Punjab and Haryana High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court
High Court building
Established	1919, relocated in 1947
Country	India
Location	Sector 1, Chandigarh
Authorized by	Constitution of India
Decisions are appealed to	Supreme Court of India
Judge term length	mandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions	85 (64 permanent, 21 additional)
Website	http://www.highcourtchd.gov.in/
Chief Justice
Currently	Shiavax Jal Wazifdar, Acting Chief Justice
Since	26 July 2014
Lead position ends	25 February 2015 or till transferred/elevated

Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh

Punjab and Haryana High Court is a common High Court for both the states of Punjab and Haryana and Union territory of Chandigarh. It is situated at Chandigarh, the capital of the States of Punjab and Haryana. As of 21 March 2015, there is a sitting strength of 55 judges in the High Court, including 45 permanent and 10 additional judges. Another five permanent and three additional judges from this court have been transferred to different High Courts, one of whom (Hon'ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh) is serving as Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court.

Earlier it was known as Lahore High Court, which was established in 21 March 1919. Jurisdiction of Lahore High Court covered undivided Punjab and Delhi having its seat at Lahore. After independence on 15 August 1947, a separate High Court of Punjab was created with its seat at Shimla under the Indian Independence Act 1947 which had jurisdiction over Punjab, Delhi and present Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. In 1966, after the reorganisation of the State of Punjab, the High Court was designated as the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, having its jurisdiction over Punjab and Haryana and Chandigarh. The area of Delhi has been put under the Delhi High Court with its seat at New Delhi and Himachal Pradesh has its independent High Court at Shimla.