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^[1][(b) Lakshadweep;]

^[2][(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;]

^[3][(d) ***;]

^[4][(e) ^[5][Puducherry];]

^[6](f) ***

^[7](g) ***

^[8][Provided that when any body is created under article 239A to function as a Legislature for the ^[9][Union territory of ^[10][Puducherry]], the President shall not make any regulation for the peace, progress and good government of that Union territory with effect from the date appointed for the first meeting of the Legislature:]

^[11][Provided further that whenever the body functioning as a Legislature for the Union territory of Puducherry is dissolved, or the functioning of that body as such Legislature remains suspended on account of any action taken under any such law as is referred to in clause (1) of article 239A, the President may, during the period of such dissolution or suspension, make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of that Union territory.]

(2) Any regulation so made may repeal or amend any Act made by Parliament or ^[12][any other law], which is for the time being applicable to the Union territory and, when promulgated by the President, shall have the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament which applies to that territory.]

241. High Courts for Union territories—(1) Parliament may by law constitute a High Court for a ^[13][Union territory] or declare any court in any ^[14][such territory] to be a High Court for all or any of the purposes of this Constitution.

(2) The provisions of Chapter V of Part VI shall apply in relation to every High Court referred to in clause (1) as they apply in relation to a High Court referred to in article 214 subject to such modifications or exceptions as Parliament may by law provide.

^[15][(3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and to the provisions of any law of the appropriate Legislature made by virtue of powers conferred on that Legislature by or under this Constitution, every High Court exercising jurisdiction immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventh

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1. Subs. by the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973 (34 of 1973), s. 4, for entry (b) (w.e.f. 1-11-1973).
2. Subs by the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019 (44 of 2019), (w.e.f. 19-122019). Entry (C) was ins. by the (Tenth Amendment) Act, 1961, s. 3 (w.e.f. 11-8-1961).
3. Entry (d) omitted by the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019 (44 of 2019), (w.e.f. 19-12-2019). Original entry (d) was ins. by the Constitution (Twelfth Amendment) Act, 1962, s. 3 (w.e.f. 20-12-1961) and subs. by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s. 63, for entry (d) (w.e.f. 30-5-1987).
4. Ins. by the Constitution (fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, s. 5 and 7 (w.e.f. 16-8-1962).
5. Subs. by Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (44 of 2006) s. 4, for “Pondicherry” (w.e.f. 1-10-2006).
6. The entry (f) relating to Mizoram omitted by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986, (34 of 1986), s. 39 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
7. The entry (g) relating to Arunachal Pradesh omitted by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 (69 of 1986), s. 42 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
8. Ins. by the Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, s. 5 (w.e.f. 28-12-1962).
9. Subs. by the Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Act, 1971, s. 4, for “Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu or Pondicherry” (w.e.f. 15-2-1972).
10. Subs. by the Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (44 of 2006), s. 4, for “Pondicherry” (w.e.f. 1-10-2006)/
11. Ins. by the Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Act, 1971, s. 4 (w.e.f. 15-2-1972).
12. Subs. by ibid., for “any existing law” (w.e.f. 15-2-1972).
13. Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch., for “State specified in Part C of the First Schedule” (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
14. Subs. by ibid., for “such State”.
15. Subs. by ibid., for cls. (3) and (4).

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