High Courts of India
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The High Courts of India are the principal civil and criminal appellate courts at the state and union territory level, functioning below the Supreme Court and overseeing the administration of justice within their respective jurisdictions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Courts in India | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
ⓘ
judicial institution ⓘ |
| appealLiesTo | Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| appointmentAuthorityForJudges | President of India ⓘ |
| canFrameRules | rules for practice and procedure of the High Court and subordinate courts ⓘ |
| canIssueWrit |
certiorari
ⓘ
habeas corpus ⓘ mandamus ⓘ prohibition ⓘ quo warranto ⓘ |
| canUseOfficialLanguage | official language of the state as permitted by law ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Articles 214 to 231 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| consultationForJudicialAppointments |
Chief Justice of India
ⓘ
Chief Justice of the concerned High Court ⓘ Governor of the concerned state ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| establishedUnder |
Government of India Act 1935
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of India Act 1935 (for several pre-Constitution High Courts)
High Courts Act 1861 ⓘ
surface form:
Indian High Courts Act 1861 (for the earliest High Courts)
|
| governedBy | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeControlOver | subordinate judiciary within their territorial jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasContemptPower | power to punish for contempt of court ⓘ |
| hasPower |
appellate jurisdiction over civil cases
ⓘ
appellate jurisdiction over criminal cases ⓘ original jurisdiction in certain civil and constitutional matters ⓘ power of judicial review within their territorial jurisdiction ⓘ supervisory jurisdiction over subordinate courts ⓘ writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| headOfInstitutionTitle | Chief Justice ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel |
state level
ⓘ
union territory level ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English (generally) ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| minimumNumberOfJudges | Chief Justice plus other judges as determined by the President ⓘ |
| nature | courts of record ⓘ |
| oversees |
civil courts in its jurisdiction
ⓘ
criminal courts in its jurisdiction ⓘ district courts in its jurisdiction ⓘ sessions courts in its jurisdiction ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
above district and subordinate courts in India
ⓘ
below the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| postConstitutionStatus | continued and created as constitutional courts under the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
principal civil appellate courts at the state and union territory level
ⓘ
principal criminal appellate courts at the state and union territory level ⓘ superintendence over all courts and tribunals within their territorial jurisdiction ⓘ |
| roleInJudicialAppointments | recommendation of candidates for subordinate judiciary ⓘ |
| roleInLegalProfession | enrolment and regulation of advocates through Bar Councils (indirectly via rules and practice) ⓘ |
| subjectAreaOfLaw |
administrative law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ company law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ service law ⓘ tax law ⓘ writ matters ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
High Court of Punjab and Haryana
this entity surface form:
High Courts in India