CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Andhra High Court and Telangana High Court are the newest high courts, established on 1 January 2019 according to Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the states in India share a common High Court? The states of Punjab and Haryana have a common High Court in Chandigarh. Also, the North-Eastern states (Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh) share the same High Court in Guwahati.

Detailed explanation-3: -A separate high court was established for Andhra Pradesh and inaugurated on 1 January 2019 and it was named as Andhra Pradesh High Court. The seat of the high court is in Hyderabad and has been sanctioned for 42 judges.

Detailed explanation-4: -Since the bifurcation of the state on June 2, 2014, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have had a common high court at Hyderabad, the latter’s capital city. With the creation of the new high court, the country now has 25 high courts.

Detailed explanation-5: -After bifurcation of the State of Andhra Pradesh under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, the High Court was then renamed as High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh and served as a common High Court for both the states.