UPSC Indian Polity and Civics The Union Judiciary Question Bank Judiciary

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    Consider the following statements:
    1. There are 25 High Courts in India.
    2. Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common High Court.
    3. National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    A) 2 and 3            

    B) 1 and 2

    C) 1, 2 and 3                     

    D) 3 only

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    There were 21 High Courts in India with three new states created in 2000, having their own High Courts (Chattisgarh at Bilaspur, Uttarakhand at Nainital and Jharkhand at Ranchi). Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh have a common HC at Chandigarh. In the year 2013, three new High Courts in the northeast - Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura were created taking the total number of High Courts in the country from 21 to 24. National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own which was established in the year 1966.


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