Punjab Reorganisation Act : Principal seat and other places of sitting of the common High Court. Indian

Punjab Reorganisation Act,1966

Act No : 31

Section : Principal seat and other places of sitting of the common High Court.

36. Principal seat and other places of sitting of the common High Court. (1) The principal seat of the common High Court shall, unless otherwise determined by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of that High Court and the Governors of Punjab and Haryana, be at the same place as the principal seat of the High court of Punjab immediately before the appointed day. (2) The President may, after consultation with the Chief Justice of the common High Court and the Governors of the States of Punjab and Haryana, by notified order, provide for the establishment of a permanent bench or benches of that High Court at one or more places within the territories to which the jurisdiction of the High Court extends, other than the principal seat of the High Court, and for any matters connected therewith. 783 (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or sub- section (2), the Judges and division courts of the common High Court may also sit at such other place or places in the States of Punjab and Haryana as the Chief Justice may, with the approval of the Governors of the States of Punjab and Haryana, appoint.