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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 high court judges are recommended for appointment by the High Court collegium consisting of the Chief Justice of the High Court, and two remaining senior-most judges of the high court. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] The names have to be approved by the state government, the governor, the Chief Justice of India, and the union government before being ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
The Telangana High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Telangana.Founded by the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan, [1] initially, it was set up as High Court of Hyderabad for the then princely state of Hyderabad Deccan and later renamed High Court of Andhra Pradesh, as it was set up on 5 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
The judiciary consists of the Kerala High Court and a system of lower courts. [221] The High Court, located in Kochi, [222] has a Chief Justice along with 35 permanent and twelve additional pro tempore justices as of 2021. [223] The high court also hears cases from the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. [224] [225]
The Jisha murder case (Crime No.909/2016) was a murder trial conducted by the Ernakulam Sessions court and Kerala High Court during the years 2016 - present. The case was filed on basis of a FIS and FIR filed by Kuruppambady Police station. [ 1 ]