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Allahabad High Court (Prayagraj)

India / Uttar Pradesh / Allahabad Cantonment / Prayagraj
 1860s construction, Georgian (architecture), tourist attraction, high court (judiciary)

It was originally founded as the High Court of Judicature for the North-Western Provinces at Agra on 17 March 1866 by the Indian High Courts Act of 1861 replacing the Sadr Diwani Adalat. Sir Walter Morgan, Barrister-at-Law was appointed the first Chief Justice of the High Court of North-Western Provinces.

The location was shifted to Allahabad in 1869 and the name was correspondingly changed to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad from 11 March 1919.

On 2 November 1925, the Oudh Judicial Commissioner's Court was replaced by the Oudh Chief Court at Lucknow by the Oudh Civil Courts Act of 1925 enacted by the United Provinces Legislature with the sanction of the Governor General.

On February 25, 1948, the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed a resolution requesting the Governor to submit to the Governor General the request of the Assembly to the effect that the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and the Oudh Chief Court be amalgamated. Consequently, the Chief Court of Oudh was amalgamated with the High Court of Allahabad.

When the state of Uttaranchal was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000, this high court ceased to have jurisdiction over the districts falling in Uttaranchal. Allahabad High court was built by Khan saheb Nizamuddin of Loha Mundi, Agra, India. He also donated the water fountain to the High court.

[edit] The seat and benchesThe seat of the court is at Allahabad. It has a permanent bench at Lucknow, the administrative capital of the state.

Its maximum number of sanctioned judges is 160, the highest in India.

Chief JusticeThe present Chief Justice is Justice Ferdino Inacio Rebello. He assumed the charge on 26 June 2010.
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Coordinates:   25°27'9"N   81°49'14"E

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