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    The Government of India Act 1935 made several provisions to regulate the establishment, constitution, jurisdiction, and powers of the High Courts in India. It specified that High Courts would be courts of record consisting of a Chief Justice and other judges appointed by the King. Judges were required to be barristers or advocates with 10 years of experience or members of the Indian Civil Service with 10 years including 3 years as a judge. The Act also covered appointment and removal of judges, jurisdiction of courts, salaries and pensions of judges, and established the High Court of Nagpur.

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    The Government of India Act 1935 made several provisions to regulate the establishment, constitution, jurisdiction, and powers of the High Courts in India. It specified that High Courts would be courts of record consisting of a Chief Justice and other judges appointed by the King. Judges were required to be barristers or advocates with 10 years of experience or members of the Indian Civil Service with 10 years including 3 years as a judge. The Act also covered appointment and removal of judges, jurisdiction of courts, salaries and pensions of judges, and established the High Court of Nagpur.

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    The Government

    Of India Act
    1935
    POINTS TO REMEMBER-

    ✣ Enacted by British Parliament.


    ✣ New constitution of the legislature, executive
    and judiciary of India.
    ✣ Many provisions to regulate the establishment,
    constitution, jurisdiction and powers of the High
    Courts.

    2
    POINTS TO REMEMBER-

    Number of judges-
    ✣ Would be a court of record.
    ✣ Consists of Chief Justice and other judges
    ✣ Appointed by His Majesty from time to time
    ✣ King in Council to fix number of judges.

    3
    POINTS TO REMEMBER-

    Qualifications of Judges-
    ✣ Barristers and advocates for 10 years
    ✣ Member of Indian Civil Service for 10 years
    Qualification of Chief Justice-
    ✣ If member of Indian Civil Service remained as
    judge for 3 years

    4
    POINTS TO REMEMBER-

    Appointment of Judges-
    ✣ Appointed by His Majesty under Royal Sign
    Manual
    ✣ Governor General in Council empowered to
    appoint additional judges.

    5
    POINTS TO REMEMBER-

    Removal of Judges-
    ✣ judges to hold office up to 60 years of age
    ✣ Could be removed earlier by His Majesty only
    ✣ On grounds of misbehavior and infirmity of mind
    or body
    ✣ Could be removed by Privy Council on reference
    made to it by His Majesty

    6
    POINTS TO REMEMBER-

    Jurisdiction-
    ✣ Prohibition imposed on three Presidency High
    Courts in 1915 on their original jurisdiction to
    take cognizance of any matter concerning
    revenue was allowed to continue

    7
    POINTS TO REMEMBER-

    Salaries of Judges-
    ✣ Specific provisions made for salaries, allowances
    and pensions of the judges of the High Courts
    ✣ Fixed by His Majesty
    ✣ Ensured independence of judiciary from any
    executive interference.

    8
    POINTS TO REMEMBER-

    Administrative control
    ✣ Statutory Commission recommended for the
    administrative control of the Central Government
    ✣ Safeguard judicial independence of judges
    ✣ Save them from political pressures

    9
    POINTS TO REMEMBER-

    Appeals-
    ✣ Appeal to the Federal Court.
    ✣ His Majesty to issue letter patent constituting a
    High Court or reconstituting an existing High
    Court
    ✣ Nagpur High Court established

    10
    POINTS TO REMEMBER-

    High Court at Nagpur-


    ✣ The Judicial Commissioners Court was replaced
    by the High Court at Nagpur
    ✣ Established by His Majesty by letters patent
    dated 2 January 1936
    ✣ Jurisdiction and powers similar to the Allahabad
    High Court

    11
    Court of Record-

    ✣ A court of record is a trial court or appellate court in


    which a record of the proceedings is captured and
    preserved, for the possibility of appeal.
    ✣ A court clerk or a court reporter takes down a record of
    oral proceedings
    ✣ written record (and all other evidence) is preserved at least
    long enough for all appeals to be exhausted, or for some
    further period of time provided by law

    12
    THANK YOU

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