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Several High Courts mentioned in the table have more than one bench. Explore which High Courts have more than one bench with the help of your teachers.
| Sr. No. | High Court | States / Union Territories Covered |
| 1 | Allahabad High Court | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh High Court | Andhra Pradesh |
| 3 | Bombay High Court | Maharashtra, Goa, Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |
| 4 | Calcutta High Cour | West Bengal and Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh High Court | Chhattisgarh |
| 6 | Delhi High Court | Delhi |
| 7 | Gauhati High Court | Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh |
| 8 | Gujarat High Court | Gujarat |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh High Court | Himachal Pradesh |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh |
| 11 | Jharkhand High Court | Jharkhand |
| 12 | Karnataka High Court | Karnataka |
| 13 | Kerala High Court | Kerala and Union Territory of Lakshadweep |
| 14 | Madras High Court | Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh High Court | Madhya Pradesh |
| 16 | Manipur High Court | Manipur |
| 17 | Meghalaya High Court | Meghalaya |
| 18 | Orissa High Cour | Odisha |
| 19 | Patna High Court | Bihar |
| 20 | Punjab & Haryana High Court | Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh |
| 21 | Rajasthan High Court | Rajasthan |
| 22 | Sikkim High Court | Sikkim |
| 23 | Telangana High Court | Telangana |
| 24 | Tripura High Court | Tripura |
| 25 | Uttarakhand High Court | Uttarakhand |
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| High Court | Principal Seat | Other Bench/Benches |
| Allahabad High Court | Prayagraj | Lucknow |
| Bombay High Court | Mumbai | Nagpur, Panaji, Aurangabad, Kolhapur |
| Calcutta High Court | Kolkata | Port Blair, Jalpaiguri |
| Gauhati High Court | Guwahati | Kohima, Aizawl, Itanagar |
| Karnataka High Court | Bengaluru | Dharwad, Kalaburagi |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court | Jabalpur | Gwalior, Indore |
| Madras High Court | Chennai | Madurai |
| Rajasthan High Court | Jodhpur | Jaipur |
Kolhapur is a Circuit Bench, functioning from August 2025.
These additional benches help people access the High Court more easily without having to travel to the principal seat. This makes the justice system more accessible and convenient for people in different parts of a state or region.
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