Act Number: 6

Act Name: The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

Year: 2014

Enactment Date: 2014-03-01

Long Title: An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 31: High Court of Andhra Pradesh.
    (1) Subject to the provisions of section 30, there shall be a separate High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as the High Court of Andhra Pradesh) and the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad shall become the High Court for the State of Telangana (hereinafter referred to as the High Court at Hyderabad).
     (2) The principal seat of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh shall be at such place as the President may, by notified order, appoint.
     (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Judges and division courts of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh may sit at such other place or places in the State of Andhra Pradesh other than its principal seat as the Chief Justice may, with the approval of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, appoint.
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