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Courts in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi include:

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judicial authority and highest court of India.^[1] It located between Tilak Marg and Delhi-Mathura road (NH-2) in New Delhi.

High Court

The High Court of Delhi, established in 1966, is the highest court of Delhi.^[2] It is located on the Sher Shah road near India Gate in New Delhi.

District Courts

District courts of Delhi: There are seven district-level court complexes for the 11 administrative districts of Delhi.^[3]^[4] These seven courts house eleven district courts, which are headed by individual district judges.

S.No.	Name of Court	Districts	Year of Establishment	Number of Courts
1	Tis Hazari Court (Kashmere Gate)	Central & West Delhi	1958	14 courts (11 MM + 3 CJ)
2	Patiala House Court	New Delhi	1977	7 courts (7 MM)
3	Karkardooma Court (Anand Vihar)	East, North-East & Shahdara	1993	6 courts (6 MM)
4	Rohini Court	North-West & North Delhi	2005	2 courts (2 MM)
5	Dwarka Court	South-West Delhi	2008	3 courts (3 MM)
6	Saket Court	South & South-East Delhi	2010	6 courts (5 MM + 1 CJ)
7	Rouse Avenue Court (ITO, Delhi)	Central & West Delhi	2019

Tribunals

Apart from the above courts, there are various tribunals in Delhi. These institutions have been established for discharging judicial or quasi-judicial duties in order to reduce the case load of the judiciary, and bring subject expertise for technical matters.^[5]

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity^[6]
Central Administrative Tribunal^[7]
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal^[8]
Cyber Appellate Tribunal^[9]
Debt Recovery Tribunal^[10]
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal^[11]
National Company Law Tribunal^[12]
National Green Tribunal^[13]
Railway Claims Tribunal^[14]

References

^ "Supreme Court of India". The Registrar, Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ "High Court of Delhi". Registrar General, Delhi High Court. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ "Official Website: Delhi District Courts". delhidistrictcourts.nic.in. Delhi District Courts. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ "Rouse Avenue Court Complex Not A Separate District Within The Existing Central District, Delhi HC Clarifies [Read Letter]". Lawstreet.co. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^ "The Tribunal System in India" (PDF). prsindia.org. PRS India. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "Appellate Tribunal for Electricity". APTEL. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Central Administrative Tribunal". CAT. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ "Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal". CESTAT. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ "Cyber Appellate Tribunal". gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ "Home: DRT". drt.gov.in. Debt Recovery Tribunal. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ "Income Tax Appellate Tribunal". ITAT. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)". nclat.nic.in. NCLAT. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "National Green Tribunal (NGT)". greentribunal.gov.in. NGT. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "Railway Claims Tribunal". RCT. Retrieved 20 September 2013.

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