Legal glossary

“high court”

Defined in 11 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Central Excise Act, 1944 · s. 36

    (b) "High Court" means,—
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  2. The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 · s. 2

    (d) "High Court" means the High Court for a State or a Union territory, and includes the court of the Judicial Commissioner in any Union territory.
    Read section 2
  3. The Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951 · s. 79

    (e) "High Court" means the High Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the election to which the election petition relates has been held;]
    Read section 79
  4. The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 · s. 2

    (c) "High Court" means, —
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  5. The Madras City Civil Court Act, 1892 · s. 2

    (3) "High Court" means the High Court of Judicature at Madras; and
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  6. The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 · s. 2

    (c) "High Court" means the High Court within whose jurisdiction the Special Court is situated; - (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
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  7. The Pondicherry (Administration) Act, 1962 · s. 2

    (d) "High Court" means the High Court at Madras;
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  8. The Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 · s. 2

    (18) "High Court" means—
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  9. The Representation of the People Act, 1951 · s. 79

    (e) "High Court" means the High Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the election to which the election petition relates has been held;]
    Read section 79
  10. The Wealth-tax Act, 1957 · s. 29B

    "High Court" means—
    Read section 29B
  11. The Indian Press Act, 1910, 1 of 1910 (Rep., Act 14 of 1922) · s. 2 · Repealed or not in force

    (c) " High Court " means the highest Civil Court of Appeal for any local area except in the case of the provinces of Ajmer-Merwara and Coorg where it means the High*Court of Judicature for the North-Western Provinces and the High Court of Judicature at &dras respectively : (d)[Magistrate ][" ][means a District Magistrate or ] Chief Presidency Magistrate : (e) " newspaper " means any periodical work containing public news or comments on public news : and
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