Calcutta High Court

Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court
কলকাতা উচ্চ ন্যায়ালয়
	Calcutta High Court building
	22°34′6″N 88°20′36″E / 22.56833°N 88.34333°E
Established	1 July 1862
Jurisdiction	West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Location	Principal Seat: Kolkata, West Bengal; Circuit Benches: Jalpaiguri & Port Blair (A & N Islands)
Coordinates	22°34′6″N 88°20′36″E / 22.56833°N 88.34333°E
Composition method	Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorized by	Constitution of India
Judge term length	Till 62 years of age
Number of positions	98 ; {78 Permanent ; 28 Addl.}
Website	calcuttahighcourt.gov.in
Chief Justice
Currently	T. S. Sivagnanam
Since	11 May 2023

The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India.^[1] It is located at Esplanade Row West, Kolkata, West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court building's design is somewhat based on the Lakenhal (Cloth Hall) in Ypres in Flanders, Belgium.^[2]

Currently, the court has a sanctioned judge strength of 98.

^ "Which is the oldest High Court in India?". TimesNow. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "Court's official website". Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2007.