Delhi High Court Act, 1966
No: 26 Dated: Sep, 05 1966
THE DELHI HIGH COURT ACT, 1966
ACT NO. 26 OF 1966
An Act to provide for the constitution of a High Court for the Union territory of Delhi, for the extension of the jurisdiction of that High Court to the Union territory of Himachal Pradesh and for matters connected therewith.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventeenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Delhi High Court Act, 1966.
(2) Section 17 shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “appointed day” means the date appointed under section 3;
(b) “notified order” means order notified in the Official Gazette
3. High Court.—(1) As from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, there shall be a High Court for the Union territory of Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the High Court of Delhi).
(2) The principal seat of the High Court of Delhi shall be at Delhi or at such other 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 Delhi may sit at such other place or places other than its principal seat as the Chief Justice may, with the approval of the President, appoint.
[3A. Salaries and allowances or Judges to be expenditure charged on Consolidated Fund of India.—Expenditure in respect of the salaries and allowances of Judges of the High Court of Delhi shall be expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.]