State Judiciary

State Judiciary:

The head of this administration is the High Court. It consists of 21 High Courts and in these three have jurisdiction over more than one state. Under each jurisdiction of different State High Courts comes the Union Territories. And in all these high court a Chief Justice and such other Judges as the President may, from time to time, are appointed.

Each High Court has powers of over all subordinate courts within its jurisdiction, namely the District and Sessions courts and other lower courts. It can call for returns from such Courts, make and issue general rules and prescribe forms to regulate their practice and proceedings and determine the manner and form in which book entries and accounts shall be kept.