Delhi High Court
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| Delhi High Court | |
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| Established | 1966 |
| Location | New Delhi |
| Composition method | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. |
| Authorised by | Constitution of India |
| Appeals to | Supreme Court of India |
| Judge term length | mandatory retirement by age of 62 |
| Number of positions | 60 (45 permanent, 15 Additional) |
| Website | delhihighcourt.nic.in |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Justice Rajendra Menon |
| Since | 09 August 2018 |
The High Court of Delhi (IAST: dillī uchcha nyāyālaya) was established on 31 October 1966. The High Court of Delhi was established with four judges. They were Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. K. Kapur.[1]
History
On 21 March 1919, the High Court of Judicature at Lahore was established with jurisdiction over the provinces of punjab and Delhi. This jurisdiction lasted till 1947 when India was partitioned.
The High Courts (Punjab) Order, 1947 established a new High Court for the province of East Punjab with effect from 15 August 1947.[2] The India (Adaptation of Existing Indian Laws) Order, 1947 provided that any reference in an existing Indian law to the High Court of Judicature at Lahore be replaced by a reference to the High Court of East Punjab.[1]
The High Court of East Punjab started functioning from Shimla in a building called "Peterhoff". This building burnt down in January, 1981.[citation needed]
When the Secretariat of the Punjab Government shifted to Chandigarh in 1954-55, the High Court also shifted to Chandigarh. The High Court of Punjab, as it later came to be called, exercised jurisdiction over Delhi through a Circuit Bench which dealt with the cases pertaining to the Union Territory of Delhi and the Delhi Administration.[1]
In view of the importance of Delhi, its population and other considerations, the Indian Parliament, by enacting the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, established the High Court of Delhi effective from 31 October 1966.[1]
By virtue of Section 3(1) of the Delhi High Court Act, the Central Government was empowered to appoint a date by a notification in the official gazette, establishing a High Court for the Union Territory of Delhi. The appointed date was 31 October 1966.
The High Court of Delhi initially exercised jurisdiction not only over the Union Territory of Delhi, but also Himachal Pradesh. The High Court of Delhi had a Himachal Pradesh Bench at Shimla in a building called Ravenswood. The High Court of Delhi continued to exercise jurisdiction over Himachal Pradesh until the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 came into force on 25 January 1971.[1]
Backlog
As per the report released on 2006-08, Delhi High court has a long list of pending cases. The backlog is such that it would take 466 years to resolve them. In a bid to restore public trust and confidence, Delhi court spent 5 minutes per case and disposed of 94,000 cases in 2008-10.[3]
Chief Justices
- Justice K. S. Hegde (31 October 1966 – 17 July 1967)
- Justice M K M Ismail (25 May 1967 - 13 November 1967)[4]
- Justice I. D. Dua (17 July 1967 – 1 August 1969)
- Justice H. R. Khanna (1 August 1969 – 22 September 1971)
- Justice Hardayal Hardy (22 September 1971 – 15 May 1972)
- Justice Narain Andley (15 May 1972 – 4 June 1974)
- Justice T. V. R. Tatachari (4 June 1974 – 16 October 1978)
- Justice V. S. Deshpande (16 October 1978 – 27 March 1980)
- Justice Prakash Narain (8 January 1981 – 6 August 1985)
- Justice Rajinder Sachar (6 August 1985 – 22 December 1985)
- Justice D. K. Kapur (22 December 1985 – 20 August 1986)
- Justice T.P.S. Chawla (20 August 1986 – 16 August 1987)
- Justice R. N. Aggarwal (16 August 1987 – 21 August 1987)
- Justice Yogeshwar Dayal (21 August 1987 – 18 March 1988)
- Justice Rabindranath Pyne (18 March 1988 – 28 September 1990)
- Justice Milap Chand Jain (28 November 1990 – 21 July 1991)
- Justice G. C. Mittal (5 August 1991 – 4 March 1994)
- Justice M. Jagannadha Rao (12 April 1994 – 21 March 1997)
- Justice Mahinder Narain (21 March 1997 – 30 December 1999)
- Justice Sam Nariman Variava (31 December 1999 – 15 March 2000)
- Justice Arijit Pasayat (10 May 2000 – 19 October 2001)
- Justice S.B. Sinha (26 November 2001 – 1 October 2002)
- Justice B. C. Patel (5 March 2003 – 7 August 2005)
- Justice Markandey Katju (12 October 2005 – 10 April 2006)
- Justice Mukundakam Sharma (4 December 2006 – 9 April 2008)
- Justice Ajit Prakash Shah (11 May 2008 – 12 February 2010)
- Justice Dipak Misra (24 May 2010 – 10 October 2011)
- Justice D Murugesan (26 September 2012 – 10 June 2013)
- Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed (Acting) (10 June 2013 - 1 September 2013)[5]
- Justice N. V. Ramana (2 September 2013 - 16 February 2014)
- Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed (Acting) (17 February 2014 - 20 April 2014)
- Justice G. Rohini (21 April 2014 - 13 April 2017)
- Justice Gita Mittal (Acting) (14 April 2017 - )
- Justice Rajendra Menon(september 2018)
Subordinate Courts Of Delhi High Court
Today, the National Capital Territory of Delhi has six District Courts that function under the Delhi High Court:[6]
- Tis Hazari Courts Complex, established 1958
- Patiala House Courts Complex, established 1977
- Karkardooma Courts Complex, established 1993
- Rohini Courts Complex, established 2005
- Dwarka Courts Complex, established 2008
- Saket Courts Complex, established 2010[7]
The above are six physical locations of the district courts, whereas actually there are eleven district courts headed by individual District Judges. The Tis Hazari complex Rohini complex and Saket complex hosts two districts each the Karkarddoma complex hosts three districts and the remaining complexes host one district court each.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "History – Delhi HC". delhihighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "The High Courts (Punjab) Order, 1947)" (PDF). Www.delhihighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "At 5 minutes per case, Delhi high court clears 94,000 in 2 years". The Times Of India. 30 May 2012.
- ^ http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/formerjudges.asp
- ^ "Justice B D Ahmed appointed acting CJ of Delhi HC". Press Trust of India.
- ^ "History of District Courts in Delhi". Delhi District Courts, website.
- ^ "Welcome to Delhi District Court, Saket Court Complex". Delhi District Courts. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
External links
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