Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2021
Jurisdiction — Extraterritorial — Whether prior to Indian Independence Act, 1947, Governor — General in Council possessed jurisdiction in respect of Territory beyond limits of British India — Whether Regulations formerly applicable in that Territory were still in force after partition of Indian sub — continent in 1947 — The law of Pakistan.
State succession — Continuity of the law — Regulations applicable in Tribal Areas in India — Whether prior to Indian Independence Act, 1947, Governor — General in Council possessed jurisdiction in respect of territory beyond limits of British India — Partition of Indian sub — continent in 1947 — Territory not at first included within boundaries of Pakistan — Whether Regulations formerly applicable in that territory were still in force after partition of sub — continent — The law of Pakistan.