Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court  is one of the newest High Courts in India. It was established in 2000 under the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, after the state of Jharkhand was carved out of the state of Bihar. The court has jurisdiction over Jharkhand state.


The seat of the court is at Ranchi, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 20.

History

A circuit bench of the Patna High Court was established at Ranchi on 6 March, 1972 under clause 36 of the Letter Patent of the Patna High Court. The Circuit bench became the Permanent Bench of the Patna High Court, by the High Court at Patna (Establishment of Permanent Bench at Ranchi) Act 1976 (Act 57 of 1976) on 8 April, 1976. This Permanent Bench finally became the Jharkhand High Court on reorganiszation of Bihar state on 15 November, 2000.