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Courts in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi include:

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judicial authority and highest court of India. It located between Tilak Marg and Delhi-Mathura road (NH-2) in New Delhi.

High Court

The High Court of Delhi, established in 1966, is the highest court of Delhi. It is located on the Sher Shah road near India Gate in New Delhi.

District Courts

  • District courts of Delhi: There are seven district-level court complexes for the 11 administrative districts of Delhi. These seven courts house eleven district courts, which are headed by individual district judges.
S.No. Name of Court Districts Year of Establishment Number of Courts
1 Tis Hazari Court (Kashmere Gate) Central & West Delhi 1958 14 courts (11 MM + 3 CJ)
2 Patiala House Court New Delhi 1977 7 courts (7 MM)
3 Karkardooma Court (Anand Vihar) East, North-East & Shahdara 1993 6 courts (6 MM)
4 Rohini Court North-West & North Delhi 2005 2 courts (2 MM)
5 Dwarka Court South-West Delhi 2008 3 courts (3 MM)
6 Saket Court South & South-East Delhi 2010 6 courts (5 MM + 1 CJ)
7 Rouse Avenue Court (ITO, Delhi) Central & West Delhi 2019

Tribunals

Apart from the above courts, there are various tribunals in Delhi. These institutions have been established for discharging judicial or quasi-judicial duties in order to reduce the case load of the judiciary, and bring subject expertise for technical matters.

  1. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity
  2. Central Administrative Tribunal
  3. Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal
  4. Cyber Appellate Tribunal
  5. Debt Recovery Tribunal
  6. Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
  7. National Company Law Tribunal
  8. National Green Tribunal
  9. Railway Claims Tribunal

References

  1. "Supreme Court of India". The Registrar, Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. "High Court of Delhi". Registrar General, Delhi High Court. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. "Official Website: Delhi District Courts". delhidistrictcourts.nic.in. Delhi District Courts. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. "Rouse Avenue Court Complex Not A Separate District Within The Existing Central District, Delhi HC Clarifies [Read Letter]". Lawstreet.co. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  5. "The Tribunal System in India" (PDF). prsindia.org. PRS India. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. "Appellate Tribunal for Electricity". APTEL. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. "Central Administrative Tribunal". CAT. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  8. "Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal". CESTAT. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  9. "Cyber Appellate Tribunal". gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  10. "Home: DRT". drt.gov.in. Debt Recovery Tribunal. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  11. "Income Tax Appellate Tribunal". ITAT. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  12. "National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)". nclat.nic.in. NCLAT. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  13. "National Green Tribunal (NGT)". greentribunal.gov.in. NGT. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  14. "Railway Claims Tribunal". RCT. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
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