Section 29B. Definition of High Court

29B. Definition of High Court.— In this Chapter, "High Court" means— (i) in relation to any State, the High Court of that State; 7[(ii) in relation to the Union territory of Delhi, the High Court of Delhi; 8* * * * *] 9[(iii) in relation to the Union territories of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, the Gauhati High Court (the High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura);] 1. Ins. by Act 27 of 1999, s. 96 (w.e.f. 1-6-1999). 2. Subs. by Act 21 of 1998, s. 73, for "under section 27" (w.e.f. 1-10-1998). 3. Ins. by Act 49 of 2005, s. 30 and the Schedule. This Act has been struck down by the Supreme Court's Order dated 25th September, 2014 in the Madras Bar Association Vs. Union of India. 4. Subs. by Act 21 of 1998, s. 74, for "under section 27" (w.e.f. 1-10-1998). 5. Ins. by s. 74, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1998). 6. Ins. by Act 46 of 1964, s. 27 (w.e.f. 1-4-1965). 7. Subs. by the Punjab Reorganisation and Delhi High Court (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order, 1968, for clause (ii) (w.e.f. 1-11-1966). 8. Clause (iia) omitted by the State of Himachal Pradesh (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order, 1973 (w.e.f. 25-1-1971). 9. Subs. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) (Arunachal of Laws on Union Subjects) Order, 1974, for clause (iii) (w.e.f. 21-1-1972). (iv) in relation to the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the High Court at Calcutta; (v) in relation to the Union territory of[1] [Lakshadweep], the High Court of Kerala; (vi) in relation to the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Goa, Daman and Diu, the High Court at Bombay; (vii) in relation to the Union territory of Pondicherry, the High Court at Madras; 2[(viii) in relation to the Union territory of Chandigarh, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.]]