Courts in Delhi

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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.{{cite web |url=https://main.sci.gov.in/ |title=Supreme Court of India |publisher=The Registrar, Supreme Court of India |access-date=17 March 2013}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/ |title=High Court of Delhi |publisher=Registrar General, Delhi High Court |access-date=17 March 2013}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://delhidistrictcourts.nic.in/ |title=Official Website: Delhi District Courts |website=delhidistrictcourts.nic.in |publisher= Delhi District Courts |access-date=14 April 2022}}{{cite news |title=Rouse Avenue Court Complex Not A Separate District Within The Existing Central District, Delhi HC Clarifies [Read Letter] |url=https://lawstreet.co/legal-insiders/rouse-avenue-court-complex-not-a-separate-district-within-the-existing-central-district-delhi-hc-clarifies-read-letter |access-date=24 December 2023 |publisher=Lawstreet.co |date=2 April 2019}} These seven courts house eleven district courts, which are headed by individual district judges.

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! S.No.

! Name of Court

! Districts

! Year of Establishment

! Number of Courts

1

| Tis Hazari Court (Kashmere Gate)

| Central & West Delhi

| align=center| 1958

| 14 courts (11 MM + 3 CJ)

2

| Patiala House Court

| New Delhi

| align=center| 1977

| 7 courts (7 MM)

3

| Karkardooma Court (Anand Vihar)

| East, North-East & Shahdara

| align=center| 1993

| 6 courts (6 MM)

4

| Rohini Court

| North-West & North Delhi

| align=center| 2005

| 2 courts (2 MM)

5

| Dwarka Court

| South-West Delhi

| align=center| 2008

| 3 courts (3 MM)

6

| Saket Court

| South & South-East Delhi

| align=center| 2010

| 6 courts (5 MM + 1 CJ)

7

| Rouse Avenue Court (ITO, Delhi)

| Central & West Delhi

| align=center| 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.{{cite web |url=https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/bills_parliament/2021/Note%20-%20Tribunal%20system%20in%20India.pdf |title=The Tribunal System in India |date=24 July 2021 |website=prsindia.org |publisher=PRS India |access-date=23 December 2023}}

  1. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity{{cite web |url=http://aptel.gov.in/ |title=Appellate Tribunal for Electricity |publisher=APTEL |access-date=17 March 2023}}
  2. Central Administrative Tribunal{{cite web|url=https://cgat.gov.in/ |title=Central Administrative Tribunal|publisher=CAT |access-date=17 March 2013}}
  3. Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal{{cite web |url=https://cestat.gov.in/ |title=Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |publisher=CESTAT |access-date=17 March 2013}}
  4. Cyber Appellate Tribunal{{cite web|url=http://catindia.gov.in|title=Cyber Appellate Tribunal|publisher=gov.in|date=|access-date=17 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522173240/http://catindia.gov.in/|archive-date=22 May 2011|url-status=dead}}
  5. Debt Recovery Tribunal{{cite web |url=https://drt.gov.in/ |title= Home: DRT |website=drt.gov.in |publisher= Debt Recovery Tribunal |access-date= 14 April 2022}}
  6. Income Tax Appellate Tribunal{{cite web|url=https://itat.gov.in/ |title=Income Tax Appellate Tribunal |publisher=ITAT |access-date=17 March 2023}}
  7. National Company Law Tribunal{{cite web |url=https://nclat.nic.in/ |title=National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) |website=nclat.nic.in |publisher= NCLAT |access-date= 23 December 2023}}
  8. National Green Tribunal{{cite web |url=https://www.greentribunal.gov.in/ |title=National Green Tribunal (NGT) |website=greentribunal.gov.in |publisher=NGT |access-date= 23 December 2023}}
  9. Railway Claims Tribunal{{cite web|url=https://rct.indianrail.gov.in/ |title=Railway Claims Tribunal |publisher=RCT |access-date=20 September 2013}}

References

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