Bombay High Court - Aurangabad Bench

Aurangabad Bench

The Aurangabad bench was established in 1982. Initially only a few districts of Maharashtra were under the Aurangabad bench. Subsequently in 1988, Ahmednagar & others districts were attached to the bench. The bench at Aurangabad has more than 13 judges. The jurisdiction of the Aurangabad Bench is over Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Dhule, Jalna, Jalgaon, Beed, Parbhani, Latur & Osmanabad. Recently Hon'ble Justice P.B.Varale, R.M.Borde, S.V.Gangapurwala are elevated as High Court Judges, from the Aurangabad bench. The bench also has a Bar council of Maharashtra & Goa office. The present building of bench is situated in a very huge premises. The garden is beautifully maintained. Lush green grass invites the attention of any passerby. The HC bench at Aurangabad is just approximately 4 KM from the Aurangabad Airport and around 6 km from central bus stand. The new building has 13 court halls in all now including two new. All the court halls are on the first floor of the building, while the registry of the Court is on the ground floor. The Aurangabad bench has a strong Bar of more than 1000 advocates. The Aurangabad bench has now 15 judges, With Justice P.V Hardas and Justice N.H Patil being the senior most judges. But Aurangabad bench does not have a jurisdiction for company law matters. The Aurangabad Bench celebrated its 28th anniversary on the 27th of August 2009.

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