Question

How many high courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one state (union territories not included)?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

Answer 1

Hint: There are currently 28 states in India whereas there are 25 high courts in total. These 25 high courts along with the supreme court of India come together to form the Indian judicial system. Articles 214-231 of the Indian Constitution deal with the provisions of high courts.

Complete answer: India has a total of 25 high courts. There are a lot of courts that have jurisdiction over more than one state. Currently, there are 2 such high courts. The names of these high courts are:
Guwahati high court, which has jurisdiction over 4 states namely Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
Hyderabad high court, which has jurisdiction over 2 states namely Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Therefore, there are 2 high courts which have jurisdiction over more than one state.

Option ‘A’ is the correct option.

Note: One should keep in mind that the question says “not including union territories” which means that there are high courts which have jurisdiction over multiple union territories but not more than one state. There are 28 states and 8 union territories in India. This comes after Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh were announced as union territories in 2020.