Question

A common High Court for two or more States or the UT may be established by ______________.
a. President
b. Parliament by law
c. Governor of the State
d. Chief Justice of India

Answer 1

Hint:
According to article 214 of the Indian constitution, each State of India should have a High Court. Whereas article 231 also mentions that there can be a joint High Court for two or more states if needed. It is the conclusive interpretation of the constitution.


Complete step by step solution:
The Constitution of India clearly provides the power to the Parliament for establishing a common or joint High Court for two or more States. It is also possible for two or more States and a Union territory.


Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Additional Information:
To exclude the High Courts from the influence of local politics, our constitution has made many arrangements. Some of these are:

1) Transfer of Judges- President of India can transfer a judge from one High Court to others with the suggestion of Chief Justice of India.
2) Establishment of a common High Court- Our constitution has given the power to Parliament to establish a common High Court for two or more States or UT.
3) Determining disputes- The High Court judges hold the office until he attains the age of 62 years. Also, any dispute regarding his age is to be decided by the President with the consultation of the Chief Justice of India.

Note:
The two UTs Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have a common high court which is J & K High Court. Also, Punjab and Haryana have a common High Court. This is situated at the capital of them which is Chandigarh.