The correct answer is Parliament by Law Explanation & Key Takeaways: • The Parliament of India can extend or exclude a High Court's jurisdiction over a Union Territory. This is done by passing a law. • The jurisdiction of a High Court is normally limited to the state it is located in and the Union Territory it is associated with. • The 7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956 extended the jurisdiction of High Courts to Union Territories. • Example • The Madras High Court has jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry. • The Kerala High Court has jurisdiction over the state of Kerala and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Related Concepts: • Articles 214 to 231 in Part VI of the Constitution deal with the organisation, independence, jurisdiction, powers, procedures and so on of the high courts. • The judiciary in a state consists of a high court and a hierarchy of subordinate courts. The high court occupies the top position in the judicial administration of a state. History • The institution of high court originated in India in 1862 when the high courts were set up at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. • In 1866, a fourth high court was established at Allahabad. In the course of time, each province in British India came to have its own high court. • After 1950, a high court existing in a province became the high court for the corresponding state.