the high court of kerala is located at kochi.
where is the high court of kerala located?
kochi
the high court of kerala building in kochi had not assigned number 13 to any of its courtrooms due to triskaidekaphobia. this created a controversy in kerala as the state prides itself on being the most literate in india. a petitioner questioned this in kerala high court itself whether it was due to superstitious beliefs, as the room numbering skipped from 12 to 14. after hearing this petition, the high court not only dismissed it, but imposed a fine of on the petitioner. later, the supreme court of india over-ruled the high court's decision admonishing the encouragement of superstitions saying that "the high court is an institution. it should not be allowed to encourage this sort of superstitions"
kerala high court
on 1 november 1956, the states reorganisation act, 1956 was passed thereby integrating the state of travancore-cochin with malabar district and kasaragod to form the present state of kerala. the high court of kerala, as it is today was established on 1 november 1956 as the high court designated for the state of kerala. the kerala high court act, 1958 defined the jurisdiction and various functions, and powers of the high court of kerala. initially, many cases from both the travancore-cochin high court and the high court of madras were transferred to the high court of kerala for adjudication. justice k. t. koshi was appointed as the first chief justice of high court of kerala.
kerala high court