lord canning designed the oldest high court of india.
lord canning designed the oldest high court of india.
who designed the oldest high court of india?
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bullet::::- calcutta high court - it is the oldest high court in india. it was established as the "high court of judicature at fort william" on 1 july 1862 under the "high courts act, 1861". it has jurisdiction over the state of west bengal and the union territory of the andaman and nicobar islands. the high court building is an exact replica of the stand haus in ypres, belgium. it is recorded that when the original stand haus burnt down, a blueprint of granville's calcutta high court had to be consulted before rebuilding it. the court has a sanctioned judge strength of 63. despite, the name of the city was officially changed from "calcutta" to "kolkata" in 2001, the old name is retained by the court as it is an institution.
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