Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court, seated at Sher‑Shah Road in New Delhi, is the apex judicial authority for the National Capital Territory of Delhi and, by virtue of a circuit bench at Chandigarh, also serves the Union Territory of Chandigarh and Ladakh. As a constitutional High Court, it wields original, appellate and supervisory jurisdiction, issuing writs under Article 226 of the Constitution and shaping the legal landscape of India’s capital through a docket that routinely includes constitutional, commercial, and public‑interest litigation.

Historical Background

The court was created by the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 (Act No. 9 of 1966) and formally commenced operations on 31 October 1966 with a sanctioned strength of three judges. Initial jurisdiction covered civil and criminal matters arising within the then‑Delhi State, and the inaugural Chief Justice, Justice M. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S. M. K. M. S.