North-Eastern Area (Reorganisation) Act,1971
Act No : 81
Section :
Common High Court for Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
28. Common High Court for Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura. (1) On and from the appointed day,-- (a) the High Court of Assam and Nagaland shall cease to function and is hereby abolished; (b) there shall be a common High Court for the States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura to be called the Gauhati High Court (the High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura); (c) the Judges of the High Court of Assam and Nagaland holding office immediately before that day shall, unless they have elected otherwise, become on that day the Judges of the common High Court. (2) Nothing in clause (a) of sub-section (1) shall prejudice or affect the continued operation of any notice served, injunction issued, direction given or proceedings taken before the appointed day by the High Court of Assam and Nagaland under the powers then conferred upon that Court.
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