Act Number: 26

Act Name: The High Court at Bombay (Extension of Jurisdiction to Goa, Daman and Diu) Act, 1981

Year: 1981

Enactment Date: 1981-09-09

Long Title: An Act to provide for the extension of the jurisdiction of the High Court at Bombay to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, for the establishment of a permanent bench of that High Court at Panaji and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section 5: Chapter VI of Part VI of the Constitution to apply to the Bombay High Court exercising jurisdiction over the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
    The provisions of Chapter VI of Part VI of the Constitution shall apply to the High Court at Bombay in relation to the exercise of its jurisdiction to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, subject to the following exceptions and modifications, namely:—
         (a) the references in the said Chapter to "State" except where it occurs in the expression "Governor of the State" shall be construed as references to the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu;
         (b) in clause (1) of article 233 and in article 234, the references to the Governor of the State, and in article 237, the reference to the Governor, shall be construed as references to the Administrator of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu;
         (c) the provisions of article 233A shall not apply;
         (d) in article 234, the reference to the State Public Service Commission shall be construed as a reference to the Union Public Service Commission.
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