Question

Dadra and Nagar Haveli comes under the jurisdiction of which High Court in India ?
1. Odisha High Court
2. Guwahati High Court
3. Gujarat High Court
4. Bombay High Court

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Bombay High Court

The correct answer is option 1 i.e Bombay.

• Bombay High Court's jurisdiction covers the states of Maharashtra and Goa and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
• Bombay High Court has the regional branches at Panaji, Aurangabad and Nagpur, as well as this high court, is well known for its contribution to Independent India as the first Chief Justice, the Attorney General & the Solicitor General were from this court only.
• Bombay High Court has a sanctioned strength of 94 Judges among which 71 are permanent and 23 are additional well as Bombay High court has its Original Jurisdiction in addition to its Appellate and the decisions of this court can only be appealed in Supreme Court.
• The Present Chief Justice of Bombay High Court is Hon'ble Justice Dipankar Datta who swore the oath on 28th April 2020 and he was oathed by Present Governor of Maharashtra, Mr Bhagat Singh Koshyari.