Context

Andhra Pradesh will have a separate High Court from January 1,

About

• The President constitutes a separate High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh, namely, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, with the principal seat at Amravati and the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad shall become the High Court for the State of Telangana.
• Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, who is at present the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, will head the new high court that will have 15 other judges. Ten judges - part of the common high court - will now be the judges of the Telangana HC.
• It will be the 25th high court in the country and will initially function from a temporary structure till the permanent building comes up in the ambitious Justice City complex in the State’s capital Amravati.

History:

• With the enactment of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated into two States, viz., State of Andhra Pradesh and State of Telangana.
• The Act, which came into effect from June 2, 2014 has also a provision for separate high courts for State of Telangana and State of Andhra Pradesh.
• The existing High Court is located at Hyderabad and it would be housing the High Court of State of Telangana.

Constitutional provisions for High courts in India:

• There are 25 high courts at the state and union territory level of India.
• High courts are instituted as constitutional courts under Part VI, Chapter V, and Article 214 of the Indian constitution.
• Article 216: Constitution of high courts
• Article 217: Judges in a High Court are appointed by the President of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the governor of the state.
• The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in the country, established in 1862.

Significance

Establishment of High Court in Amravati is a sign of delivering justice to the doorsteps of people from Rayalaseema, north coastal and south coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh.

High Courts by States/Union Territories

State/UT	Court	Principal seat	Bench(es)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Calcutta High Court	—	Port Blair
Arunachal Pradesh	Guwahati High Court	—	Itanagar
Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh High Court	Amravati	—
Assam	Guwahati High Court	Guwahati	—
Bihar	Patna High Court	Patna	—
Chandigarh	Punjab and Haryana High Court	Chandigarh	—
Chhattisgarh	Chhattisgarh High Court	Bilaspur	—
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Bombay High Court	Mumbai	—
Daman and Diu	Bombay High Court	Mumbai	—
National Capital Territory of Delhi	Delhi High Court	New Delhi	—
Goa	Bombay High Court	—	Panaji
Gujarat	Gujarat High Court	Ahmedabad	—
Haryana	Punjab and Haryana High Court	Chandigarh	—
Himachal Pradesh	Himachal Pradesh High Court	Shimla	—
Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu & Kashmir High Court	Srinagar/Jammu[c]	—
Jharkhand	Jharkhand High Court	Ranchi	—
Karnataka	Karnataka High Court	Bangalore	Dharwad and Gulbarga
Kerala	Kerala High Court	Kochi	—
Lakshadweep	KeralaHigh Court	Kochi	—
Madhya Pradesh	Madhya Pradesh High Court	Jabalpur	Gwalior and Indore
Maharashtra	Bombay High Court	Mumbai	Aurangabad and Nagpur
Manipur	Manipur High Court	Imphal	—
Meghalaya	Meghalaya High Court	Shillong	—
Mizoram	Guwahati High Court	—	Aizawl
Nagaland	Guwahati High Court	—	Kohima
Odisha	Orissa High Court	Cuttack	—
Puducherry	Madras High Court	Chennai	—
Punjab	Punjab and Haryana High Court	Chandigarh	—
Rajasthan	Rajasthan High Court	Jodhpur	Jaipur
Sikkim	Sikkim High Court	Gangtok	—
Tamil Nadu	Madras High Court	Chennai	Madurai
Telangana	Telangana High Court	Hyderabad	—
Tripura	Tripura High Court	Agartala	—
Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad High Court	Allahabad	Lucknow
Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand High Court	Nainital	—
West Bengal	Calcutta High Court	Kolkata	—