High Courts Territorial Jurisdictions I. Calcutta High Court Lakshadweep II. Madras High Court Puducherry III. Gauhati High Court Manipur IV. Kerala High Court Andaman and Nicobar Islands
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
One
To determine how many pairs are correctly matched in the given question, we need to understand the territorial jurisdictions of the High Courts in India:
- Calcutta High Court:
- Jurisdiction: Primarily over the state of West Bengal.
- Lakshadweep does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Calcutta High Court but under the Kerala High Court.
- Madras High Court:
- Jurisdiction: Covers the state of Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry.
- This pair is correctly matched.
- Gauhati High Court:
- Jurisdiction: Initially covered the entire northeastern region but now limited to Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh.
- Manipur now has its own High Court, so this pair is incorrect.
- Kerala High Court:
- Jurisdiction: Covers the state of Kerala and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
- The Andaman and Nicobar Islands fall under the jurisdiction of the Calcutta High Court, making this pair incorrect.
Based on the above analysis, only the pair for "Madras High Court - Puducherry" is correctly matched. Hence, the correct answer is One.
Important Questions from Judiciary
The Judicial system in India contains a hierarchy of courts where ________ is the highest.
Which of the following is NOT in the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India?
The dispute between two states can be resolved by the Supreme Court of India under its:
In September 2021, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that the _______ of the temple is/are the owner/s of the land attached to it.
When was the Supreme Court of India established?
A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1951
D. 1952
