High Court – Composition, Appointment of Judges and Terms of Office (India)
The High Court is the highest judicial body in a State. Article 214 of the Constitution provides that there shall be a High Court for each State.Often there may be a common High Court for two or more than two States. There are 24 High Courts in the country. Three High Courts have jurisdiction over more than one State. Among the Union Territories, Delhi alone has a high court of its own.Though the High Courts are the parts of single and integrated judicial system, yet they are completely independent judicial institutions. ADVERTISEMENTS: The Supreme Court has no direct administrative control over them, nor are they in any way controlled by either the State Legislatures or the Executives. Each High Court is a Court of Record and has power of such…