Which of the following High Courts has the largest number of Benches ?

• On March 1, 1948, The Guwahati High Court was promulgated by the Governor-general of India.
• The Principal Seat of the Guwahati High Court is at Guwahati, Assam.
• Apart from the Principal Seat, the High Court has 3 (three) outlying Benches, these are-
  • Kohima Bench for the State of Nagaland (established on 1.12.1972)
  • Aizawl Bench for the State of Mizoram (established on 5.7.90) and
  • Itanagar Bench for the State of Arunachal Pradesh (established on 12.8.2000).
• The Governor-General of India was pleased to promulgate on 1st March 1948, the Assam High Court Order, 1948, establishing the High Court of Assam with effect from 5th April 1948, for the then Province of Assam.
• Kolkata high court has its single bench at Port blair.
• Madhya pradesh high court has one bench , I.e. at Indore.
• Bombay High Court is spread over Maharashtra state viz. bombay, Nagpur, Aurangabad and panjim(goa).

Additional Information

• On 1 December 1963, When Nagaland was created, the Assam High Court was renamed as the "High Court of Assam and Nagaland".
• A Common High Court was established for the 7 northeastern states by the North Eastern Area (Re-organization) Act, 1971, and renamed the court as "Guwahati High Court".
• These states were Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura and Mizoram.
• The Guwahati High Court ceased its jurisdiction in Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura after got its High Court.