Section 49 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 – High Courts for the new States

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Section 49: High Courts for the new States

  • (1) The High Courts exercising immediately before the appointed day jurisdiction in relation to the existing States of Bombay, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab shall, as from the appointed day, be deemed to be the High Courts for the new States of Bombay, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab, respectively.
  • (2) As from the appointed day, there shall be established a High Court for each of the new States of Kerala, Mysore and Rajasthan.

Source: official text of The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.

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