Post Independence Scenario
After independence of India, the old province of Punjab was divided into West Punjab (Pakistan) and East Punjab (India). The High Court at Lahore being in Pakistan, ceased to have jurisdiction over Delhi and East Punjab. Thus, East Punjab High Court of judicature was established at Shimla on 15 August 1947 by the Governor General's High Court (Punjab) Order 1947 issued under Section 9 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947 which had jurisdiction over Punjab, Delhi and some parts of present Himachal Pradesh. The East Punjab High Court was the successor and continuation of the High Court at Lahore. The East Punjab High Court started functioning in October, 1947. The India (Adaptation of Existing Indian Laws) Order, 1947 provided that any reference in an existing Indian law to the High Court of Judicature at Lahore be replaced by a reference to the High Court of East Punjab. The decisions of Lahore High Court were binding on the East Punjab High Court (later renamed as Punjab High Court and currently called as Punjab & Haryana High Court) on the principle of stare decisis.
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