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Why do Haryana and Punjab share a High Court?

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Map of India and surrounding countries with the state of Haryana highlighted in orange near the northern border, adjacent to New Delhi and Chandigarh. The map provides a regional context, showing neighboring countries including Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
Haryana

Haryana and Punjab share a High Court because they share the city of Chandigarh as their administrative capital. Following the partition of India in 1947, Chandigarh was planned as the capital for the redefined state of Punjab. When the state of Haryana was later carved out of Punjab in 1966, Chandigarh remained the joint capital for both states, and the High Court—designed by Le Corbusier and opened in 1955—continued to serve as the common judicial seat for both regions.1