Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India, established by a Letters Patent in May 1862 and formally opened in July 1862. The principal seat of the Calcutta High Court is in Kolkata and it has Circuit Benches in Port Blair and Jalpaiguri. The building of the Principal Bench in Kolkata was constructed in 1872. The High Court has jurisdiction over the State of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The sanctioned strength of Judges of the Calcutta High Court is 54 permanent and 18 additional judges.
No Loudspeakers, Limited To 150 Demonstrators: Calcutta HC Grants Permission For BJP's Sit-In...
The Calcutta High Court granted permission for a two-day sit-in protest by the BJP in Kolkata, with a directive that the number of participants...
Sandeshkhali Violence: Calcutta HC Expresses Anguish That It Took Four Years To File Chargesheet In...
The Calcutta High Court today clarified that there is no interim order of stay of the arrest of TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan in any of the cases...
