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High Courts (Alteration of Names) Bill, 2016 - (05 Jul 2016)

MANU/PIBU/0535/2016

The Union Cabinet approved introduction of the High Courts (Alteration of Names) Bill 2016 in Parliament.

Proposed under the Bill are changes to names of the Bombay and Madras High Courts, which despite a change of name of their espousing cities have retained their earlier titles.

The courts will be renamed thusly: “High Court of Judicature at Bombay as High Court of Judicature at Mumbai and High Court of Judicature at Madras as High Court of Judicature at Chennai.”

Tags : HIGH COURT   NAME   BOMBAY   MADRAS  

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