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The Constitution of India

High Courts for Union territories— (1) Parliament may by law constitute a High

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India
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241
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in force
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Court for a 3[Union territory] or declare any court in any 4[such territory] to be a High Court Court for all or any of the purposes of this Constitution. (2) The provisions of Chapter V of Part VI shall apply in relation to every High Court referred to in clause (1) as they apply in relation to a High Court referred to in article 214 subject to such modifications or exceptions as Parliament may by law provide. 5 [(3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and to the provisions of any law of the appropriate Legislature made by virtue of powers conferred on that Legislature by or under this Constitution, every High Court exercising jurisdiction immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, in relation to any Union territory shall continue to exercise such jurisdiction in relation to that territory after such commencement. 1. Inserted by the Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment), Act, 1971, s.4 (w.e.f. 15.2.1972). 2. Substituted by ibid., for “any existing law” (w.e.f. 15.2.1972). 3. Substituted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s.29 and Schedule, for “State specified in Part C of the First Schedule” (w.e.f. 1.11.1956). 4. Substituted by ibid., for “such State”. 5. Substituted by ibid., for clauses (3) and (4). ¿êÆæÿ™èþ Æ>gêÅ…Væü… 124 (¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ VIII. - Móü…{§æþ ´ëÍ™èþ {´ë…™èþÐ@þ¬Ë$) 1 [A…™óþV>Mæü ç³#§æþ$^óþeÇ, Móü…{§æþ ´ëÍ™èþ {´ë…™èþÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ Ô>çܯ@þ Ð@þ$…yæþÍV> MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ °ÆæÿÓíßý…^èþ$^èþ$¯@þ² çÜ…çܦ Ææÿ§æþªÆÿ¬¯@þç³#yæþ$ ÌôýMæü 239&H BÇtMæüÌŒý Äñý¬MæüP M>ÏgŒý (1)ÌZ °ÆóÿªÕ…糺yìþ¯@þ HO§ðþ¯é Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬ “Mìü…§æþ ¡çÜ$Mö°¯@þ HO§ðþ¯é ^èþÆæÿÅÐ@þ˯@þ Asìýt Ô>çܯ@þ Ð@þ$…yæþÍV> B çÜ…çܦ Äñý¬MæüP MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅÐ@þ¬Ë °ÆæÿÓçßý×ý¯@þ$ ™é™éPÍMæüÐ@þ¬V> °Íí³ ÐóþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þç³#yæþ$ Æ>çÙ‰³ç †, Asìýt Ææÿ§æþ$ª ÌôýMæü ™é™éPÍMæü °Ë$ç³#§æþË M>ËÐ@þÅÐ@þ«¨ÌZ B Móü…{§æþ ´ëÍ™èþ {´ë…™èþÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP Ô>…†, {ç³Væü† Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ çÜ$ç³Ç´ë˯@þ MöÆæÿOMðü ѰĶý$Ð@þ$Ð@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ ^óþĶý$Ð@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$.] (2) Ar$Ï ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ HO§ðþ¯é ѰĶý$Ð@þ$Ð@þ¬¯@þ$, ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$^óþ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ HO§ðþ¯é ^èþrtÐ@þ¬¯@þ$, ÌôýMæü B çÜÐ@þ$Ķý$Ð@þ¬¯@þ Móü…{§æþ ´ëÍ™èþ {´ë…™èþÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ Ð@þÇ¢…^èþ$ 2[HO§ðþ¯é C™èþÆæÿ Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬¯èþ$] Ææÿ§æþ$ª ^óþĶý$Ð@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$, ÌôýMæü çÜÐ@þÇ…^èþÐ@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$; Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Æ>çى糆^óþ gêÈ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ糚yæþ$ B {´ë…™èþÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ Ð@þÇ¢…^ðþyìþ ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$ Äñý¬MæüP ^èþrtÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ VæüË AÐ@þ$Ë$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ {糿êÐ@þÐ@þ¬Ë¯óþ B ѰĶý$Ð@þ$Ð@þ¬ MæüÍW E…yæþ$¯@þ$.]

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