Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi (दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय) is the High Court of Delhi. It was established on October 31, 1966.

History

On March 21, 1919, the High Court of Judicature at Lahore was established with jurisdiction over the provinces of Punjab and Delhi. This jurisdiction lasted till 1947 when India was partitioned. The High Courts (Punjab) Order, 1947 established a new High Court for the territory of "East Punjab" with effect from August 15, 1947. 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 Punjab started functioning from Shimla in a building called "Peterhoff". The High Court shifted to Chandigarh in 1954/1955. In 1966, the high court was established in its present form at Delhi. It had jurisdiction over the state of Himachal Pradesh till 1971.

See also

• High Courts of India

References

• History of Delhi high court on its official website

External links

• Official website
• Satellite picture by Google Maps