1. What is Judiciary?
Answer the following questions briefly :
2. Which is the apex court of India ?
3. What kind of judicial system has been adopted for the whole country?
4. What is the number of judges of the Supreme Court? How are they elected ?
5. What is the term of a judge of the Supreme Court ?
6. Name the procedure through which a judge of the Supreme Court can be reme
7. Why is the Supreme Court called the 'Guardian of the Constitution' ?
8. What is the highest court in the country called ? Where is it located ?
9. Explain briefly the Advisory Jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
10. State any two functions of the Supreme Court.
11. What are the qualifications for the appointment of a Judge of the Suprem
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12. Which is the highest court in a state ?
13 Who appoints the Chief Justice of a High Court?
Answers
1) ans
The judiciary is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes and interprets, defends and applies the law in legal cases.
2) ans
Supreme Court of India is the Apex Court of India .
3) ans
Single Integreted Judicial system means that all the administration in courts has to be based on same principle and has one Apex Court. In case of India Supreme Court is the apex court which has high courts under it and so on.
4) ans
The Supreme Court of India comprises the Chief Justice and 30 other judges appointed by the President of India.
5) ans
The Constitution states that Justices " shall hold their Offices during good behavior". This means that the Justices hold offices as long as they choose and can only be removed from office by impeachment.
6) and
A judge of a Supreme Court cannot be removed from office of the President passed after an address in each house if Parliament supported by a majority of the total membership of that house and by a majority of not less than two- thirds of members present and voting, and presented to the President.
7) ans
The Supreme Court is considered to be guardian of the Constitution because it has been given the power to protect, safeguard and uphold the Constitution. It can also empower to declare a law nuul and void if it is found to be inconsistent with the Constitution.
8) ans
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court and it is located in First Street, NE, in Washington, DC.
9) ans
The Supreme Court has Advisory Jurisdiction over matters that have been specifically reffered to it by the President of India under the Article 143 of the Constitution. There is no specific provision for such an advisory Jurisdiction in the Constitution of the United States of America or that of Australia.
10) ans
Supreme Court functions are:
a) The SC gives final verdict against an appeal from the subsidiary courts i.e. High courts.
b) It acts as an institution where issues from the different governmental bodies, central government, and the state government matters are resolved.
11) ans
In order to be appointed as the judge of the Supreme Court, a person must be a citizen of India and must have been, for at least five years, a Judge of a High court or of two or more such courts in succession, or an advocate of a High court or of two or more courts in succession for at least 10 years.
12) ans
The State Supreme Court is the highest court in the state.
13) ans
President appoints the Chief Justice of High court.
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