The High Court for the State of Telangana and the subordinate court structure beneath it.
Immediately after the 2014 bifurcation, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh initially shared a common High Court, based in Hyderabad, for a transitional period. This changed on 1 January 2019, when the High Court for the State of Telangana was formally established as a separate court, with Andhra Pradesh's High Court subsequently relocating to Amaravati.
Like all state High Courts, it is constituted under Articles 214-231 of the Constitution, exercising original, appellate, and writ jurisdiction under Article 226 — broader than the Supreme Court's Article 32 power, covering any legal right, not just Fundamental Rights.
Below the High Court, Telangana has a structured hierarchy of subordinate courts — District Courts (civil and criminal jurisdiction at the district level) and further subordinate courts (Munsif/Magistrate courts), all functioning under the High Court's supervisory and administrative control.
The exact date of separation (1 January 2019) and the fact that Telangana's High Court is based in Hyderabad (while AP's relocated to Amaravati) are frequently tested, specific facts.
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