State Of Uttaranchal Thru. Secretary vs Sehnaz Mirza & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, particularly Section 35, which transfers jurisdiction from the Allahabad High Court to the newly constituted Uttaranchal High Court. The Court held that the Uttaranchal High Court had the jurisdiction to entertain contempt proceedings arising from a writ petition regarding the regularization of services of part-time teachers. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's jurisdiction under the 2000 Act.