Delhi High Court
| Delhi High Court | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Delhi High Court | |
| 28°36′32″N 77°14′10″E / 28.6090°N 77.2361°E | |
| Established | 31 October 1966 |
| Jurisdiction | Delhi |
| Location | Shershah Road, Justice SB Marg, New Delhi |
| Coordinates | 28°36′32″N 77°14′10″E / 28.6090°N 77.2361°E |
| Composition method | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India |
| Website | delhihighcourt.nic.in |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya |
| Since | 21 January 2025 |
The High Court of Delhi is the high court in Delhi, India. It was established on 31 October 1966, through the Delhi High Court Act, 1966.[1] Below it are 11 Subordinate Courts that oversee smaller judicial districts. The court gets its powers from Chapter V in Part VI of the Constitution of India.[2]
History
Established in 1919, the High Court of Judicature at Lahore exercised jurisdiction over the then provinces of Punjab and Delhi. This continued until the Indian Independence Act 1947, establishing the dominions of India and Pakistan.
On 15 August 1947 the High Courts (Punjab) Order, 1947 established a new High Court for the territory of what was then East Punjab. The India (Adaptation of Existing Indian Laws) Order, 1947 provided that any reference in an existing Indian law to the High Court of Judicature at Lahore, be replaced by a reference to the High Court of East Punjab.
The High Court of East Punjab started functioning from Shimla in a building called "Peterhoff". This building burnt down in January 1981.
When the Secretariat of the Punjab Government shifted to Chandigarh in 1954–55, the High Court also shifted to Chandigarh. The High Court of Punjab, as it is later came to be called, exercised jurisdiction over Delhi through a Circuit Bench which dealt with the cases pertaining to the Union Territory of Delhi and the Delhi Administration.
In view of the importance of Delhi, its population and other considerations, Indian Parliament thought it was necessary to establish a new High Court of Delhi. This was achieved by enacting the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 on 5 September 1966.
The High Court of Delhi initially exercised jurisdiction not only over the Union Territory of Delhi, but also Himachal Pradesh. The High Court of Delhi had a Himachal Pradesh Bench at Shimla in a building called Ravenswood. The High Court of Delhi continued to exercise jurisdiction over Himachal Pradesh until the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 was enforced on 25 January 1971.[3]
Chief Justice and Judges
The Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi is appointed by the President of India, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India. During the appointment, the Chief Justice of India is required to consult with two senior-most judges of the Supreme Court. For all other High Courts in India, the Chief Justices are appointed by the President of India, as provided under Article 217 of the Constitution, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the State.[4] The Chief Justice is the senior-most sitting judge of the High Court in a State. Besides performing judicial functions, he/she also exercises administrative powers, as provided under Article 229 of the Constitution of India.[5]
The current Chief Justice of this court is Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya. He was appointed on 21 January 2025.[6]
Judges of the Delhi High Court
The Judges of High Court of Delhi (other than the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court) are appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, and on the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi. The Chief Justice of India is required to consult with two senior-most judges of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice of the High Court is also required to consult his two senior-most puisne Judges before recommending a name for appointment to the High Court.[7] The Judges of the Delhi High Court are guided by the code of ethics as stated in ‘Restatement of Values of Judicial Life’ adopted by the Supreme Court of India, vide its resolution dated 7 May 1997.[8]
Currently, the sanctioned strength of Judges of the High Court of Delhi is 45 permanent Judges and 15 Additional Judges.[9] Following is the list of sitting Judges of the High Court of Delhi:[10]
Original side civil jurisdiction
The High Court of Delhi is territory.[11] This means that civil cases can be filed directly in the High Court, whereas the High Court generally only has appellate civil jurisdiction otherwise. The other High Courts which have original side jurisdiction are Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.[12]
Backlog
As per the report released on 2006–08, Delhi High court has a long list of pending cases. The backlog is such that it would take 466 years to resolve them. In a bid to restore public trust and confidence, Delhi court spent 5 minutes per case and disposed of 94,000 cases in 2008–10.[13]
Former Chief Justices
| # | Chief Justices | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| 1 | K. S. Hegde | 31 Oct 1966 | 16 Jul 1967 |
| 2 | I. D. Dua | 17 Jul 1967 | 01 Aug 1969 |
| 3 | H. R. Khanna | 01 Aug 1969 | 22 Sep 1970 |
| 4 | Hardayal Hardy | 22 Sep 1971 | 15 May 1972 |
| 5 | Narain Andley | 15 May 1972 | 04 Jun 1974 |
| 6 | T. V. R. Tatachari | 04 Jun 1974 | 16 Oct 1978 |
| 7 | V. S. Deshpande | 16 Oct 1978 | 27 Mar 1980 |
| 8 | Prakash Narain | 08 Jan 1981 | 06 Aug 1985 |
| 9 | Rajinder Sachar | 06 Aug 1985 | 22 Dec 1985 |
| 10 | D. K. Kapur | 22 Dec 1985 | 20 Aug 1986 |
| 11 | T.P.S. Chawla | 20 Aug 1986 | 16 Aug 1987 |
| - | R. N. Aggarwal (acting) | 16 Aug 1987 | 21 Aug 1987 |
| 12 | Yogeshwar Dayal | 21 Aug 1987 | 18 Mar 1988 |
| 13 | Rabindranath Pyne | 18 Mar 1988 | 28 Sep 1990 |
| 14 | Milap Chand Jain | 28 Nov 1990 | 21 Jul 1991 |
| 15 | G. C. Mittal | 05 Aug 1991 | 04 Mar 1994 |
| 16 | M. Jagannadha Rao | 12 Apr 1994 | 21 Mar 1997 |
| 17 | Mahinder Narain | 21 Mar 1997 | 30 Dec 1999 |
| 18 | Sam Nariman Variava | 31 Dec 1999 | 15 Mar 2000 |
| 19 | Arijit Pasayat | 10 May 2000 | 19 Oct 2001 |
| 20 | S. B. Sinha | 26 Nov 2001 | 01 Oct 2002 |
| 21 | B. C. Patel | 05 Mar 2003 | 07 Aug 2005 |
| 22 | Markandey Katju | 12 Oct 2005 | 10 Apr 2006 |
| 23 | Mukundakam Sharma | 04 Dec 2006 | 09 Apr 2008 |
| 24 | Ajit Prakash Shah | 11 May 2008 | 12 Feb 2010 |
| 25 | Dipak Misra | 24 May 2010 | 10 Oct 2011 |
| 26 | D Murugesan | 26 Sep 2012 | 10 Jun 2013 |
| - | Badar Durrez Ahmed (acting) | 10 Jun 2013 | 01 Sept 2013 |
| 27 | N. V. Ramana | 02 Sep 2013 | 16 Feb 2014 |
| - | Badar Durrez Ahmed (acting) | 17 Feb 2014 | 20 Apr 2014 |
| 28 | Gorla Rohini | 21 Apr 2014 | 13 Apr 2017 |
| - | Gita Mittal (acting) | 14 Apr 2017 | 10 Aug 2018 |
| 29 | Rajendra Menon | 11 Aug 2018 | 06 Jun 2019 |
| 30 | Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel | 07 Jun 2019 | 12 Mar 2022 |
| - | Vipin Sanghi (acting) | 13 Mar 2022 | 27 Jun 2022 |
| 31 | Satish Chandra Sharma | 28 Jun 2022 | 08 Nov 2023 |
| - | Manmohan (acting) | 09 Nov 2023 | 28 Sep 2024 |
| 32 | Manmohan | 29 Sep 2024 | 04 Dec 2024 |
| - | Vibhu Bakhru (acting) | 05 Dec 2024 | 20 January 2025 |
Judges elevated as Chief Justices
This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Delhi. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Delhi High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Delhi High Court but does not have Delhi as their Parent High Court.[14][15][16]
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| Name | Image | Appointed as CJ in HC of | Date of appointment | Date of retirement[a] | Tenure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Judge | As Chief Justice | As Chief Justice | As Judge[b] | ||||
| Hardayal Hardy | Delhi | 4 January 1967 | 23 September 1971 | 14 May 1972 | 235 days | 5 years, 132 days | |
| Narain Andley | Delhi | 15 May 1972 | 3 June 1974 | 2 years, 20 days | 7 years, 151 days | ||
| Tirumala Venkata Ranga Tatachari | Delhi | 4 June 1974 | 15 October 1978 | 4 years, 134 days | 11 years, 285 days | ||
| Muhammad Kassim Muhammad Ismail | Madras | 20 February 1967 | 6 November 1979 | 9 July 1981[RES] | 1 year, 246 days | 14 years, 140 days | |
| Siba Narain Sankar | Orissa | 25 May 1967 | 1 November 1975 | 12 October 1977 | 1 year, 346 days | 10 years, 141 days | |
| Vasant Shamrao Deshpande | Delhi | 30 April 1968 | 16 October 1978 | 26 June 1980 | 1 year, 255 days | 12 years, 58 days | |
| Prakash Narain | Delhi | 20 January 1969 | 8 January 1981 | 5 August 1985 | 4 years, 210 days | 16 years, 198 days | |
| Muhammed Rafeeudin Ahmed Ansari | Jammu & Kashmir | 30 July 1969 | 23 January 1976 | 8 November 1977 | 1 year, 290 days | 8 years, 102 days | |
| Vyas Dev Misra | Himachal Pradesh | 12 December 1979 | 30 September 1983 | 3 years, 293 days | 14 years, 63 days | ||
| Rajinder Sachar | Delhi | 12 February 1970 | 6 August 1985 | 21 December 1985 | 138 days | 15 years, 313 days | |
| Dalip Kumar Kapur | Delhi | 4 November 1970 | 22 December 1985 | 19 August 1986 | 241 days | 15 years, 289 days | |
| Tejinder Pal Singh Chawla | Delhi | 6 January 1972 | 26 September 1986 | 15 August 1987 | 324 days | 15 years, 222 days | |
| Rajendra Nath Aggarwal | Delhi | 7 March 1972[c] | 16 August 1987 | 21 August 1987 | 6 days | 12 years, 46 days | |
| Yogeshwar Dayal | Delhi, transferred to Andhra Pradesh | 28 February 1974 | 21 August 1987 | 21 March 1991[‡] | 3 years, 213 days | 17 years, 22 days | |
| Leila Seth | Himachal Pradesh | 25 July 1978 | 5 August 1991 | 19 October 1992 | 1 year, 76 days | 14 years, 87 days | |
| Bhupinder Nath Kirpal | Gujarat | 20 November 1979 | 14 December 1993 | 10 September 1995[‡] | 1 year, 272 days | 15 years, 296 days | |
| Devinder Pratap Wadhwa | Patna | 12 August 1983 | 29 September 1995 | 20 March 1997[‡] | 1 year, 173 days | 13 years, 221 days | |
| Arun B. Saharya | Punjab & Haryana | 24 April 1986 | 7 November 1997 | 14 September 2002 | 4 years, 312 days | 16 years, 144 days | |
| Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal | Bombay | 17 November 1986 | 3 February 1999 | 28 January 2000[‡] | 360 days | 13 years, 73 days | |
| Arun Kumar | Rajasthan | 13 July 1990 | 2 December 2001 | 2 October 2002[‡] | 305 days | 12 years, 82 days | |
| Anil Dev Singh | Rajasthan | 24 December 2002 | 22 October 2004 | 1 year, 304 days | 14 years, 102 days | ||
| Dalveer Bhandari | Bombay | 19 March 1991 | 25 July 2004 | 27 October 2005[‡] | 1 year, 95 days | 14 years, 223 days | |
| Devinder Kumar Jain | Punjab & Haryana | 11 March 2005 | 9 April 2006[‡] | 1 year, 30 days | 15 years, 22 days | ||
| Vijender Jain | Punjab & Haryana | 24 December 1992 | 28 November 2006 | 1 August 2008 | 1 year, 248 days | 15 years, 222 days | |
| Swatanter Kumar | Bombay | 10 November 1994 | 31 March 2007 | 17 December 2009[‡] | 2 years, 262 days | 15 years, 38 days | |
| Manmohan Sarin | Jammu & Kashmir | 17 May 1995 | 4 September 2008 | 19 October 2008 | 46 days | 13 years, 156 days | |
| Mukul Mudgal | Punjab & Haryana | 2 March 1998 | 5 December 2009 | 3 January 2011 | 1 year, 30 days | 12 years, 308 days | |
| Madan Lokur | Gauhati, transferred to Andhra Pradesh | 19 February 1999 | 24 June 2010 | 3 June 2012[‡] | 1 year, 346 days | 13 years, 106 days | |
| Vikramajit Sen | Karnataka | 7 July 1999 | 24 December 2011 | 24 December 2012[‡] | 1 year, 1 day | 13 years, 170 days | |
| Arjan Kumar Sikri | Punjab & Haryana | 23 September 2012 | 11 April 2013[‡] | 201 days | 13 years, 279 days | ||
| Sanjay Kishan Kaul | Punjab & Haryana, transferred to Madras | 3 May 2001 | 1 June 2013 | 16 February 2017[‡] | 3 years, 261 days | 15 years, 290 days | |
| Badar Durrez Ahmed | Jammu & Kashmir | 20 December 2002 | 1 April 2017 | 15 March 2018 | 349 days | 15 years, 86 days | |
| Pradeep Nandrajog | Rajasthan, transferred to Bombay | 2 April 2017 | 23 February 2020 | 2 years, 328 days | 17 years, 66 days | ||
| Gita Mittal | Jammu & Kashmir | 16 July 2004 | 11 August 2018 | 8 December 2020 | 2 years, 120 days | 16 years, 146 days | |
| Shripathi Ravindra Bhat | Rajasthan | 16 July 2004 | 5 May 2019 | 23 September 2019[‡] | 142 days | 15 years, 70 days | |
| S. Muralidhar | Orissa | 29 May 2006 | 4 January 2021 | 7 August 2023 | 2 years, 216 days | 17 years, 71 days | |
| Hima Kohli | Telangana | 29 May 2006 | 7 January 2021 | 30 August 2021[‡] | 236 days | 15 years, 94 days | |
| Vipin Sanghi | Uttarakhand | 29 May 2006 | 28 June 2022 | 26 October 2023 | 1 year, 121 days | 17 years, 151 days | |
| Siddharth Mridul | Manipur | 13 March 2008 | 20 October 2023 | 21 November 2024 | 1 year, 33 days | 16 years, 254 days | |
| Manmohan | Delhi | 29 September 2024 | 4 December 2024[‡] | 67 days | 16 years, 267 days | ||
| Rajiv Shakdher | Himachal Pradesh | 11 April 2008 | 25 September 2024 | 18 October 2024 | 24 days | 16 years, 191 days | |
| Suresh Kumar Kait | Madhya Pradesh | 5 September 2008 | 25 September 2024 | 23 May 2025 | 241 days | 16 years, 261 days | |
| Sanjeev Sachdeva | Madhya Pradesh | 17 April 2013 | 17 July 2025 | 1 June 2026[‡] | 320 days | 13 years, 46 days | |
| Vibhu Bakhru | Karnataka | 19 July 2025 | Incumbent | 334 days | 13 years, 62 days | ||
Judges appointed as Acting Chief Justice
| Name | Appointed as ACJ in HC of | Date of appointment as Judge | Period as Acting Chief Justice | Date of retirement[a] | Tenure as ACJ | Tenure as Judge | Remarks | Ref.. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prakash Narain | Delhi | 20 January 1969 | 27 Jun 1980 – 7 Jan 1981 | 5 August 1985 | 195 days | 16 years, 198 days | Became permanent | [17] |
| Rajinder Sachar | Sikkim | 12 February 1970 | 16 May 1975 – 6 May 1976 | 21 December 1985 | 357 days | 15 years, 313 days | Transferred to Rajasthan | [18] |
| Tejinder Pal Singh Chawla | Delhi | 6 January 1972 | 20 Aug 1986 – 25 Sep 1986 | 15 August 1987 | 37 days | 15 years, 222 days | Became permanent | [17] |
| Leila Seth | Delhi | 25 July 1978 | 9 Oct 1990 – 27 Nov 1990 | 19 October 1992 | 50 days | 14 years, 87 days | -- | [19] |
| 22 Jul 1991 – 4 Aug 1991 | 14 days | Elevated as CJ of Himachal Pradesh | ||||||
| Mahinder Narain | Delhi | 4 July 1985 | 21 Mar 1997 – 25 Jun 1997 | 7 February 1999[†] | 97 days | 13 years, 219 days | -- | [19] |
| 4 Dec 1997 – 18 Sep 1998 | 289 days | Took leave | [20] | |||||
| 10 Dec 1998 – 17 Jan 1999 | 39 days | Took leave and subsequently died | ||||||
| Y. K. Sabharwal | Delhi | 17 November 1986 | 19 Sep 1998 – 9 Dec 1998 | 28 January 2000[‡] | 360 days | 13 years, 73 days | [19] | |
| 18 Jan 1999 – 2 Feb 1999 | 241 days | Elevated as CJ of Bombay | ||||||
| Vijender Jain | Delhi | 24 December 1992 | 10 Apr 2006 – 27 Nov 2006 | 1 August 2008 | 232 days | 15 years, 222 days | Elevated as CJ of Punjab & Haryana | [21] |
| Madan Lokur | Delhi | 19 February 1999 | 13 Feb 2010 – 23 May 2010 | 3 June 2012[‡] | 100 days | 13 years, 106 days | -- | [22] |
| Vikramajit Sen | Karnataka | 7 July 1999 | 13 Sep 2011 – 23 Dec 2011 | 24 December 2012[‡] | 102 days | 13 years, 170 days | Became permanent | |
| A. K. Sikri | Delhi | 10 Oct 2011 – 22 Sep 2012 | 11 April 2013[‡] | 349 days | 13 years, 279 days | Elevated as CJ of Punjab & Haryana | [23] | |
| S. K. Kaul | Delhi | 3 May 2001 | 23 Sep 2012 – 25 Sep 2012 | 16 February 2017[‡] | 3 days | 15 years, 290 days | -- | [24] |
| B. D. Ahmed | Delhi | 20 December 2002 | 11 Jun 2013 – 1 Sep 2013 | 15 March 2018 | 83 days | 15 years, 86 days | [25] | |
| 17 Feb 2014 – 20 Apr 2014 | 63 days | |||||||
| Gita Mittal | Delhi | 16 July 2004 | 14 Apr 2017 – 8 Aug 2018 | 8 December 2020 | 1 year, 117 days | 16 years, 146 days | Elevated as CJ of Jammu & Kashmir | [26] |
| Vipin Sanghi | Delhi | 29 May 2006 | 13 Mar 2022 – 27 Jun 2022 | 26 October 2023 | 107 days | 17 years, 151 days | Elevated as CJ of Uttarakhand | [27] |
| Manmohan | Delhi | 13 March 2008 | 9 Nov 2023 – 28 Sep 2024 | 4 December 2024[‡] | 325 days | 16 years, 267 days | Became permanent | [28] |
| Sanjeev Sachdeva | Madhya Pradesh | 17 April 2013 | 9 Jul 2024 – 24 Sep 2024 | 1 June 2026[‡] | 78 days | 13 years, 46 days | -- | |
| 24 May 2025 – 16 Jul 2025 | 54 days | Became permanent | ||||||
| Vibhu Bakhru | Delhi | 5 Dec 2024 – 20 Jan 2025 | Incumbent | 47 days | 13 years, 62 days | -- | ||
| V. Kameswar Rao | Karnataka | 30 May 2025 – 18 Jul 2025 | 50 days | Transferred to Delhi | [29] |
Judges elevated to Supreme Court
This section includes the list of only those judges whose parent high court was Delhi. This includes those judges who, at the time of elevation to Supreme Court of India, may not be serving in Delhi High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of elevation were serving in Delhi High Court but does not have Delhi as their Parent High Court.
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| # | Name of the Judge | Image | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Tenure | Immediately preceding office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Parent High Court | In Supreme Court | In High Court(s) | In Supreme Court | Total tenure[a] | |||||
| 1 | Srinivasachar Ranganathan | 14 November 1977 | 5 October 1987 | 30 October 1992 | 9 years, 325 days | 5 years, 26 days | 14 years, 352 days | Judge of Delhi HC | |
| 2 | Yogeshwar Dayal | 28 February 1974 | 22 March 1991 | 2 August 1994[†] | 17 years, 22 days | 3 years, 134 days | 20 years, 156 days | CJ of undivided Andhra Pradesh HC | |
| 3 | Bhupinder Nath Kirpal | 20 November 1979 | 11 September 1995 | 7 November 2002 | 15 years, 295 days | 7 years, 58 days | 22 years, 353 days | 13th CJ of Gujarat HC | |
| 4 | Devinder Pratap Wadhwa | 12 August 1983 | 21 March 1997 | 4 May 2000 | 13 years, 221 days | 3 years, 45 days | 16 years, 267 days | 28th CJ of Patna HC | |
| 5 | Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal | 17 November 1986 | 28 January 2000 | 13 January 2007 | 13 years, 73 days | 6 years, 351 days | 20 years, 76 days | 31st CJ of Bombay HC | |
| 6 | Arun Kumar | 13 July 1990 | 3 October 2002 | 11 April 2006 | 12 years, 82 days | 3 years, 191 days | 15 years, 273 days | 23rd CJ of Rajasthan HC | |
| 7 | Dalveer Bhandari | 19 March 1991 | 28 October 2005 | 27 April 2012[RES] | 14 years, 223 days | 6 years, 183 days | 21 years, 40 days | 34th CJ of Bombay HC | |
| 8 | Devinder Kumar Jain | 10 April 2006 | 24 January 2013 | 15 years, 22 days | 6 years, 290 days | 21 years, 312 days | 26th CJ of Punjab & Haryana HC | ||
| 9 | Swatanter Kumar | 10 November 1994 | 18 December 2009 | 19 December 2012 | 15 years, 38 days | 3 years, 2 days | 18 years, 40 days | 37th CJ of Bombay HC | |
| 10 | Madan Lokur | 19 February 1999 | 4 June 2012 | 30 December 2018 | 13 years, 106 days | 6 years, 210 days | 19 years, 315 days | CJ of undivided Andhra Pradesh HC | |
| 11 | Vikramajit Sen | 7 July 1999 | 24 December 2012 | 30 December 2015 | 13 years, 170 days | 3 years, 7 days | 16 years, 177 days | 26th CJ of Karnataka HC | |
| 12 | Arjan Kumar Sikri | 12 April 2013 | 6 March 2019 | 13 years, 279 days | 5 years, 329 days | 19 years, 243 days | 31st CJ of Punjab & Haryana HC | ||
| 13 | Sanjay Kishan Kaul | 3 May 2001 | 17 February 2017 | 25 December 2023 | 15 years, 290 days | 6 years, 312 days | 22 years, 237 days | 38th CJ of Madras HC | |
| 14 | Sanjiv Khanna | 24 June 2005 | 18 January 2019 | 13 May 2025 | 13 years, 208 days | 6 years, 116 days | 19 years, 324 days | Judge of Delhi HC | |
| 15 | Shripathi Ravindra Bhat | 16 July 2004 | 23 September 2019 | 20 October 2023 | 15 years, 70 days | 4 years, 28 days | 19 years, 97 days | 36th CJ of Rajasthan HC | |
| 16 | Hima Kohli | 29 May 2006 | 31 August 2021 | 1 September 2024 | 15 years, 94 days | 3 years, 2 days | 18 years, 96 days | 3rd CJ of Telangana HC | |
| 17 | Manmohan | 13 March 2008 | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | 16 years, 267 days | 1 year, 195 days | 18 years, 97 days | 33rd CJ of Delhi HC | |
| 18 | Sanjeev Sachdeva | 17 April 2013 | 2 June 2026 | 13 years, 46 days | 16 days | 13 years, 62 days | 29th CJ of Madhya Pradesh HC | ||
- ^ Includes both tenure as High Court Judge as well as Supreme Court Judge
District Courts
The National Capital Territory of Delhi has 7 District Courts Complex that function under the High Court of Delhi. These 7 are physical locations of the district courts, whereas actually there are 11 district courts headed by individual District Judges. The Tis Hazari complex, Rohini complex and Saket complex hosts 2 Districts each, while the Karkardooma complex hosts 3 Districts and the remaining 3 complexes (Patiala, Dwarka and Rouse Avenue) host 1 District each.
The list of 7 District Courts Complex in Delhi is as follows:
| S.No. | Year of establishment |
Districts | Name of Court |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1958 | Central Delhi and West Delhi | Tis Hazari Courts Complex |
| 2 | 1977 | New Delhi | Patiala House Courts Complex |
| 3 | 1993 | Jamnapaar (East Delhi, North-East Delhi and Shahdara) | Karkardooma Courts Complex |
| 4 | 2005 | North Delhi and North-West Delhi | Rohini Courts Complex |
| 5 | 2008 | South-West Delhi | Dwarka Courts Complex |
| 6 | 2010 | South Delhi and South-East Delhi | Saket Courts Complex |
| 7 | 2019 | Central Delhi and CBI Courts or labour Court. | Rouse Avenue Courts Complex[30] |
Notable cases
Notable cases decided or involving the High Court include:
- Asian News International vs. Wikimedia Foundation
- Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi
- University of Oxford v. Rameshwari Photocopy Service
- Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation
- Amar Nath Sehgal v. Union of India
- National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India
- Penguin Books Ltd. v. India Book Distributors and Others
See also
- Subordinate courts of Delhi High Court
- 2011 Delhi bombing, at the Delhi High Court
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