Rajasthan High Court

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The High Court of Rajasthan is located in Jodhpur and is the highest court in the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 29 August 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949. Currently, the sanctioned strength of the judges is 50 and the actual strength varies as per recent appointments. There were five High Courts operated across different regions—at Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, and in the former Rajasthan and Matsya Union. The Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 brought these institutions together, establishing a single High Court to serve the entire state under a unified judicial system. The High Court of Rajasthan was founded in 1949 at Jaipur and was inaugurated by the Rajpramukh, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh on 29 August 1949, later on after complete integration of Rajasthan in 1956 it was moved at Jodhpur with recommendation of the Satyanarayan Rao committee. The first Chief Justice was Kamalkanta Verma. A bench was formed at Jaipur on 31 January 1977 under Section 51(2) of...

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