Verbatim text
High Court shall be made by the Chief Justice of theCourt or such other Judge or officer of the Court as hemay direct:
Provided that the Governor of the State
5*** may by
rule require that in such cases as may be specified in therule no person not already attached to the Court shall beappointed to any office connected with the Court saveafter consultation with the State Public ServiceCommission.
(2) Subject to the provisions of any law made by the
Legislature of the State, the conditions of service ofTransfer of certaincases to HighCourt.
Officers and
servants and theexpenses of HighCourts.
1Cl. (5) was ins. by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s. 40 (w.e.f.
1-2-1977) and omitted by the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978, s. 31(w.e.f. 20-6-1979).
2Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act. 1976, s. 41, for “it shall
withdraw the case and may —” (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
3The words, figures and letters “subject to the provisions of article 131A,“ omitted by
the Constitution (Forty-third Amendment) Act, 1977, s. 9 (w.e.f. 13-4-1978).
4Ins. by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s. 42 (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
5The words “in which the High Court has its principal seat” omitted by the Constitution
(Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
(Part VI. —The States. —Arts. 227—229.)115
officers and servants of a High Court shall be such as
may be prescribed by rules made by the Chief Justice of
the Court or by some other Judge or officer of the Court
authorised by the Chief Justice to make rules for the
purpose:
Provided that the rules made under this clause shall,
so far as they relate to salaries, allowances, leave or
pensions, require the approval of the Governor of theState
1***.
(3) The administrative expenses of a High Court,
including all salaries, allowances and pensions payable
to or in respect of the officers and servants of the Court,shall be charged upon the Consolidated Fund of the State,
and any fees or other moneys taken by the Court shall
form part of that Fund.
2[230. (1) Parliament may by law extend the
jurisdiction of a High Court to, or exclude the jurisdiction
of a High Court from, any Union territory.
(2) Where the High Court of a State exercises
jurisdiction in relation to a Union territory,—
(a) nothing in this Constitution shall be construed
as empowering the Legislature of the State to increase,restrict or abolish that jurisdiction; and
(b) the reference in article 227 to the Governor
shall, in relation to any rules, forms or tables forsubordinate courts in that territory, be construed as
a reference to the President.
What this means
- The index files this text under article 229 of the Constitution of India.
- The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V.—T HE HIGH COURTS IN THE STATES”.
- The passage runs to about 437 words.
- Read plainly, it mentions pay and pensions — it sets pay, salary, allowance or pension terms (the words used: “salaries”).
The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“(1) Appointments of officers and servants of a High Court shall be made by the Chief Justice of theCourt or such other Judge or officer of the Court as hemay direct:”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.
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