Union & State Judiciary Of INDIA MCQs Set 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

All Judges of Supreme Court are appointed by the President of India. Supreme Court Judges retire at the age of 65. A judge of Supreme Court can be removed by the procedure prescribed in Article 124(4) of constitution of India on ground of proved misconduct or incapacity or judge resigning from his office.

Answer: (b)

Any member of the naval, military, air-forces, an officer of the SC or High Court, and the secretarial staff of either House of Parliament doesn’t fail under the preview of the administrative tribunal Act, 1985.

It extends, —

1. In so far as it relates to the Central Administrative Tribunal, to the whole of India;
2. In so far as it relates to Administrative Tribunals for States, to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
3. The provisions of this Act, in so far as they relate to the Central Administrative Tribunal, shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint.
4. The provisions of this Act, in so far as they relate to an Administrative Tribunal for a State, shall come into force in a State on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint.

Answer: (a)

Subsequent to the rulings in the Three Judges Cases (1982, 1993, 1998), the President has to appoint judges who have been chosen by the Supreme Court’s collegium — a closed group comprising the Chief Justice of India and the four senior-most associate judges of the court.

Note: It is the President that administers the oath to the Chief Justice of India.

In the absence of the President, the Vice President can administer the oath to CJI. Recently, Justice JS Khehar was sworn in as the 44th Chief Justice of India

Answer: (a)

The US Constitution provides for the due process of law. It gives wide scope to the courts to grant protection to the rights of the citizen. The concept of PIL, which originated in the US, gives more leverage to our courts to protect rights of its citizens but following procedure established by law.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Guwahati High Court has the largest number of Benches. The principal seat of the Gauhati High Court is at Guwahati in Assam.

The court has 3 outlying benches. These are:

1. The Kohima bench for Nagaland state.
2. The Aizawl bench for Mizoram state.
3. The Itanagar bench for Arunachal Pradesh state.

Former benches, now full-fledged high courts:

1. The Imphal bench (established on 21 January 1972) (Converted to a High Court in March 2013)
2. The Agartala bench established on 24 January 1972) (Converted to a High Court in March 2013) The Shillong bench established on 4 September 1974)(Converted to a High Court in March 2013)