Consider the following statements regarding High Court:
1. The institution of high court originated in India in 1862.
2. The President 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. The judges of a high court are appointed by the Governor.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

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The correct option is A Only 1
The institution of high court originated in India in 1862 when the high courts were set up at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. 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. The judges of a high court are appointed by the President

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Q35. Consider the following statements regarding High Court:

1. The institution of high court originated in India in 1862.

2. The President 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. The judges of a high court are appointed by the Governor.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

उच्च न्यायालय के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:

1. भारत में उच्च न्यायालय की स्थापना 1862 में की गई थी।

2. राष्ट्रपति उच्च न्यायालय के अधिकार क्षेत्र का किसी भी केंद्रशासित प्रदेश में विस्तार कर सकते हैं या किसी भी केंद्रशासित प्रदेश में उच्च न्यायालय के अधिकार क्षेत्र की कटौती कर सकता है।

3. उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीशों को राज्यपाल द्वारा नियुक्त किया जाता है।

उपरोक्त में से कौन सा/से कथन सत्य है/हैं?

Consider the following statements regarding High Court:
1. The President can transfer a judge from one high court.
2. The salaries, pension and allowances of the judges of High Court are charged on the consolidated fund of the state.
3. The jurisdiction and powers of a high court can be changed both by the parliament and the state legislature.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Q. Which of the following High Courts has jurisdiction over a Union Territory?

With reference to High Courts in India, consider the following statements:

1. Delhi and Puducherry are the only union territories with their own high court.

2. Both Tamilnadu and Andaman Nicobar Islands come under the jurisdiction of Madras high court.

3. In 2013, three new high courts have been constituted in Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram.

Q. Which among the following statements regarding writ jurisdictions is/are NOT true?
1. The writ jurisdiction of High Court is wider than that of Supreme Court
2. A High Court can issue writs even to entities outside its territorial jurisdiction
3. Supreme Court can issue writs only regarding the fundamental rights and not for any other purpose
4. Article 226 of our Indian Constitution gives the powers of writ jurisdictions to high court.

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