State the required qualifications of the judge of the High Court.
Name the various subordinate courts
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Explanation:
judge of a High Court the person must be an Indian citizen who has worked as a judge in any court in India for a period not less than ten years. Advocates with a ten year standing in any High Court are also eligible besides jurists whom the President of India may consider as eminent.
They are civil courts, criminal courts and revenue courts. These Courts hear civil cases, criminal cases and revenue cases, respectively
The procedure of appointing the Judges of the High Courts in India is slightly different from the appointment of the Judges of the Supreme Court. As per article 217, the chief Justice of the high court is appointed by the President in consultation with the Chief justice of India as well as the Governor of the state in question. A collegium system has evolved over the years in which a Collegium headed by the CJI makes recommendation to the government for appointment of judges. The Collegium recommends the names to the law ministry which after scrutinizing send the paper to the president. The president either approves the names or returns the names for reconsideration of the Supreme Court. If still the Supreme Court sends the same names president appoints the persons recommended.
Qualification to Become a High Court Judge
- A person to be appointed as a judge of a high court, should be a citizen of India. Further,
- He should have held a judicial office in the territory of India for ten years or
- should have been an advocate of high court(s) for ten years.
There is no minimum age fixed for high Court judges, and unlike in Supreme Court, there is no provision for appointment of a distinguished jurist as a judge of a high court.
In each district of India there are various types of subordinate or lower courts. They are civil courts, criminal courts and revenue courts. These Courts hear civil cases, criminal cases and revenue cases, respectively.