North Eastern States will now have separate High Courts

The Government has decided to set up separate High Courts for each of the North Eastern States. Setting up of separate High Courts is subject to creation of necessary infrastructural facilities by the respective State Governments. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that at present, the Governments of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura have created necessary infrastructural facilities for establishment of separate High Courts in their States. Accordingly amendment to the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 is now required for the formal establishment and functioning of separate High Courts in these three States.