Q1.Answer these questions:
i) Why Judiciary is important?
ii) Differentiate between Civil cases and Criminal Criminal cases .
iii) Which two states share a common High Court?
iv) Which is the highest judicial authority in a state?
v) How many levels of courts are there in our country? Name them.
Answers
Answer:
1) The real 'meaning of law' is what the judges decide during the course of giving their judgements in various cases. From the citizen's point of view, Judiciary is the most important organ of the government because it acts as their protector against the possible excesses of legislative and executive organs.
2)Crimes are generally offenses against the state (even if the immediate harm is done to an individual), and are accordingly prosecuted by the state. Civil cases on the other hand, typically involve disputes between individuals regarding the legal duties and responsibilities they owe to one another.
3)The two Union Territories- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will have a common high court, Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The information was shared by the State Judicial Academy's Director Rajeev Gupta on September 8, 2019.
4)Each U.S. state has its own state supreme court, which is the highest authority interpreting that state's law and administering that state's judiciary.
5)The Judicial system of India is classified into three levels with subsidiary parts. The Supreme Court of India, also known as the Apex Court, is the top court and the last appellate court in India, and the Chief Justice of India is its top authority.
Hierarchy of Courts in India: 1.Supreme Court; 2.High Courts; 3.Subordinate Courts - ...
Controlling authority: Supreme Court; High Court
Cadre strength: 23,790 Judges strength (34 in Supreme Court, 1079 for High Court, ...
Selection / Appointment: 1. President of India for SC & HC Judges
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