Indian Polity PYQ 287 of 440 · The High Court and Subordinate Courts

The power to establish a common High Court for two or more states is mentioned under which Article of the Constitution of India?

  1. AArticle 229
  2. BArticle 230
  3. CArticle 231
  4. DArticle 232

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Correct answer: (c) Article 231

Explanation

Under Article 231, Parliament may by law set up a common High Court for two or more States, or for two or more States and a Union Territory. One example is the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which also serves Chandigarh.

Article 214 says that there shall be a High Court for each State. Article 230 lets Parliament extend a High Court's jurisdiction to a Union Territory, and Article 229 deals with a High Court's officers, servants and expenses.

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