detail the power and function of the high court
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THE POWER AND FUNCTIONS OF HIGH COURT ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
he Constitution of India has not made any clear and detailed description of the powers and functions of the High Court as it has done in the case of the Supreme Court. The Constitutions says that the Jurisdiction of the High Court shall be the same as immediately before the commencement of the Constitution, subject to the provisions of the constitution and the laws made by the appropriate legislature.
Powers of superintendence:
Every High Court has a general power of superintendence over all the lower courts and tribunals within its jurisdiction except military courts and tribunals. By virtue of this power the High Court can call for returns from such courts; make and issue general rules and prescribe forms for regulating the practice and proceedings of such courts; and prescribe forms in which books, entries and accounts shall be kept by the officers of any such court.
Original Jurisdiction:
Original jurisdiction in relation to high court refers to the authority of the high court to hear and decide cases for the first time.
All matters relating to revenues are included in the original jurisdiction of the High court.
Besides, civil and criminal cases are also supposed to belong to the original jurisdiction. But only the High Courts at Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai can have the first trial in civil and criminal cases. The original criminal jurisdiction of the High Court has, however, been abolished by the Criminal Procedure code, 1973. At present the criminal cases are tried in the city sessions Courts in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai.