The Calcutta High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction) Act, 1953

This Act may be called the Calcutta High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction) Act,1953.

The jurisdiction of the High Court at Calcutta shall extend to Chandernagore andAndaman and Nicobar Islands and shall, as from the 2nd day of May, 1950, be deemed to haveextended to Chandernagore, and the said High Court shall, for all purposes be deemed to be the HighCourt for Chandernagore and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Any order made (i) by the highest court of appeal in relation to Chandernagore before the 2nd day of May,1950, or in any proceeding pending before that Court on that day; or (ii) by the Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands before thecommencement of this Act in the discharge of his functions as the High Court for those Islands, shall for all purposes have effect, not only as an order of that Court, or as the case may be, of theChief Commissioner, but also as if it were an order made by the High Court at Calcutta.

Subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, theHigh Court at Calcutta may make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act and for the purpose ofeffectively exercising its jurisdiction in or in relation to Chandernagore and the Andaman and NicobarIslands.