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{{Infobox high court | {{Infobox high court | ||
|court_name= | |court_name=High Court of Orissa | ||
|native_name=ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଉଚ୍ଚ ନ୍ୟାୟାଳୟ|image= | |||
|coordinates={{coord|20.4650|N|85.8589|E|display=inline,title}} | |coordinates={{coord|20.4650|N|85.8589|E|display=inline,title}} | ||
| | |jurisdiction = [[Orissa]] | ||
|type=[[President of India|Presidential]] with [[advice and consent|confirmation]] of [[Chief Justice of India]] and [[Governors of states of India|Governor of respective state]] | |type=[[President of India|Presidential]] with [[advice and consent|confirmation]] of [[Chief Justice of India]] and [[Governors of states of India|Governor of respective state]] | ||
|appealsto=[[Supreme Court of India]] | |appealsto=[[Supreme Court of India]] | ||
|chiefjudgetitle=[[Chief Justice]] | |chiefjudgetitle=[[Chief Justice]] | ||
|chiefjudgename=[[S. Muralidhar]] | |chiefjudgename=[[Justice S. Muralidhar]] | ||
|termstart=4 January 2021 | |termstart=4 January 2021 | ||
|established=26 | |established= {{start date and age|df=yes|1948|07|26}} | ||
|location=[[Cuttack]], [[Orissa]] | |location=[[Cuttack]], [[Orissa]] | ||
|terms=Mandatory retirement at 62 years of age | |terms=Mandatory retirement at 62 years of age | ||
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|website= {{URL|www.orissahighcourt.nic.in}} | |website= {{URL|www.orissahighcourt.nic.in}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
The ''' | The '''Orissa High Court''' is the [[High Courts of India|High Court]] for the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Odisha]]. | ||
The then Bengal Presidency was a vast province including present day [[Assam]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Orissa]], and [[West Bengal]]. It was difficult to administratively manage such a vast area, inhabited by people speaking in different languages and having different traditions. Administrative exigencies required separation of such areas which originally did not from part of Bengal. So, new province of [[Bihar and Orissa]] was formed on 22 March 1912. However, the said new province of Bihar and [[Bihar and Orissa]] was under the jurisdiction of [[Calcutta High Court]]. | The then Bengal Presidency was a vast province including present day [[Assam]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Orissa]], and [[West Bengal]]. It was difficult to administratively manage such a vast area, inhabited by people speaking in different languages and having different traditions. Administrative exigencies required separation of such areas which originally did not from part of Bengal. So, new province of [[Bihar and Orissa]] was formed on 22 March 1912. However, the said new province of Bihar and [[Bihar and Orissa]] was under the jurisdiction of [[Calcutta High Court]]. | ||
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On 9 February 1916, in exercise of the powers under Section 113 of the Government of India Act, 1915, the King of England issued letters of patent constituting High Court of Patna. Orissa was placed under the jurisdiction of Patna High Court. Although, on 18 May 1916, Circuit Court of [[Patna High Court]] for Orissa held its first sitting at [[Cuttack]]. | On 9 February 1916, in exercise of the powers under Section 113 of the Government of India Act, 1915, the King of England issued letters of patent constituting High Court of Patna. Orissa was placed under the jurisdiction of Patna High Court. Although, on 18 May 1916, Circuit Court of [[Patna High Court]] for Orissa held its first sitting at [[Cuttack]]. | ||
On 1 April 1936, Orissa was made a separate province but no separate High Court was provided for it. The Government of India agreed to create a new High Court, and for that purpose the Government of India issued the Orissa High Court Order, 1948, under the Section 229(1) of the [[Government of India Act 1935|Government of India Act, 1935]], on 30 April 1948. Finally, on 26 July 1948, Orissa High Court was formally inaugurated.{{cn|date=January 2020}} | On 1 April 1936, [[Orissa]] was made a separate province but no separate High Court was provided for it. The Government of India agreed to create a new High Court, and for that purpose the Government of India issued the Orissa High Court Order, 1948, under the Section 229(1) of the [[Government of India Act 1935|Government of India Act, 1935]], on 30 April 1948. Finally, on 26 July 1948, Orissa High Court was formally inaugurated.{{cn|date=January 2020}} | ||
The seat of the court is [[Cuttack]]. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 27. | The seat of the court is [[Cuttack]]. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 27. | ||