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high courts Act, 1861
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 Introduction
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The Indian High Courts Act of 1911 wasEan  O F
Act of British Parliament ratifiedSon U T
ITthe 18th of
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August 1911 to amend the O REHigh Courts Act of
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1861. Notable changes
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increase in the number of judges of
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establish additional high courts across 
British India.
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Increased number of Judges of High Court
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The maximum number of judges IN ST to serve an
Indian High Court was O R E
increased from sixteen
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to twenty. Previously enacted regulations,
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suchDas
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Indian High Courts Act, remained in effect.
 Power to establish additional High Court
The powers granted to His Majesty the King under §16 LofAW
the Indian High Courts Act were expanded to allow E O F
for the
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establishment of additional High CourtsST across
Previously, only four courts had R E I
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consequential or supplemental alterations to local or existing
jurisdictions were
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to be made by means of order or patent
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 so as toHensure the administrative superintendence of the
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newly
regulations remained in effect.
 Power to appoint Temporary Judges
Subject to the provisions of §2 of the  LAW
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Indian High Courts Act, as amended by I T U T
this Act, it was
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to be lawful for the Governor EGeneral ST in Council to
appoint additional judges DO
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by necessity orMcircumstance.″ Whilst appointed for
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granted
the judges appointed by the monarch.
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The salaries of any judges IN STI T or
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temporary judges
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under R I M
this Act were to be paid
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out of the Revenues of India.
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This Act was to be cited as the U E
Indian
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High Courts Act, 1911. E IN
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1865, this Act was to
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1861
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