Q. Consider the following statements regarding Union Territories in India:
1. President has power to establish a separate high court for any union territory.
2. Delhi is the only union territory that has a separate high court of its own, which is not shared with any other state or union territory.
3. Union Territory of Lakshadweep comes under the jurisdiction of Madras High Court.
How many of the above given statements are correct?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Articles 239 to 241 in Part VIII of the Constitution deal with the union territories. Even though all the union territories belong to one category, there is no uniformity in their administrative system.
Statement 1 is incorrect: The Parliament (not President) can establish a high court for a union territory or put it under the jurisdiction of the high court of adjacent state.
Statement 2 is correct: Delhi is the only union territory that has a high court of its own (since 1966), which is not shared with any other state or union territory. Jammu and Kashmir also has a high court of its own, but it is shared with Ladakh.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Lakshadweep comes under Kerala High Court whereas Puducherry is placed under Madras High Courts. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court is the common high court for the two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
