Which among the following cities are not having a seat of High Court?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Bhopal
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Ahmedabad
(E) Vadodara
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B) and (E) only
A High Court sits at its principal seat, and some High Courts also have benches in other cities. A city has a seat of a High Court only if one of these is located there.
(A) Varanasi — No seat of a High Court (Correct). The Allahabad High Court of Uttar Pradesh sits at Prayagraj, with a bench at Lucknow.
(B) Bhopal — No seat of a High Court (Correct). Bhopal is the capital of Madhya Pradesh, but the state’s High Court sits at Jabalpur, with benches at Indore and Gwalior.
(C) Chandigarh — Has a seat (Incorrect). The Punjab and Haryana High Court, common to both states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, sits here.
(D) Ahmedabad — Has a seat (Incorrect). The Gujarat High Court sits at Ahmedabad, not at the state capital Gandhinagar.
(E) Vadodara — No seat of a High Court (Correct). Gujarat’s High Court has no bench outside Ahmedabad.