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.
Division Bench Of Calcutta HC Stays Single Bench's Order Directing Minister To Appear Before CBI In...
A division bench of the Calcutta High Court stayed a Single Bench's order that directed West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee to appear before the...
Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe Into Death Of Eyewitness To Killing Of Congress Councillor
The Calcutta High Court today ordered a CBI investigation into the unnatural death of Niranjan Baishnab, who was believed to be an eyewitness in the...
