Karnataka High Court

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Seat of the Karnataka High Court in Bengaluru

The Karnataka High Court ( Kannada ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಹೈ ಕೋರ್ಟ್ ) is a higher court in India . It is one of the oldest high courts in India. Its jurisdiction extends to the state of Karnataka .

history

Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X.

In 1799, died Tippu Sultan , the ruler of Mysore , who over many years largely in alliance with France against the -company East India British waged war had. In the peace that followed, Mysore had to cede large areas and the British reinstated the old Hindu dynasty of the Wodeyar as rulers in Mysore instead of the previous Muslim dynasty . From then on, Mysore remained dependent on the British. The Wodeyar dynasty ruled Mysore until Mysore was annexed to India on September 24, 1947. Under Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X , who ruled from 1863 to 1894, a series of judicial reforms took place that reorganized the legal system based on the British model. In 1884 a Chief Court of Mysore was established in Bangalore (since 2014: Bengaluru ) with three judges as the highest court for the princely state . The Tribunal began its work on May 28, 1884. The number of judges was briefly increased to four from 1908 to 1909. From 1935 there were again four and in the final phase of British India six justices on the High Court . In 1930 the name of the court was changed to the High Court of Mysore and the presiding judge was given the title of Chief Justice . After India's independence in 1947 and the establishment of the Republic in 1950, the court took on the same function as the higher court in the new state of Mysore. The state was enlarged considerably in the States Reorganization Act in 1956 and then essentially comprised all Kannada-speaking areas. Accordingly, the jurisdiction of the Mysore High Court expanded. When the state was renamed 'Karnataka' in 1973, the High Court was also renamed the Karnataka High Court .

building

The representative building in which the High Court has its seat was built from 1864 to 1868 in Greco-Roman style with a neo-antique portico . The two-story building, painted in intense red, is known under the name Attara Kacheri ("18 departments"). In 1982 there were plans to demolish the building, but these could be averted.

Current court organization

Since independence, the number of judges on the Karnataka High Court has increased steadily. There are currently 25 judges serving on the Karnataka High Court , including the presiding judge . Since the seat of the court is located in the very south-east on the outskirts of the state, there were early calls for the establishment of branches in other regions of Karnataka to shorten the long journey for the parties to the dispute. In 2006, construction of courthouses in Gulbarga and Dharwad began. On June 6, 2013, these institutions were given permanent status ( benches ), so that the judges who had previously only been temporarily active here were permanently active here. In 2017 there were 14 judges in Bengaluru, six in Dharwad and four in Gulbarga. The direct subordinate courts are the 30 district courts of Karnataka and the superior (appeal) court is the High Court of India , the supreme court of India.

See also

Web links

Commons : Karnataka High Court  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Chapter XII. Law and Order and Justice . In: Karnataka State Gazetter: District Bangalore . 1990, p. 588 (English, online [PDF]).
  2. ^ History. High Court of Karnataka, accessed November 11, 2017 .
  3. State Of Karnataka And Others vs. B. Krishna Bhat And Others. indiankanoon.org, March 14, 2000, accessed November 11, 2017 .
  4. Karnataka High Court - Bangalore. legalserviceindia.com, accessed November 12, 2017 .
  5. M. Bhaktavatsala: The battle for Attara Kacheri. The Hindu, April 18, 2006, accessed November 11, 2017 .
  6. Sitting Judges. Karnataka High Court, accessed November 11, 2017 .
  7. ^ Contracts signed for circuit Bench buildings. The Hindu, August 5, 2006, accessed November 11, 2017 .
  8. ^ TV Sivanandan: Gulbarga, Dharwad get permanent benches. The Hindu, June 6, 2013, accessed November 12, 2017 .
  9. HIGH COURT BENCHES SITTING LIST. Karnataka High Court, October 23, 2017, accessed November 12, 2017 .
  10. ^ District Courts. (No longer available online.) Karnataka High Court, archived from the original on November 10, 2017 ; accessed on November 11, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ecourts.gov.in

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