At present there are 24 High court for 9 states and seven union Territories. The High courts are the superintendence , direction and control of the Supreme court .

Composition

There is a High court for each state . However , there can be a common High court for two or more states . For example , the states of Punjab and Haryana and the union Territory of Chandigarh have a common High court situated at Chandigarh . Similarly , the High court of Guwahati is common for seven north-eastern states of Assam, Nagaland ,Manipur ,Meghalaya , Mizoram ,Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh. Delhi , though not a states of Assam ,separate High court . Every High court has a chief justice and a number of judges .The number of judges of the high court state to state . Supreme court , headed by the chief justice of India in accordance with 1993 ruling as reinterpreted in 1999 by the supreme court. This is know as collegium of the supreme court. Its recommendations are binding on the president .

Qualification, Tenure and Removal of the judges .

In order to be appointed as judge of a High court , the person concerned should possess following qualification:

(1)He or she should have held a judicial office, at the district level or below for at least ten years .once appointed judges of the supreme court or they attain the age of 62 years . After retirement , they may be appointed judges of the supreme court other than the High court in which they served as judges .

(2)A High court judge may be removed before he or she attains the age of 62 years, only on the ground of incapacity or proved misbehaviour .This procedure is same as for removal of judges of the Supreme court.

powers and jurisdiction of the High court.

The high courts have the power to hear and decide cases which are brought directly to it . This Power is called original jurisdiction. A High court is mostly a court of appeal. In both civil and criminal cases are brought to it against the decision of the lower courts .

Original jurisdiction .

The original jurisdiction of the high court is very limited . Cases of alleged violation of fundamental rights can be started in high courts, or in the supreme court. You will recal that these orders are called writs.

power to issue writs:

The supreme court’s can issue writs to ensure that rights of the people are not violated either by state or otherwise. The constitution has specification given

Whenever it is made to appear to the Supreme Court that an order under this section is expedient for the ends of justice, it may direct that any particular case or appeal be transferred from one High Court to another High Court or from a Criminal Court subordinate to one High Court to another Criminal Court of equal or …

Supervisory Jurisdiction is an aspect of the High court that derives its power from the Supreme Court. The High Court is at the top of discotic courts and exercises supervisory jurisdiction over subordinate courts. Both the Supreme Court and High Courts exercise supervisory jurisdiction over their subordinate courts.

227. Power of superintendence over all courts by the High Court.

• (1) Every High Court shall have superintendence over all courts and tribunals throughout the territories in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction.
• (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the High Court may-
  • (a) call for returns from such courts;
  • (b) make and issue general rules and prescribe forms for regulating the practice and proceedings of such courts; and
  • (c) prescribe forms in which books, entries and accounts shall be kept by the officers of any such courts.
• (3) The High Court may also settle tables of fees to be allowed to the sheriff and all clerks and officers of such courts and to attorneys, advocates and pleaders practising therein:

Provided that any rules made, forms prescribed or tables settled under clause (2) or clause (3) shall not be inconsistent with the provision of any law for the time being in force, and shall require the previous approval of the Governor.

• (4) Nothing in this article shall be deemed to confer on a High Court powers of superintendence over any court or tribunal constituted by or under any law relating to the Armed Forces.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_courts_of_IndiaHigh Courts have the power of judicial review. They have the power to declare any law or ordinance unconstitutional if it is found to be against the Indian Constitution. A High Court alone can certify the cases fit for appeal before the Supreme Court.