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

Answer: (a)

Because the Supreme Court is given the power to protect, safeguard and uphold the Constitution and empowered to declare a law null and void if it is found to be inconsistent with the Constitution.

Answer: (d)

Supreme Court has the power to transfer any Case, appeal, or other proceedings from High Court or another court in one State to a High Court or other civil court in any other State.

This power may be exercised by the Supreme Court if it is satisfied that an order under this Section is expedient for the ends of justice. Hence wide powers are given to the Supreme Court to order a transfer if it feels that the ends of justice so require.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (c)

Delhi and Puducherry have their own elected legislative assemblies and the executive councils of ministers.

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: (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.