Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET July 2016 Political Science
Which of the following sets of High Courts have benches?
AAllahabad, Bombay, Jabalpur ✓ Correct
BJodhpur, Bombay, Hyderabad
CCalcutta, Guwahati, Bangalore
DJabalpur, Madras, Guwahati
Correct answer: (A) Allahabad, Bombay, Jabalpur — The High Courts of Allahabad, Bombay and Jabalpur each have benches serving their respective regions, so this set is correct.
Explanation
★The High Courts of Allahabad, Bombay and Jabalpur each have benches serving their respective regions, so this set is correct.
★Under Article 214, every State is to have a High Court for the State.
★The 7th Amendment Act of 1956 gave Parliament the power to establish a common High Court for two or more States or a Union Territory.
★A bench is an additional seat of a High Court set up to serve a distant part of its jurisdiction.
★The Allahabad High Court has a bench at Lucknow, and the Bombay High Court has benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji.
★The jurisdiction of a High Court ordinarily extends over the entire territory of the State it serves.
★For NET, link Article 214 with the High Courts and the 7th Amendment with common High Courts.
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