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108                       THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                                 (Part VI.—The States)

       any rules, forms or tables for subordinate courts in that territory, be
       construed as a reference to the President.
       231. Establishment of a common High Court for two or more
States.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding provisions of
this Chapter, Parliament may by law establish a common High Court for two or
more States or for two or more States and a Union territory.
       (2) In relation to any such High Court,—
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                   (a)*     *                   *                 *                  *
              (b) the reference in article 227 to the Governor shall, in relation to
       any rules, forms or tables for subordinate courts, be construed as a
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       reference to the Governor of the State in which the subordinate courts
       are situate; and                               od
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              (c) the references in articles 219 and 229 to the State shall be
       construed as a reference to the State in which the High Court has its
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       principal seat:                   In
       Provided that if such principal seat is in a Union territory, the references
in articles 219 and 229 to the Governor, Public Service Commission,
Legislature and Consolidated Fund of the State shall be construed respectively
as references to the President, Union Public Service Commission, Parliament
and Consolidated Fund of India.]
       [232. Interpretation.—Articles 230, 231 and 232 subs. by articles 230
and 231 by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 16
(w.e.f. 1-11-1956)].
                          CHAPTER VI.—SUBORDINATE COURTS
       233. Appointment of district judges.—(1) Appointments of persons to


1. Sub-clause (a) was omitted by the Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014,
   s. 10 (w.e.f. 13-4-2015). This amendment has been struck down by the Supreme Court
   vide its order the 16-10-2015 in the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association
   and Another Vs. Union of India reported AIR 2016 SC 117. Before amendment,
   sub-clause (a) was as under:—
        "(a) the reference in article 217 to the Governor of the State shall be construed as
   reference to the Governors of all the States in relation to which the High Court
   exercises jurisdiction".

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