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... Respondent
This Writ Patiiiox; fiimi undtx’ AJ'{.i(;lti 2126: of %::;f”.£v.~2T
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on 7.7.2008. Tm: Fun (§3uurLi1a.s also 1'¢::solvc:d
–iiiai, iht: cases arisixig fiom the i)is¥.1″i::t.:s 91″ Bagalkut,
.B:*:i1a1y, Bezzigaum, Dixaxwad, Gadag, Havtrri, Uiiam
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(2909) 6 SCC 7 15 £0 COI}L{::1l.(i that, Lhertt is no 3
making the :a1′:’a11gc:1;1c::11t:; in Ltarms of the i1n:’.x1.1g1:£::.iL’
Ixoliiicaéiuxl.
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to traxgsfézf p;:mii'11g«. 'C.ase;=;; ta such Circuit;
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Circuit If:ien<:iii.»:%$_'§"»% — '
6. At; . 13Qi;ic§§:j,”*~*§v’iL11 the appmval of the
ciyii .¥<.a1.'11atV'e§1_'i<'.'.*'-;:'1¢;,""l;ht~: }~iu11"bk: Ciiici' Justice, High
C{):_.1i'i.A_TaiI'M in t~:xc:1'cist: of power u.mit::' Sectioxi
Z ' '51(3s} £333. zxotifitsti the siitings of the I~it_m'blt:
" i;}__Lz'<iges émfii Divisimx C,0m'%.:-2. ui' L11:-: High C<)ur¥.; at
and Guibarga, by iszsuixlg iht: 1mtj%£.ic:al;i{m
19.1(}.2£}04. Thc: amid 11ui_ifi<:aL"ion was not
'{}L11€SliUI1t3(i 2.13,: any p618-{)1} aim. is also 110i. undex'
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ubjtictitm in that esiablisinsxcxll of the: CiI'L:.L;i!,
ta; L116: £t(}1i1Ii1€i}.I(;t:IIIt3I1¥. Of sil.i.i:<1g:s 0:1:-"?";"?';i2i)'_{;i$.
to sxazxxincz, Lin: scope of B16: p(}¥§e*tiI't3
m3.dc:1' Stsciiolx 31(3) of Elm
which has é:11'iStf.'I}. €01' (:{;;1s%t§§;1'aLi¢}ii'. A '
2?'. E1; Lhtt cast: ex? Na:'ay:a§.1Vj (supra),
Lhc: 11<)£ifi(:ai.:i011 isS:zt.:<i– ijgig tilgtzxfuzgstititi <1!' Bumba
§'Iig,h Couré, iz15¥::xe7.z"L*1§§{§"§3f np0:v§::rAL;I1tie3* Section 51(3)
uf the: Ac£:,'VV'$i?iii'i §f;;5iQ;"":g};:;'uvéi1V'V0? the: Go\re}'n<;1* of
MaI.zaI'as31ii9a., <11;-e:.:ung »»1,§.=;<: JL1Ligt:s and Eiivisimx
Courts of _{_i:.e véi' B9111i)a._y, wil} sit. 31:50 at
Wm; z;:fi'é('§§;"'{i'()11.1 August '.27, 1981 for the
di$};)_g;i4;a1uG-if§;::;$:;:$«.ai_fAisiz;g (mi. (3? mm Ma2'at.I1w-acia Itrtgion
£316 ;'S_{a_{e (sf M-a}aa1'::15l;i1a, wlziuh w-*a:~; :s[:'1_:{:k cinwn tar};
~ Boxixiizaf' High Couri by iL:i jucigumni dated
1*? 'i2'.v1,9 §'1, was the :~;ubje<:L :11e2,i.Lt;21" of co11:;i.{ic11a{i.0;1.
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l11ir:1}.>1*t:§i1,1g $c~:<:£i::I.1 51(3) <3" Lhti .Ac:i, it was iztaid
Hzixflzie Supitmti CZ';<)urL ibilows:
“Q5. …. ..ln (}(3IllI”{:i5L,, ti1:;Mp0wt:z”‘{1f–.i.i;::”-.
Chief Justitze to appoint u13.<:11:;'r' szjb–S_e::tiQn. V '
(if Stictiém 51 of Uh': Act. £1122'-_sii§£i:.._tgs's:;§l"-.l.E'1e': "
-J1.1dges and Bivision Courts of t;¥.1e”.{_iigh £31112′: * ‘
for a new S£,a.Le ai; piacttskii-.he1* i.liz;.m ti1e*pia2.::;t:.
of the principal seat or tht:L.p»armanc:1t,’~»Bé:n<E}3
is in the Lulquezsiigxlled ¢:i_Q111a;i11V._»_<3i' U:<::« .Ql1i§:'{
Justice, the only crgiieiitioji that he must:
3.51 with the app1'u\}'23.i erf :.Gi}*3t11'i<J:'. It is
basically an mtamal mattér to me
High Court. i-lg:l1a5'"Ilxi1.";x}w¢3.'_, ;a.t;.if:}.:;a1"i£;;r and
jmrisdiction" 'the, ::1ai'te§% bf" vVa}1C§€ati0n 01"
bu:;i11es§s«"<}i'<<_(,i§:§:=.f. I~§;ig_I1__ ;C,1f1at1_1re of things. The
upi1iiu1;– 9:? -»,C3’1,iT£ti*.TA_J usiitrt: £0 appoilxt 131::
seat at: the E»1ig;’1’w<:'¢*1.;fi::. for a new State at a
1.;-East: £3i}«3’s:1%’ .Ll1aw.1 {Jig-;;x)§’i11c’ipal scat unt,1c~:1′ :sub–
section {3} of’ Section 51 of the Act must
. ‘_ €_i;£§:1’c:_f(‘;1’§: 31(11ix;aj_i3g.p;’evai1 bccaust: it, is £111’ Lht:
.v11″:’mré7″ Ccnvenient. liransactioxl of judiciai
‘ ‘E.}llSiI.1{§$5S;.. Tlxzs mm {}bsLa1;i.t-: Clatlfiti (:m1La:int:d
— Viz: ‘:;:.1:’:c:~gi¥:.s;:{;*’ajir;11;’ (3) vi’ Secijon 51 giwrzes an
” .<2i:eri'iCii}ig f'eff'cct. to the power of the Chief
J11sti:::e..,.'~There is no territorial bifizrcatian
of 'i:he3_Hi@ Court mereiy because the Chief
" _ Justice directs under submectioa {3} at'
V Section 51 of the Act that the Judges and
'z_VI§§'ivision Courts shail aiso sit at such other
:piac<es as he may, with the approval of the
Governor, appoint. It must accordingly be
held that them was me territorial
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bifixrcafiaa at’ the Eambay High Ciourt
merely bacatme tha Chief Justice by theju
impuwed nnrtificafian issued untiar saiib’-é –.. : ;_.
seetinn {3} of Sectizm 51 of tha
éireeited’ that the Judm-s ygznfl I}i*aii:;i:t:n”*~.:: «.
Courts shall aisau sit at Aurraaizgahaai.
éufigas and Diviagicam. Ctxuzias gai :’A:;41’a1T:gabad T.
am part ef the same High Caurtas those: “at 2 V
me pxiiztgipal seat ai, “_B:,3mhay._ and ihjxzjgi
exercise jurisdictian as Jatgiges of– the _”3_¥’:-iigh
Cltauri. cf Bumbag; :3; AuI’3¥.i§ab;;;:§. T’I’;:::_V(31;it:?%f
Justice acted ~~..t’_.i’1er$c<3i';r.=g< t;f'L'his poxifcrs.
Wt: 33:: my S§1§)Si.a1i{3't3-iii'. ._Li1a£ {lie
imgugxxed n0tificatj9n- _i.$,§':'»*u@ jthé; Chief
Justiiiarzz Lzzxdsztr :§u?;i¢${iiC'ii(,i;§ {3)'._<;i %'i.:"';:';*:1; 51 of
the As: was a."T;sf;:s:.é}o1d1:'3_'°~a.-1::1a.?w.~'* 'eximfciéc gf Vfpetvcr."
1 _.(:E-j:_ii;;_)iL;:iL2:-i:;_iésiggigjiitzti ¥.;3""u:;)
N{3i.iL"i'3;£g :E31;::'*(i<::.:i$i€i{3;:.L4é}f ii-}.:.:""B{';:£uhay High Court in tin:
cast: cf .S:3tiz'-.._Ii§a11_ii._ [}'a;x::r.~§'..'L'v:s C.I.T., B£21nha;.a in Civil
" cg? '"i«'Ei5?,v decided :31; duly 22, 1958 mid
iidszcisiata :35' the Kt::*ala High Ciomi in the
Suhbayya vs Assistaxai
{.§4m1*£, 'Kt:na}a, 'I'1'ixrai1t31'u:;;, AIR 1958
the I~££.;11'i3§¢:: SL1§}I'f31i1i3 Cfomi lias {wit} ax;
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“2′?. I11 Mcmickam Piilai case, Lhc: ¥{t-mafia Rig};
Court held that the zmrtariirnent of _th_cf; ‘
{t:}’1’i{.()I’i£;ll jmé:sd3ls::l.iu1; of the ma;i3:; scat. <11_'—the " "
High Court £31' a. new State is a neaeS&.=z;;r}' 'T''. .
c<311cc3mii.a1':E, to the t:5ta11li:§{1:1:ti1'1i.-""£)'I'-.f_":a. V .
p€:1":r;1z;1u::11£ Bc~:m:}.1 Lmdc::z' :~s£_133§–sc:{:E,i:3I.i«.
Section 51 of the Act while c'ant:'a;§:in§;._s"u_b-
scasiion (3) with sub–sc:c§_iuz1 (2.), '_i'2;¢.;+s,.fa " .
question amst: xvfxethcr iht. _te1I:pora1'y 13¢:iI1£§_§_1*v
of Lin: High Com'£.. -sf §.{.x::::'a_§a, Vwil.k1 ii.:§'pI'i1:._:':ipa;i
seat. at Ernakulam creat§:€i~ the Cihief'
Jusii-1:6 a{ T1*ivaz1d:<'13.:1: :33 <;i'cig:1' issiiztéd
under $ub–sec'4::ioI1 (3) .%f’Sec’%:ion”‘*:’3;inrdflzhe Act
was not iht: iéijgh (30:31 %{t;1’z;I:~;gj~ai”;;i the
Judges and Bivisium. Ccgixtts ; sitting at
‘I’1*ivand1’u11;.. «wtif,z’e §_pI’§;:{fi~S6if»z’ i_I1..V____{._l”n: same
pasition 3;; l,I1_1a:”:_g€:_w_:=; aired :[}.ivi.;3i:jn Courts sitting
in [he asciirtsixzsti v(3{ii,13′!.–:”Li§;-)1__f1:;:31″ E116: High Court”.
at its pfir:<j:;;aE_;.,S::eat in other
ve'0I'cis;:i£:u11i;$i';iié3I; was Viilal. {Em Judges
and ::DivisiQ:1".%:Z'-§i~t:rt:a._TSitting at Trivandnun
<:uuid'g311E;v il§a1"'.E:1Ii(}."£_iiti}}(}S€ of :su<:h as
were dimctittd ft? be' posted befcrs them "by the
Clxitif Ju:¥;£ictt . E-ut."v_1;t)" Imw (2125:: couizi be
i11;g{i{f:1§_.6:<1 ihézm. ikiamaiz !\3a:_ya:', J. {as he Lhcn
xxaasi} sgpeaaking '.f7c§2""'ti1e Court held that the
V , '}".Ifiva.:1c§:'u:ii–..Bcmch was 1:01 {ht-3 High cm11'i. of
_ 'K<:fés:'J.§i'4._§i11Ci~».?Zi"g€, J11-clges and Division Courts
" .si:.:,§ng%::m1%:ya1;{1:~uu; couiti litial' anti dispose
of__on1j§,»»i .5135}; cases as may be assigxmci to
them. respect, we are of the opinion
that"3;1z&-: view expressed by Chagla, c.J. in
i'.fa1y'i Dana case, is tn be preferred.
Cfzafigia, C.J. rightiy absexrves that the
Juriges anfi Bivisian Ccmrts at as temporary
Bench esstabiished mzdar sub-section (3) of
‘ V’ “Secticn 51 of the Act function as Juciges
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Comi art: {.0 be <;u:s1s{,itu'Le:<.i, whicij jlliiigti has to ail" aiemt:
mid which c:a.s::s he: (52511 ami is 1'c:qu.i1't~::i {.0 ,h.e:a3.' and
aiso as to whi<;'i.1 ju(igt~;:s shaii ¢.:Lm:si.iin£'.t: a ¥)iyi.$ic;:_ 1~.V_
Bt:11:.:l1 and what. work must: B@m:h<:$ si1al}3V__d'O'.'
ti)§,(:1}'Cit5t: of {.136 mid prt::1'ogai..iv<:_, 1"i.gi;M{.»V.az'1i’::~’.fs;z§:1ia:A_iz;:3;§é;1
dimctcd that. (.’.é:l5€5 alisixig f.’ZI’01i’3
htiard and altzcided by fig; Ju<ig<f:_:_§: e:1.i a
C.i1'(:L1:ii. }3(:1:<;l.1, ii. traxaxlcfif'–£:£;:ri-:3'? or iiiegai.
'I'hc::;':: is Iluihing _=§=1i§;1.:g:Aii.i" "new {:i:1StiS
a;v.i:~si11g .Ei.*e;.::m :_ Eiiexi 2.1. the
art: to be ilxzani
and citicidépi by 1g ai, £3132, (.3i1'{::,1ii. i:%t::t3(:.h.
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