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Abdul Naresh Seshadri
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The oldest High Court in India is the:-
1. Calcutta High Court
2. Bombay High Court
3. Allahabad High Court
4. Madras High Court

The oldest High Court in India is the:-
1. Calcutta High Court
2. Bombay High Court
3. Allahabad High Court
4. Madras High Court
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  1. Correct Answer – Option 1 : Calcutta High Court

    The correct answer is Calcutta High Court.

    • The Calcutta High Court is the oldest in India.
    • It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
    • The High Court building’s design is based on the Cloth Hall, Ypres, in Belgium.
    • The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 72
    Bombay High Court
    • Established: 14 August 1862
    • Chief justice: Dipankar Datta
    Allahabad High Court
    • Established: 17 March 1866 (in Agra) and then 1869 (in Allahabad)
    • Chief justice: Govind Mathur
    Madras High Court
    • Established: 15 August 1862
    • Chief justice: Sanjib Banerjee

     

    • Calcutta High Court was established as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William on July 1, 1862, under the High Courts Act, 1861.
    • Barnes Peacock was the first Chief Justice of the High Court.
    • The current Chief justice of Calcutta high court is T. B. Radhakrishnan.
    • Manjula Chellur is the first woman chief justice of the Kolkata High Court.
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