Pepsu High Court Merged
There existed the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) along the State of Punjab, which had also its own High Court known as 'Pepsu High Court' at Patiala, the capital and principal city of Pepsu State. The Pepsu was formed on 15 July 1948 and comprised the then princely states of Patiala, Nabha, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Jind, Malerkotla, Nalagarh and Kalsia besides the hilly areas of Kasauli, Kandaghat, Dharampur and Chail. The Pepsu was headed by Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, who was the Rajpramukh and Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala, who was the Deputy Rajpramukh. By the States Re-organisation Act, 1956, the State of Pepsu was merged in the State of Punjab. The Judges of the High Court of Pepsu became Judges of the Punjab High Court. The strength of the Punjab High Court, which had originally 8 Judges rose to 13. The Punjab High Court also assumed jurisdiction over the territories which were earlier under the Pepsu High Court.
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