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The Delhi High Court Act, 1966

The Delhi High Court Act, 1966

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The Delhi High Court Act, 1966, officially establishes a dedicated High Court for the Union Territory of Delhi. It regulates the new court's creation, its judicial powers, and the specific rules for its working judges and legal practitioners. The Act directly applies to citizens, lawyers, and judges in Delhi, while also originally extending its jurisdiction to Himachal Pradesh. This critical legislation matters deeply because it legally transfers authority and pending cases away from the High Court of Punjab, which previously governed the region, thereby giving the capital its own independent higher judiciary to efficiently handle major civil cases directly.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. High Court
  4. 3A. Salaries and allowances or Judges to be expenditure charged on Consolidated Fund of India
  5. 4. Exceptions and modifications subject to which the provisions of Chapter V of Part VI of the Constitution apply to the High Court of Delhi
  6. 5. Jurisdiction of High Court of Delhi
  7. 6. Power to enrol legal practitioners, etc.
  8. 7. Practice and procedure in the High Court of Delhi
  9. 8. Custody of the Seal of the High Court of Delhi
  10. 9. Form of writs and other processes
  11. 10. Powers of Judges
  12. 11. Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court
  13. 12. Transfer of proceedings from the High Court of Punjab to the High Court of Delhi
  14. 13. Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to the High Court of Delhi
  15. 14. Interpretation
  16. 15. Savings
  17. 16. Pending proceedings before subordinate courts in Delhi
  18. 17. Extension of the jurisdiction of the High Court of Delhi
  19. 18. Rule of construction
  20. 19. Amendment of certain laws
  21. 20. Power to remove difficulties
  22. 21. Power to adapt laws

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