Q. Consider the following statements with respect to “High Court”:
1. The Constitution of India provides for a high court for each state
2. 7th Amendment Act authorized the Parliament to establish a common high court for two or more states or for two or more states and a union territory
Which of the following codes below given is/are NOT correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
The Constitution of India provides for a high court for each state, but the Seventh Amendment Act of 1956 authorized the Parliament to establish a common high court for two or more states or for two or more states and a union territory. The territorial jurisdiction of a high court is co-terminus with the territory of a state. Similarly, the territorial jurisdiction of a common high court is co-terminus with the territories of the concerned states and union territory.
Source: ForumIAS
