Which of the following are true regarding High Courts in India?

1) First High Court in India was established in 1862.

2) There are only 3 High Courts common to two or more states.

3) Lately, Mizoram got its own High Court.

4) India has 24 High Courts.

a. 1, 2, and 4

b. 1, 2 and 3

c. 1 and 3

d. All of the above

ANSWER: 1, 2, and 4

Explanation:

In a state judiciary consists of a High Court and a hierarchy of subordinate courts.

The High Court is at the top in the judicial administration of a state.

The institution of High Court originated in India in 1862.

In 1862 the High Courts were set up at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.

In 1866, a High Court was established at Allahabad.

After 1950, a High Court in a province became the High Court for the corresponding state.

The Constitution of India provides for a High Court for each state.

However, the 7th Amendment Act of 1956 authorized 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.

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.

Articles 214 to 231 in Part 6 of the Constitution talk of organization, independence etc., of the High Courts.

There are 24 High Courts in India currently.

3 are common High Courts.

Union Territories fall under the jurisdiction of different State High Courts.

Delhi is the only UT with High Court of its own. It has High Court since 1966.