The High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital, the eighteenth High Court of the country
Background
The State of Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh under the Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act enacted by Parliament, and Part IV of that Act provides for its High Court.
The court's own account records that it became the eighteenth High Court in the country.
The seat of the High Court is at Nainital, in the Kumaon region of the State.
The sanctioned strength of judges was seven when the court was created and has since been increased to eleven.
Justice Ashok A. Desai, transferred from the Allahabad High Court, was its first Chief Justice.
Seat:
Nainital
Sanctioned judge strength:
7 at creation, since increased to 11
First Chief Justice:
Justice Ashok A. Desai
Why it matters for exams: Seats and sanctioned strengths of High Courts, and the Acts that created them, are standard polity questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Kumaon Kumaon division — One of the two administrative divisions of Uttarakhand, the other being Garhwal.