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The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and the Union territory of Lakshadweep.It is located in Kochi.Drawing its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the High Court has the power to issue directions, orders and writs including the writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari for ensuring the enforcement of the ...
The number of judges in a court is decided by dividing the average institution of main cases during the last five years by the national average, or the average rate of disposal of main cases per judge per year in that high court, whichever is higher. The Madras High Court is the oldest high court in the country, established on 26 June 1862 ...
Jharkhand High Court: Jharkhand: M. S. Ramachandra Rao: 25 September 2024 (97 days) 6 August 2028 (−3 years, 219 days) 3 years, 316 days Telangana: Karnataka High Court: Karnataka: Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria: 25 February 2024 (310 days) 22 March 2027 (−2 years, 81 days) 3 years, 25 days Gujarat: Kerala High Court: Kerala, Lakshadweep: Nitin ...
Sophy Thomas (സോഫി തോമസ്; born 13 February 1963) is an Indian judge who is presently serving at Kerala High Court; the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the union territory of Lakshadweep. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at Ernakulam, Kochi. [1] [2] She was the first women Registrar General in Kerala ...
There are 25 High courts in India. The number of total judges sanctioned in these high courts are 1114 of which 840 judges are permanent and remaining 274 sanctioned for additional judges. As of 29 December 2024, 362 of the seats, about 32.3% are vacant. Allahabad High Court, has the largest number (160) of judges while Sikkim High Court has the smallest number (3) of judges. The lists of high ...
Except the Supreme Court which is funded by the central government, all the expenses of the High Court and the District Courts in a state are funded by the respective state government. As of 2018, 92% of all expenditure on the judiciary was borne by the states. [39] This includes salary of judges, non-judicial staff and all operation costs.
Pages in category "Kerala High Court" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
On 18 December 1996, the Supreme Court of India gave the verdict in D. K. Basu vs. State of West Bengal.The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) had started as a result of a letter sent by D. K. Basu, a former Calcutta High Court judge and then executive chairman of Legal Aid Services of West Bengal, to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on 26 August 1986.