Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
The Constitution of India provides that there shall be a High Court in each State. With reference to the Jurisdiction of High Courts, write short notes on the following:
(i) Power to issue Writs, (ii) Court of Record.
Advertisements
Solution
(i) Power to issue Orders or Writs: All the High Courts have the power to issue Writs to a person or an official. The Writs comprise the writs of Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Quo Warranto, and Certiorari. These Writs are issued to protect the Fundamental Rights or for any other purpose.
(ii) The Court of Record: All the proceedings and decisions of the High Court are kept as records for future references. The Subordinate Courts of the High Court itself decide similar cases in future in the light of the judgments passed by the High Courts of different States.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
With reference to the powers and functions of the High Court, explain briefly the meaning and scope of the following:
The High Court as a Court of Record
Can a Senior Advocate of a High Court become a Judge of a High Court?
Name the Union Territory, which has a High Court of its own.
Where is the seat of Rajasthan High Court?
What is meant by every High Court is a court of record?
Name the courts that are empowered to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.
Mention, how the High Court keeps control over the Legislature and the Executive?
What is the ‘Appellate Jurisdiction’ of the High Court?
Mention three cases in which the high court enjoys original jurisdiction.
Under which jurisdiction can a High Court accept an appeal against the decision of the district court?
