Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court is one of the oldest high courts in India, serving as the highest judicial authority for the state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf High Court
Judicial body
appointmentAuthorityForJudges President of India (on recommendation of Collegium)
authorizedJudgesStrength 160 (approximate, subject to change)
barAssociation Allahabad High Court Bar Association
Oudh Bar Association (Lucknow Bench)
barCouncilJurisdiction Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh
benchSeat Lucknow
buildingStyle Indo-European architecture
canIssue Writs under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India
category High Courts of India
cityCurrentName Allahabad
surface form: Prayagraj
cityFormerName Allahabad
constitutionalBasis Article 214 of the Constitution of India
country India
emblemFeature Lion Capital of Ashoka
establishedBy British colonial government in India
establishedOn 1866-03-17
followsLegalSystem Common law system
formerJurisdiction Oudh
surface form: Oudh region
formerName Allahabad High Court self-linksurface differs
surface form: High Court of Judicature for the North-Western Provinces
governedBy Constitution of India
handlesCases Civil cases
Constitutional matters
Criminal cases
Writ petitions
hasAppellateJurisdiction Appeals from subordinate courts in Uttar Pradesh
hasBench Allahabad High Court self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court
hasChiefJustice Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court
hasOriginalJurisdiction Certain constitutional and writ matters
hasWebsite https://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/
hearsAppealsFrom District courts in Uttar Pradesh
highestCourtFor Uttar Pradesh
surface form: State of Uttar Pradesh (except Supreme Court of India)
jurisdiction Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
surface form: Uttarakhand (until 2000)
languageOfProceedings English
Hindi
locatedIn India
Allahabad
surface form: Prayagraj

Uttar Pradesh
notableFor Being one of the oldest high courts in India
Large sanctioned strength of judges among Indian high courts
predecessor Sadr Adalat
surface form: Sadr Diwani Adalat

Sadr Adalat
surface form: Sadr Nizamat Adalat
principalSeat Allahabad
surface form: Prayagraj
region northern India
surface form: North India
regionServed Uttar Pradesh
surface form: State of Uttar Pradesh
subordinateTo Supreme Court of India
typeOfCourt Court of record

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Allahabad isJudicialSeatOf Allahabad High Court
Allahabad hasHighCourt Allahabad High Court
Motilal Nehru workedIn Allahabad High Court
Government of Uttar Pradesh judicialBranch Allahabad High Court
Government of Uttar Pradesh highCourt Allahabad High Court
Government of Uttar Pradesh includesBody Allahabad High Court
Prayagraj district hasJudicialInstitution Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court formerName Allahabad High Court self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: High Court of Judicature for the North-Western Provinces
Allahabad High Court hasBench Allahabad High Court self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court
Uttarakhand High Court predecessor Allahabad High Court
Tej Bahadur Sapru legalCareerIn Allahabad High Court
High Courts in British India hadHighCourt Allahabad High Court
High Courts in British India hadHighCourt Allahabad High Court
this entity surface form: Chief Court of Oudh (later merged with Allahabad High Court)