Constitution Section 231 — Establishment of a common High Court for two or more States

Part VI — THE STATES — CHAPTER V.—THE HIGH COURTS IN THE STATES

Constitutional

Summary

Parliament can create a single High Court that serves two or more states, or two or more states along with a Union territory. For such a High Court, the rules about subordinate courts refer to the Governor of the state where those courts are located. Also, references to the state in certain articles mean the state where the High Court has its main office, but if that main office is in a Union territory, then references to the Governor, state legislature, and state funds are replaced by the President, Parliament, and national funds.

Official Text

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding provisions of this Chapter, Parliament may by law establish a common High Court for two or more States or for two or more States and a Union territory.

(2) In relation to any such High Court,— (a)**

(b) the reference in article 227 to the Governor shall, in relation to any rules, forms or tables for subordinate courts, be construed as a reference to the Governor of the State in which the subordinate courts are situate; and

(c) the references in articles 219 and 229 to the State shall be construed as a reference to the State in which the High Court has its principal seat:Provided that if such principal seat is in a Union territory, the references in articles 219 and 229 to the Governor, Public Service Commission, Legislature and Consolidated Fund of the State shall be construed respectively as references to the President, Union Public Service Commission, Parliament and Consolidated Fund of India.