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1. These three high courts were set up under the provisions of the Indian High Courts Act, 1861.
2. With the creation of three more new states in 2000, the number of high courts increased from 18 to 21. Again, with the creation of separate high courts for the three north-eastern states of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura in 2013, the number of high courts increased from 21 to
24. Further, with the establishment of a separate high court for the state of Andhra Pradesh in 2019, the number of high courts increased from 24 to 25.
3. Supreme Court Advocates v. Union of India (1993).
4. In re Presidential Reference (1998). The president sought the Supreme Court’s opinion (under Article 143) on certain doubts over the consultation process to be adopted by the chief justice of India as stipulated in the 1993 case.
4a. Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association and another vs. Union of India (2015).
5. The retirement age has been raised from 60 to 62 years by the 15th Amendment Act of 1963.
6. In 1950, their salaries were fixed at ₹4,000 per month and ₹3,500 per month respectively. In 1986, their salaries were raised to ₹9,000 per month and ₹8,000 per month respectively. In 1998, their salaries were raised to ₹30,000 per month and ₹26,000 per month respectively. In 2009, their salaries were raised to
₹90,000 per month and ₹80,000 per month respectively.
7. The Criminal Procedure Code (1973) has effected the separation of judiciary from the executive (Article 50 under the Directive Principles of State Policy).
8. The second provision was added by the 15th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1963.
9. L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India (1997).
10. Originally known as Assam High Court and renamed Guwahati High Court in 1971.
11. Originally known as Mysore High Court and renamed Karnataka High Court in 1973.
12. Originally known as Punjab High Court and renamed Punjab and Haryana High Court in 1966.
13. Though the names of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras are changed to Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai respectively, the names of respective high courts are not changed.
14. In 2013, separate high courts were created for the three north-eastern states of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura.
15. Established by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012.
16. Though the name of Orissa is changed to Odisha, the name of Orissa High Court is not changed.
17. Originally known as Andhra Pradesh High Court (established in 1954). In 2014, it was renamed as the "High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad” and was made a common high court for the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Again, with the establishment of a separate high court for the state of Andhra Pradesh in 2019, it became the high court for the state of Telangana.