Question

How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one state or union territory?

• A. 4
• B. 5
• C. 6
• D. 3

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 6

• High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one state or union territory - 6

• The Bombay High Court, which has jurisdiction over Maharashtra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, and Goa

• The Calcutta High Court, which has jurisdiction over West Bengal and the Andaman & Nicobar islands

• The Madras High Court, which has jurisdiction over Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry

• The Punjab & Haryana High Court, which has jurisdiction over Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh

• The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, which has jurisdiction over Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh

• The Guwahati High Court, which has jurisdiction over Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh