Q. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the High Courts in India?
1. The Seventh Amendment Act of 1956 authorises the Parliament to establish a common high court for two or more states.
2. There are currently seven High Courts in India having jurisdiction over more than one State/Union Territory.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
Though the constitution of India provides for single judicial system, yet provisions are made of separate courts for each state. Article 231 of Indian Constitution provides that parliament may by Law establish a common High Court for two or more states and a union territory.
Statement 1 is correct. The Constitution of India provides for a high court for each state, but the Seventh Amendment Act of 1956 authorised 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 coterminus with the territories of the concerned states and union territory.
Statement 2 is correct. There are 25 High Courts in India (the newly added is the Andhra Pradesh HC), seven having control over more than one State/UT.
| Important Tips The common High courts and their territorial jurisdiction includes– • Bombay High Court has jurisdiction over Maharashtra, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman, Diu, and Goa. • Kolkata High Court has jurisdiction over West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. • Madras High Court has jurisdiction over Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. • Guwahati High Court has jurisdiction over Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh. • Kerala High Court has jurisdiction over Kerala and Lakshadweep Islands. • Punjab & Haryana High Court has jurisdiction over Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh. • Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has jurisdiction over Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh |
