The Gauhati High Court was promulgated by the governor general of India on 1 March 1948, after the Government of India Act 1935, and was established with effect from 5 April 1948 as the high court of the then province of Assam. It was first known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland and took its present name in 1971 under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. In terms of the number of states it serves, it has the largest jurisdiction of any Indian high court, covering Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram.
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for the then-province of Assam
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establishing the high court with effect from 5 April 1948
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a common high court for five states, named Gauhati High Court
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promulgated by the governor general of India on 1 March 1948 after the Government of India Act 1935 was passed
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The high courts of India are the highest courts of appellate jurisdiction in each state and union territory of India.
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