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The Allahabad High Court was one of the last High Courts of India to be established in India. It was originally founded as the Agra High Court on June 11, 1866 by the High Courts Act of 1861. The location was shifted to Allahabad in 1875 and the name was correspondingly changed. It has jurisdiction over the sate of Uttar Pradesh. A bench of the court is present in Lucknow, the administrative capital of the state.

Its maximum number of sanctioned judges is 95, the highest in India.

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• High Courts of India

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• Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts
• Judge strength in High Courts increased

High Courts of India

Allahabad High Court • Andhra Pradesh High Court • Bombay High Court • Calcutta High Court • Chhattisgarh High Court • Delhi High Court • Gujarat High Court • Guwahati High Court • Himachal Pradesh High Court • Jammu and Kashmir High Court • Jharkhand High Court • Karnataka High Court • Kerala High Court • Madhya Pradesh High Court • Madras High Court • Orissa High Court • Patna High Court • Punjab and Haryana High Court • Rajasthan High Court • Sikkim High Court • Uttaranchal High Court