Consider the following statements:

1. There are 25 High Courts in India

2. Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common high court

3. National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The correct answer is 2 and 3

Key Points

• The institution of the high court originated in India in 1862 when the high courts were set up at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
• In 1866, a fourth high court was established at Allahabad.
• At present, there are 24 high courts in the country.
• Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common high court.
• Delhi is the only union territory that has a high court of
  its own (since 1966).
• The Parliament can extend the jurisdiction of a high court to any union territory or exclude the jurisdiction of a high court.
•  The territorial jurisdiction of a common high
  court is co-terminus with the territories of the concerned states and union territory.