Question

Operations of the High Court comes under which Article of the Constitution of India?
A.Article 212
B.Article 213
C.Article 214
D.Article 215

Answer 1

Hint: According to Article 214 every State has a High Court operating within its territorial jurisdiction. Parliament has the power to establish a common High Court for two or more States. For example, Punjab and Haryana have a common High Court.

Complete answer: According to the Indian Constitution, Articles 214-231 deals with the provisions of High Courts in India. It provides for separate high courts for separate states but according to the 7th constitutional amendment act the same high court can be the court for more than one state. At present, we have 21 high courts in the country, which includes 3 common high courts.

Thus, Option C is correct.

Note: Every high court consists of a Chief Justice and a number of judges, who are determined by the President from time to time. Article 217 deals with the appointment of judges and states that every judge of high court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the state.