Supreme/High Court Flashcards
Tenure of judge
Removing procedure
65 yrs
Financial emergency
Service conditions can be varied
Salary
Consolidated fund of India
Can be discussed but not votable
Appointments
Only CJI
BUT no executive
Qualifications
Have been judge of high court(s) for 5 yrs
Or
Advocate of high court(s) for 10 years
Or
Distinguished jurist in opinion of president
(No minimum age)
Appointment
President should consult the CJI before appointing judges in SC
1993 recommendation
Senior most as CJI
National judicial appointment commission
Oath of office of CJI
OTHER judges
President
CJI
Tenure
Constitution not fixed
Retirement 65 yrs
Salary
By parliament
1 lakh CJI
90k others in sc
Impeachment
Initiated either in Lok/Rajya Sabha
Ls….100 members….speaker…3 member committee
1.cji/judge of sc
2. CJ of hc
3.distinguished jurist
Report…speaker….Ls…..(convict given chance to prove)….2/3rd needs to pass
Then rs…discuss/vote….2/3 pass…president
Rajya sabha 50 members to initiate
Articles and date of inauguration
124 - 147
Jan 28 1950
High court articles
214 to 231
Hc originated
1862
Calcutta,Bombay,madras
1866
Allahabad
2 or more courts
7th amendment
24 hc now