The High Court of Rajasthan has its principal seat at Jodhpur and a permanent bench at Jaipur

Background

In the newly created State, five High Courts were functioning at Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur (the capital of United Rajasthan, with a bench at Kota) and Alwar (the capital of Matsya State), with a total strength of 20 judges. The Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 abolished these different jurisdictions and provided for a single High Court for the entire State. Section 10(1) of the Ordinance laid down that the High Court shall sit at Jodhpur and such other place or places as the Rajpramukh may from time to time appoint. The High Court was duly inaugurated on August 29, 1949, with Justice Kamal Kant Verma as Chief Justice. By Section 49 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 a new High Court came into being as the High Court of Rajasthan, and Jodhpur was declared its principal seat with effect from November 1, 1956. The High Court of Rajasthan (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Jaipur) Order, 1976 was made by the President of India after consultation with the Governor of Rajasthan and the Chief Justice. The Jaipur bench has jurisdiction over cases arising in districts including Ajmer, Alwar, Bharatpur, Kota, Jaipur, Sikar, Tonk and Dausa.