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Section 28: Common High Court for Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.

The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971Central Act · Act 81 of 1971

(1) On and from the appointed day,—

(a) the High Court of Assam and Nagaland shall cease to function and is hereby abolished;

(b) there shall be a common High Court for the States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura to be called the Gauhati High Court (the High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura);

(c) the Judges of the High Court of Assam and Nagaland holding office immediately before that day shall, unless they have elected otherwise, become on that day the Judges of the common High Court:

[Provided that on and from the commencement of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012, the common High Court shall be the High Court for the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland and shall cease to have its jurisdiction, powers and authority for the States of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.]

(2) Nothing in clause (a) of sub-section (1) shall prejudice or affect the continued operation of any notice served, injunction issued, direction given or proceedings taken before the appointed day by the High Court of Assam and Nagaland under the powers then conferred upon that Court.

Where this provision sits

ActThe North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
Section28
Marginal noteCommon High Court for Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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  • inserted, Act 26 of 2012. . The proviso ins. by Act 26 of 2012, s. 3 (w.e.f. 23-3-2013).

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