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The High Court at Bombay (Extension of Jurisdiction to Goa, Daman and Diu) Act, 1981

The High Court at Bombay (Extension of Jurisdiction to Goa, Daman and Diu) Act, 1981

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This 1981 Act extends the legal jurisdiction of the Bombay High Court to the Union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu. It applies directly to local residents and legal professionals in these regions. The law abolishes the area's old Court of the Judicial Commissioner and transfers all pending legal proceedings to the Bombay High Court. This transition matters because it integrates the region into a major state judicial system while securing local access to justice by establishing a permanent court bench in Panaji to hear and resolve local cases directly.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Extension of jurisdiction of Bombay High Court to Goa, Daman and Diu.
  4. 4. Jurisdiction of Bombay High Court.
  5. 5. Chapter VI of Part VI of the Constitution to apply to the Bombay High Court exercising jurisdiction over the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
  6. 6. Special provisions relating to advocates.
  7. 7. Transfer of pending proceedings from the Court of the Judicial Commissioner to the Bombay High Court.
  8. 8. Right to appear or act in proceedings transferred to the Bombay High Court.
  9. 9. Establishment of a permanent bench of Bombay High Court at Panaji.
  10. 10. Allocation of expenditure of the Bombay High Court.
  11. 11. Rule of construction.
  12. 12. Repealed.
  13. 13. Power to remove difficulties.
  14. 14. Power to adapt laws.

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