Common High Court
Also called: Article 231 · Topic: Judiciary: Independence, Structure, Judicial Review and Activism · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Under Art. 231, Parliament can make a law to set up one High Court for two or more states, together with a Union territory if needed. This is a common High Court. It saves money and staff in small states that do not need a separate High Court. Union territories are separately placed under the jurisdiction of a High Court under Art. 230.
Example
The Gauhati High Court serves four states: Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
Don't confuse with
- Integrated judiciary: this means the whole country has one pyramid of courts. A common High Court is only an arrangement in which several states share one High Court.
Related concepts
- Integrated judiciary
- Supreme Court of India
- Yato Dharmastato Jayah
- Qualifications of Supreme Court judges
- Chief Justice of India
- Ad hoc judge
- High Court
- Retired judges sitting in High Courts