Section 52 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 – Jurisdiction of High Courts for new States

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Section 52: Jurisdiction of High Courts for new States

The High Court for a new State shall have, in respect of any part of the territories included in that new State, all such original, appellate and other jurisdiction as, under the law in force immediately before the appointed day, is exercisable in respect of that part of the said territories by any High Court or Judicial Commissioner’s Court for an existing State.

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