personal assistants.
Computer Cadre
It consists of officers and officials in following hierarchy:
- System Manager
- Senior System Analyst
- System Analyst
- Programmer Gr. 1
- Programmer Gr. 2
- Computer Operator A,B & C
Registrar General is the head of all the Officers and Officials working in the High Court.
Notes
- ^ Ashutosh Joshi (1 January 2008). Town Planning Regeneration of Cities. New India Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 8189422820.
- ^ Ashutosh Joshi (1 January 2008). Town Planning Regeneration of Cities. New India Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 8189422820.
- ^ a b Ashutosh Joshi (1 January 2008). Town Planning Regeneration of Cities. New India Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 8189422820.
- ^ http://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/justice-dilip-babasaheb-bhosale-sworn-chief-justice-allahabad-hc-07201634804.html
- ^ "DB Bhosale takes over as Chief Justice of Allahabad HC". Business Standard. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.