- Official Website – https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/
- Establishment Date – 2 July 1862
- Jurisdiction – Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal
- Principle Seat- Calcutta
- Bench- Port Blair
- Contact – 3, Esplanade Row West, Kolkata, Pin – 700 001
| STD Code : | 033 | |
| PBX Numbers : | 2254-8000 | |
| 2248-7485 | ||
| 2248-7487 | ||
| 2248-7488 | ||
| 2248-6717 | ||
| 2248 6579 | ||
| Fax Numbers : | 033 2248-7835 | Registrar General |
| 033 2213-9306 | Registrar (Judicial Service) | |
| 033 2254-8142 | Registrar (Administration) | |
| 033 2231-5784 | Registrar (Inspection) | |
| 033 2231-4872 | Registrar (Vigilance & Protocol) | |
| 033 2248-2580 033 2243-6389 |
Registrar (Original Side) | |
| 033 2248-8736 | Protocol Department | |
| 033 2242-9158 | Secretariat of the Hon’ble the Chief Justice | |
| Web Site : | https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in | |
| e-mail id : | [email protected] (Registrar General)[email protected] (Protocol Department)[email protected] (Protocol Department) |
- The High Court at Calcutta, formerly known as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William, was brought into existence by the Letters Patent dated 14th May 1862, issued under the High Court’s Act, 1861, which provided that the jurisdiction and powers of the High Court were to be defined by Letters Patent.
- The High Court of Judicature at Fort William was formally opened on 1st July 1862, with Sir Barnes Peacock as its first Chief Justice. Appointed on 2nd February 1863, Justice Sumboo Nath Pandit was the first Indian to assume office as a Judge of the Calcutta High Court, followed by legal luminaries such as Justice Dwarka Nath Mitter, Justice Ramesh Chandra Mitter, Sir Chunder Madhab Ghosh, Sir Gooroodas Banerji, Sir Ashutosh Mookerjee and Justice P.B. Chakravarti who was the first Indian to become a permanent Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
- The Calcutta High Court has the distinction of being the first High Court and one of the three Chartered High Courts to be set up in India, along with the High Courts of Bombay, Madras.
