Supreme Court of India · 2000-12-15
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT ADVOCATES ASSOCIATION vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1996/80604
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT ADVOCATES ASSOCIATION
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
- Author
- S.V.PATIL R.C.LAHOTI
- Bench
- S.V.PATIL R.C.LAHOTI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the establishment of the High Court of Rajasthan under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, specifically referencing Section 49 and Section 51. The Court held that the President's order to establish a permanent bench at Jaipur was valid and in accordance with the statutory provisions. The judgment clarified the jurisdictional distribution between the Jodhpur and Jaipur benches, affirming the procedural legitimacy of the orders issued by the Chief Justice and the President.