Section 49: High Courts for the new States.

The States Reorganisation Act, 1956Central Act · Act 37 of 1956

(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.

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Act	The States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Section	49
Marginal note	High Courts for the new States.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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