Bombay High Court

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Template:Redirect category shell Template:Courts of India The High Court of Bombay is the high court of the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily at Mumbai (also known as Bombay), and is one of the oldest high courts in India.[1] The High Court has circuit benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Kolhapur in Maharashtra and at Porvorim in Goa.[1]

The first Chief Justice, the Attorney General and the Solicitor General of independent India were from this court. Since India's independence, 22 judges from this court have been elevated to the Supreme Court and 8 have been appointed to the office of Chief Justice of India.[2]

The court has original jurisdiction in addition to its appellate jurisdiction. Judgments issued by this court can be appealed only to the Supreme Court of India. The Bombay High Court has a sanctioned strength of 94 judges (71 permanent, 23 additional).[3] The building is part of The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai, which was added to the list of World Heritage Sites in 2018.

As of 2025, the Court is currently understaffed, with only 52 permanent and 16 additional judges.[3]

History and premises

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Bombay High Court circa 1860
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Bombay High Court, Fort, Mumbai

The Bombay High Court was inaugurated on 14 August 1862 by letters patent issued by Queen Victoria, dated 26 June 1862, under powers granted by the Indian High Courts Act 1861.[4] It was one of the three High Courts in India established at the Presidency Towns, the others being Calcutta (capital of the Bengal Presidency) and Madras.

The work on the present building of the High Court was commenced in April 1871 and completed in November 1878. It was designed by British engineer Col. James A. Fuller. It is a Gothic Revival building in the Early English style. It is Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide. To the west of the central tower are two octagonal towers. Statues of Justice and Mercy are atop this building. The first sitting in this building was on 10 January 1879.

Justice M. C. Chagla was the first Indian permanent Chief Justice of Bombay High Court after independence (1948–1958).

In 2016, it was announced that the premises of the Bombay High Court would be shifting to Bandra Kurla Complex.

The 125th anniversary of the building was marked by the release of a book, commissioned by the Bar Association, called The Bombay High Court: The Story of the Building – 1878–2003 by local historians Rahul Mehrotra and Sharada Dwivedi.

Name of the court

Although the name of the city was changed from Bombay to Mumbai in 1995, the court as an institution did not follow suit and retained the name Bombay High Court. Although, a bill[5] to rename it as Mumbai High Court was approved by the Union Cabinet on 5 July 2016, along with the change of name of the Calcutta High Court and Madras High Court as Kolkata High Court and Chennai High Court respectively, the same is pending approval before the Parliament of India but may not be enacted for some time.[6][7]

Principal seat and benches

The court has jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra, Goa and the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The court has benches in Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji. Bombay High Court will set up its fourth bench in Kolhapur from August 18, 2025.[8]

Bench Judge strength Territorial jurisdiction
Bombay(Principal) 30 Mumbai (City), Mumbai (Suburban), Thane, Palghar, Nashik, Pune, Raigad, Dadra & Nagar Haveli at Silvassa, Daman, Diu.
Aurangabad 18 Chh. Sambhajinagar, Ahilyanagar, Beed, Dhule, Jalna, Jalgaon, Latur, Nanded, Dharashiv, Parbhani, Nandurbar, Hingoli
Nagpur 17 Nagpur, Akola, Amravati, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Wardha, Yavatmal, Gondia, Gadchiroli, Washim
Kolhapur 04 Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sangli, Sindhudurg, Solapur
Panaji 04 North Goa (Panaji), South Goa (Margao)
Total 74*

*TBC

Nagpur bench

Nagpur is an industrial and commercial city situated in the centre of India. Formerly, it was the capital of the former State of CP & Berar, later old Madhya Pradesh and now it is the sub-capital of the State of Maharashtra.[9] A full-fledged High Court was established at Nagpur on 9 January 1936 and contracted by Sir Sobha Singh.[10] Later it was included as a separate bench in the Bombay High Court jurisdiction after the formation of the state of Maharashtra in 1960.

History

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Sir Gilbert Stone, a Judge of the Madras High Court was appointed as first Chief Justice. The foundation stone of the new building (present High Court building) was laid by late Sir Hyde Gowan on 9–1–1937. The building was designed by Mr. H.A.N. Medd, Resident Architect. It was constructed at a cost of Rs.737,746/-.The building consisted of two stories with a garden courtyard in the centre. The outside dimensions are 400 ft x 230 ft. The original design provided for a main central dome rising 109 feet above ground land, the remainder of the building being approximately 52 feet in height. The building has been constructed with sandstone. The building has Ashlar stone facing and brick hearting. The flooring in the corridors and offices is of Sikosa and Shahabad flag stones. The building is declared open on 6 January 1940. On the opening ceremony the Viceroy of India described this building as a poem in stone. The High Court has a fairly well planned garden on the eastern as well as western sides.

The High Court of Judicature at Nagpur continued to be housed in this building till the reorganisation of states in 1956. With effect from 1–11–1956, eight Marathi speaking districts of Vidarbha formed part of the greater bilingual State of Bombay which came into existence. Remaining fourteen Hindi speaking districts of the former State of Madhya Pradesh became part of the newly constituted State of Madhya Pradesh with the capital at Bhopal. The High Court of Madhya Pradesh was treated as the successor of the former High Court at Nagpur.

New building

A bench of the High Court at Bombay began to sit in this building at Nagpur with effect from 1-11-1956 and continues to do so even after the formation of the State of Maharashtra on 1–5–1960. During the year 1960 the strength of this Bench consisted of four Honourable Judges.

The extension of High Court building consists of two annex buildings on both sides of the existing building viz., North and South Wings. For this Government of Maharashtra has sanctioned Rs. 1,2,926,605/- on dated 21 March 1983. 'South Wing' houses various utilities for the public, i.e. litigants and the Bar as well as High Court Government Pleader's Establishment including Standing Counsel for Central Government and 'A Panel Counsels, and also for the establishment. In the North Wing, it is proposed to accommodate additional Court Halls, Chambers of the Hobble Judges, Judges' Library and the office.

Presently, the strength of this Bench consists of 10 Honourable Judges and total employees are 412.

Aurangabad bench

The Aurangabad bench was established in 1982. Initially, only a few districts of Maharashtra were under the Aurangabad bench. Subsequently, in 1988, Ahmednagar & other districts were attached to the bench. The bench at Aurangabad has more than 13 judges. The jurisdiction of the Aurangabad Bench is over Aurangabad, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalna, Jalgaon, Beed, Parbhani, Latur & Osmanabad. The bench also has a Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa office. The present building of bench is situated in huge premises. The garden is beautifully maintained. Lush green grass invites the attention of any passerby. The HC bench at Aurangabad is approximately 4 km from the Aurangabad Airport and around 6 km from the central bus stand. The new building has 13 court halls in all now including two new ones. All the court halls are on the first floor of the building, while the registry of the Court is on the ground floor. The Aurangabad bench has a strong Bar of more than 1000 advocates, but the Aurangabad bench does not have jurisdiction over company law matters.

The Aurangabad Bench celebrated its 28th anniversary on 27 August 2009.

History

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The said demand for the constitution of a permanent Bench of the High Court at Aurangabad was supported by the State Bar Council of Maharashtra, the Advocates' Association of Western India, several bar associations and people in general. It is necessary here to mention that the resolution as originally moved made a demand for the setting up of a permanent Bench of the High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad for the Marathwada region, and there was, no reference to Pune which was added by way of amendment. Initially, the State Government recommended to the Central Government in 1978 to establish two permanent Benches under sub-sec. (2) of Section 51 of the Act, one at Aurangabad and the other at Pune, but later in 1981 confined its recommendation to Aurangabad alone.

The State Government thereafter took a Cabinet decision in January 1981 to establish a permanent Bench of the High Court at Aurangabad and this was conveyed by the Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra, Law & Judiciary Department, communicated by his letter dated 3 February 1981 to the Registrar and he was requested, with the permission of the Chief Justice, to submit proposals regarding accommodation for the Court and residential bungalows for the Judges, staff, furniture, etc. necessary for setting up the Bench. As a result of this communication, the Chief Justice wrote to the Chief Minister on 26 February 1981 signifying his consent to the establishment of a permanent Bench at Aurangabad. After adverting to the fact that his predecessors had opposed such a move and had indicated, amongst other things, that such a step involved, as it does, breaking up of the integrity of the institution and the Bar, which would necessarily impair the quality and quantity of the disposals.

It, however, became evident by the middle of June 1981 that the Central Government would take time in reaching a decision on the proposal for the establishment of a permanent Bench under sub-sec. (2) of Section 51 of the Act at Aurangabad as the question involved a much larger issue, viz. the principles to be adopted and the criterion laid down for the establishment of permanent Benches of High Courts generally. This meant that there would be an inevitable delay in securing the concurrence of the Central Government and the issuance of a Presidential Notification under sub-sec. (2) of S. 51 of the Act. On 19 June 1981, the State Government accordingly took a Cabinet decision pending the establishment of a permanent Bench under sub-sec. (2) of S. 51 of the Act at Aurangabad for the Marathwada region, resort be had to the provisions of sub-section (3) thereof. On 20 June 1981, the Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra, Law & Judiciary Department wrote to the Registrar stating that there was a possibility of a delay in securing concurrence of the Central Government and the issuance of a notification by the President under subsection (2) of S. 51 of the Act for the establishment of a permanent Bench at Auangabad and in order to tide over the difficulty, the provisions of sub-sec. (3) of Section 51 of the Act may be resorted to and he, therefore, requested the Chief Justice to favour the Government With his views on the matter at an early date. On 5 July 1981, the Law Secretary waited on the Chief Justice in that connection. On 7 July 1981 the Chief Justice wrote a letter to the Chief Minister in which he stated that the Law Secretary had conveyed to him the decision of the State Government to have a Circuit Bench at Auangabad under sub-sec. (3) of Section 51 pending the decision of the Central Government to establish a permanent Bench there under sub-section (2) of S. 51 of the Act. The Chief Justice then added: "I agree that some such step is necessary in view of the preparations made by the Government at huge costs and the mounting expectations of the people there."

Formation

On 20 July 1981, the Law Secretary addressed a letter to the Registrar requesting him to forward, with the permission of the Chief Justice, a proposal as is required under sub-section (3) of S. 51 for the setting up of a Bench at Auangabad . In reply to the same, the Registrar by his letter dated 24 July 1981 conveyed that the Chief Justice agreed with the suggestion of the State Government that action had to be taken under sub-section (3) of S. 51 of the Act for which the approval of the Governor was necessary and he enclosed a copy of the draft order which the Chief Justice proposed to issue under sub-section (3) of S. 51 of the Act. On 10 Aug. 1981, the Law Secretary conveyed to the Registrar the approval of the Governor. On 27 Aug. 1981, the Chief Justice issued an order under sub-section (3) of S. 51 of the Act to the effect: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of S. 51 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (No. 37 of 1956) and all other powers enabling him on this behalf, the Hon'ble the Chief Justice, with the approval of the Governor of Maharashtra, is pleased to appoint Aurangabad as a place at which the Hon'ble Judges and Division Courts of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay may also sit." This is the history of how the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court was constituted. The Constitution of the Bench by The Hon’ble Chief Justice V.S.Deshpande then came to be challenged before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The Petition filed by the State of Maharashtra was allowed and the people's aspirations from Marathwada were recognized. The Judgment is a reported one (State of Maharashtra v. Narain Shyamrao Puranik) in AIR 1983 Supreme Court 46.

Goa bench

When the High Court of Bombay constituted a bench in Porvorim, Goa, Justice G.F Couto was appointed its first Goan permanent judge. Justice G.D. Kamath was appointed as judge in 1983 and later in 1996 as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. Justice E.S da Silva was elevated in 1990 and was a judge of this court till his retirement in 1995. Justice R.K. Batta and Justice R.M.S. Khandeparkar were Judges of the Goa bench for 8 and 12 years respectively. Justice F.I Rebello, was appointed Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court in 2010 and retired in 2011. Justice Nelson Britto was Judge for five years. Justice A.P Lavande, Justice F.M.Reis, and Justice M.S. Sonak, were senior lawyers who practiced in the Goa Bench before their elevation. Presently Goa has one lady judge, Justice Anuja Prabhudesai. Justice A Prabhudesai and retired Justice Nutan Sardesai who were both District Judges.

History

Prior to the annexation of Goa, Daman and Diu the highest Court for the then Portuguese State of India was the Tribunal da Relação de Goa functioning at Panjim. Originally established in 1554, the Relação de Goa used to serve as the high court of appeal for all the Portuguese East Indies territories of the Indian Ocean and the Far East, including what are now Mozambique, Macau and East Timor, besides India itself. The Relação de Goa was abolished when a Court of Judicial Commissioner was established w.e.f. 16 December 1963 under Goa-Daman & Diu (Judicial Commissioner Court) Regulation, 1963. In May 1964 an Act was passed by the Parliament which conferred upon the Court of Judicial Commissioner, some powers of the High Court for the purposes of the Constitution of India.

Parliament by an Act extended the jurisdiction of High Court at Bombay to the Union territory of Goa Daman & Diu and established a permanent Bench of that High Court at Panaji on 30.10.1982

From its inception, the Hon'ble Shri Justice Dr. G.F.Couto who was at that time acting Judicial Commissioner was elevated to the Bench of High Court of Bombay. The Hon'ble Shri Justice G.D.Kamat was elevated to the Bench on 29.8.1983.

With the passing of Goa, Daman & Re-organization Act, 1987 by the Parliament conferring Statehood to Goa, the High Court of Bombay became the common High Court for the states of Maharashtra and Goa and the Union territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu w.e.f. 30.5.1987.

First Relocation

The High Court was shifted from the old building of Tribunal da Relação to Lyceum Complex at Altinho, Panaji and started functioning there from 3.11.1997. The main building at the said Complex, constructed in the year 1925 by the Portuguese Government, was renovated by the Goa state government and inaugurated by the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Shri M.B.Shah on 2.10.1997.The Hon'ble Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Shri Y. K. Sabharwal, inaugurated the 2nd building on 9.9.1999. Both these buildings now house several departments of the Bombay high court – panaji bench.

Second Relocation

Due to the space crunch in the lyseum complex, a new building complex is being built in alto – betim porvorim region in Porvorim. The new building was inaugurated on 27 March 2021.[11] The first court hearing in the new building was presided on by the divisional bench composed of Chief Justice of the Bombay high court Dipankar Datta and Justice Mahesh Sonak on 17 August 2021.[12]

Kolhapur Bench

Circuit Bench at Kolhapur of Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court got a new circuit bench in Kolhapur district in western Maharashtra, with its sittings commencing on August 18. The establishment of this bench made it the fourth such bench for the High Court in the state.

A notification in this regard was issued on Friday, August 01, 2025 by High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe.

"I, Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of the High Court at Bombay, with the approval of the Governor of Maharashtra, appoint Kolhapur as a place at which Judges and Division Courts of the High Court may also sit, with effect from August 18, 2025," the notification said.[13]

The new Bench is likely to have jurisdiction over six districts — Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg (last two located in coastal Konkan region).

Sesquicentennial celebrations

In 2010, the High Court organized several functions to mark the completion of 150 years of the establishment of the High Court. A special postal cover was released by Milind Deora, the then Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology at the historical Central Court Hall of the High Court on 14 August 2012.Template:Fact

An exhibition displaying important artifacts, royal charters, stamps, old maps and other documents of historical importance was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan, in the Central Court Hall on 15 August 2012. The then Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Chief Guest at the concluding ceremony of the year-long Sesquicentennial celebrations on 18 August 2012.[14]

A book titled A Heritage of Judging: The Bombay High Court through one hundred and fifty years, edited by Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Anoop V. Mohta and Roshan S. Dalvi was published by the Maharashtra Judicial Academy.[15]

Famous cases

In its illustrious history, the Bombay High Court has been the site for numerous noteworthy trials and court cases. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was tried a number of times in the Bombay High Court, but the most famous was his trial for sedition in the 1916 case Emperor v. Bal Gangadhar Tilak.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Controversies

Bar Council had boycotted some judges of the High Court in 1991 under the leadership of Senior Counsel Iqbal Chagla.[16] In 2011, a couple of petitions came to be filed challenging housing societies built by judges upon plots of land reserved for other purposes.[17]

In November 2021, the Bombay High Court issued a controversial criminal case against AstraZeneca for misinformation and misleading claims regarding the safety of their vaccines. The suit claims this misinformation is responsible for the death of the afflicted. Some rumors appeared that the suit was against Bill Gates for partial funding of AstraZeneca, but these rumors were fake. The suit is addressed to both The State of Maharashtra and AstraZeneca.[18]

In February 2022, Pushpa Virendra Ganediwala, an additional judge, was forced to resign, after a series of poor judgements in cases related to sexual assault.[19][20] As a result of her judgements, Ganediwala was denied elevation and was not made permanent, after the Supreme Court stated decided that she would be demoted to district judiciary.[21]

In June 2024, the Bombay High Court passed an order to release Vedant Agarwal, a minor teenager, after he was involved in a hit and run case while driving a Porsche Taycan under influence of alcohol in Pune, killing 2 software engineers, under care and custody of his maternal aunt.[22][23] The order received backlash from a victim's mother and from the public.[24]

In March 2025, the Bombay High Court reduced sentence of a convicted rapist from life imprisonment to 10 years for the rape of a 1.5 year old. The judgement received extensive backlash from legal experts and former judges, as the case fell under the purview of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, which was enacted to ensure harsh punishment for culprits involved in sexual assault of minor children.[25]

During the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict that occurred after the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the Bombay High Court was criticized for granting bail to an engineering student Khadija Sheikh, after she posted about criticism of Operation Sindoor on social media and expressed support for Pakistan.[26] Sheikh was expelled from the institution and faced criminal charges for her Pro-Pakistan posts that were deleted later, which she petitioned to be revoked in court during her bail application.[27]

On 21 July 2025, the Bombay High Court acquitted 12 accused involved in the 2006 terror attacks on Mumbai Suburban Railway and refused to confirm the death sentence of 5 among the accused.[28] The acquittal sparked backlash among the victims and police officers who investigated the attack, including former ATS chief K.P. Raghuvanshi, as the bench of judges stated that the evidence relied on by the prosecution was not conclusive to convict the accused and ordered the immediate release.[29] The Maharashtra Government filed an appeal with the Supreme Court following the verdict.[30]

Chief Justice and Judges

The Bombay High Court sits at Mumbai, the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and has additional benches in Aurangabad and Nagpur and Kolhapur Maharashtra, as well as Panaji in the state of Goa. It may have a maximum of 94 judges, of which 71 must be permanently appointed and 23 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has a total of 66 Judges.[31]

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Former Chief Justices

No. Judge Term start Term end
Supreme Court of Bombay
1 William Syer [32] 1798 Died 1802
2 James Mackintosh[33] 1803
3 John Henry Newbolt 1811
4 Alexander Anstruther[33] 1812 Died 1819
5 D. Evans[33] 1820 Died 1821
6 Edward West[33][34][35] 1822 Became Chief Justice of Supreme Court, 1823
1823 first year was in the Recorder's Court
7 James Dewar[34] 1829
8 Herbert Abingdon Draper Compton[34] 1831
9 John Wither Awdry[34] 1839
10 Henry Roper[34] 1840
11 David Pollock[34] 1846
12 Thomas Erskine Perry[34] 1847
13 William Yardley[35] 1852
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Judges elevated as Chief Justice

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Sam Nariman Variava Delhi Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[†] Template:Ayd Template:Ayd --
Ashok Desai Uttarakhand Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[RES] Template:Ayd Template:Ayd --
Arvind Vinayakarao Savant Kerala Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd -- [44]
Bellur Narayanswamy Srikrishna Kerala Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[†] Template:Ayd Template:Ayd -- [36]
Sarosh Homi Kapadia File:Justice S.H. Kapadia.jpg Uttarakhand Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[†] Template:Ayd Template:Ayd --
Vikas Sridhar Sirpurkar Uttarakhand Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[†] Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Calcutta
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Judges elevated to Supreme Court

This section includes the list of only those judges whose parent high court was Bombay. This includes those judges who, at the time of elevation to Supreme Court of India, may not be serving in Bombay High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of elevation were serving in Bombay High Court but does not have Bombay as their Parent High Court.<templatestyles src="Col-begin/styles.css"/>

# Name of the Judge Image Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Tenure Immediately preceding office
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1 Harilal Jekisundas Kania File:Justice H. J. Kania.jpg Template:Dts Template:DtsTemplate:Efn Template:Dts<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[†] Template:Ayd Judge of Bombay HC
2 Natwarlal Harilal Bhagwati File:N.H. BHagwati VC-BHU.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Judge of Bombay HC
3 Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Judge of Bombay HC
4 Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah File:Justice J.C. Shah.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Judge of Bombay HC
5 Jaishanker Manilal Shelat Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[RES] Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 3rd CJ of Gujarat HC
6 Devidas Ganpat Palekar Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Judge of Bombay HC
7 Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud File:Justice Y.V. Chandrachud.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Judge of Bombay HC
8 Vidyaranya Dattatreya Tulzapurkar Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Judge of Bombay HC
9 Dinshah Pirosha Madon Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 21st CJ of Bombay HC
10 Madhukar Hiralal Kania File:Justice M.H. Kania.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 24th CJ of Bombay HC
11 Parshuram Babaram Sawant Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Judge of Bombay HC
12 Sam Piroj Bharucha File:Justice S.P. Bharucha.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 13th CJ of Karnataka HC
13 Sujata Manohar File:Sujata V Manohar.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 14th CJ of Kerala HC
14 Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 22nd CJ of Punjab & Haryana HC
15 Sam Nariman Variava Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 19th CJ of Delhi HC
16 Bellur Narayanswamy Srikrishna Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 21st CJ of Kerala HC
17 Sarosh Homi Kapadia File:Justice S.H. Kapadia.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 2nd CJ of Uttarakhand HC
18 Vikas Sridhar Sirpurkar Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 32nd CJ of Calcutta HC
19 Hemant Laxman Gokhale Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 35th CJ of Madras HC
20 Ranjana Prakash Desai File:Ranjana Prakash Desai.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Judge of Bombay HC
21 Sharad Arvind Bobde File:Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 21st CJ of Madhya Pradesh HC
22 Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar File:Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 22nd CJ of Madhya Pradesh HC
23 Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud File:D. Y. Chandrachud with the President of India, Droupadi Murmu (cropped).jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 44th CJ of Allahabad HC
24 Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai File:B R Gavai.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Judge of Bombay HC
25 Abhay Shreeniwas Oka File:Justice AS Oka.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 30th CJ of Karnataka HC
26 Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale File:Justice P. B. Varale.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Incumbent Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd 32nd CJ of Karnataka HC
27 Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar File:Justice Atul Chandurkar.jpg Template:Dts Template:Dts Incumbent Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Template:Ayd Judge of Bombay HC

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Case information

The Case Status and Causelists of Bombay High Court is available on its official website at www.bombayhighcourt.nic.in. The orders and judgments from the year 2005 are also available on the website.

since March 2012Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". the High Court has 315,988 civil cases and 45,960 criminal cases pending. At the same time, the District and subordinate courts under the Bombay High Court have a total of 3,179,475 pending cases.[46]

See also

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References

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