Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?1.The union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have a common high court.2.The Parliament can extend the jurisdiction of a high court to any union territory or exclude the jurisdiction of a high court from any union territory.3.Delhi has had a separate high court since 1948.Choose the correct answer from below given codes:

Q. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?:
1.The union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have a common high court.
2.The Parliament can extend the jurisdiction of a high court to any union territory or exclude the jurisdiction of a high court from any union territory.
3.Delhi has had a separate high court since 1948.
Choose the correct answer from below given codes:

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: At present (2019), there are 25 high courts in the country. Out of them, only three high courts have jurisdiction over more than one state.

Among the nine union territories, Delhi alone has a separate high court (since 1966). The union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have a common high court.
The other union territories fall under the jurisdiction of different state high courts.
The Parliament can extend the jurisdiction of a high court to any union territory or exclude the jurisdiction of a high court from any union territory.

Source: Laxmikanth’s Polity

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