Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India There are eighteen High Courts ...........

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Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India:

There are eighteen High Courts in the Country.
Three of them have jurisdiction over more than one state.
No Union territory has a High Court of its own.
Judges of the High court hold office till the age of 62.

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Explanation:

The Centre has constituted three new High Courts in the northeast — Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura — taking the total number of High Courts in the country from 21 to 24. As of 2021 there are 25 High Courts in India. The Constitution allows every judge of a High Court including additional and acting judges to hold office till 62 years. The Constitution (114thAmendment) Bill, 2010 increases the age limit to 65years.