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The Supreme Court of India was constituted as per Chapter IV of Part V of the Constitution of India. The fourth Chapter of the Indian Constitution is " The Union Judiciary". Under this Chapter, the Supreme Court of India is vested with all Jurisdiction. As per Article 124, The Supreme Court of India had been Constituted and Established.
Insignia of the Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. The Supreme Court of India is the highest court in the country. The maximum possible strength is 34. According to the Constitution of India, the judges of the Supreme Court must retire at the age of 65. [1] There are currently 32 judges (including the Chief Justice ...
Supreme Court building with the sculpture in the foreground. The Supreme Court is the highest court established by the Constitution. The Constitution states that the Supreme Court is a federal court, guardian of the Constitution, and the highest court of appeal. Articles 124 to 147 of the Constitution lay down the court's composition and ...
Supreme Court: Type: Chief Justice: Status: Presiding Judge of Supreme Court of India: Abbreviation: CJI: Residence: 5, Krishna Menon Marg, Sunehri Bagh, New Delhi, India [1] Seat: Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, India: Nominator: Outgoing Chief Justice of India, generally on the basis of Seniority: Appointer: President of India: Term length ...
During the debate, B. R. Ambedkar clarified that though the Article reads all courts in India, it does not include the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court would be free to change its decision and take a different view from the one it had taken before. Following the clarification, the Draft Article was adopted without any amendment. [8] [9]
The Supreme Court's position on constitutional amendments laid out in its judgements is that Parliament can amend the Constitution but cannot destroy its "basic structure". The basic structure doctrine was rejected by the High Court of Singapore. [6] It was initially also rejected by the Federal Court of Malaysia, but was later accepted by it.
S.P. Gupta v. Union of India [37] Established the Collegium system of the Indian Judicial System. 1993 Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India [38] Struck down the 99th Amendment of the Constitution of India and the proposal of the National Judicial Appointments Commission. 1998 In re Special reference 1 [39]
Supreme Court Advocates-on Record Association vs Union of India – 1993 [3] In re Special Reference 1 of 1998 [4] Over the course of the three cases, the court evolved the principle of judicial independence to mean that no other branch of the state, – including the legislature and the executive, – would have any say in the appointment of ...