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The ''' Guwahati High Court''' was established on [[March 1]], [[1948]] after the ''Government of India Act, [[1935]]'' was passed. It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Guwahati High Court in [[1971]] by the ''North East Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.'' | The ''' Guwahati High Court''' ({{lang-hi|गुवाहाटी उच्च न्यायालय}}) was established on [[March 1]], [[1948]] after the ''Government of India Act, [[1935]]'' was passed. It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Guwahati High Court in [[1971]] by the ''North East Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.'' | ||
It has largest jurisdiction in terms of states, with its area covering the [[Indian state|states]] of [[Assam]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Manipur]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Nagaland]], [[Tripura]] and [[Mizoram]]. The court is headquartered in [[Guwahati]], the former [[List of Indian state and union territory capitals|capital]] of Assam. | It has largest jurisdiction in terms of states, with its area covering the [[Indian state|states]] of [[Assam]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Manipur]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Nagaland]], [[Tripura]] and [[Mizoram]]. The court is headquartered in [[Guwahati]], the former [[List of Indian state and union territory capitals|capital]] of Assam. | ||
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*[[High Courts of | *[[High Courts of India]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 12 August 2009
The Guwahati High Court (Hindi: गुवाहाटी उच्च न्यायालय) was established on March 1, 1948 after the Government of India Act, 1935 was passed. It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Guwahati High Court in 1971 by the North East Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
It has largest jurisdiction in terms of states, with its area covering the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Mizoram. The court is headquartered in Guwahati, the former capital of Assam.
The court has benches in Kohima, Aizwal and Imphal. It also has circuit benches at Agartala and Shillong. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 27.
See also
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