Union & State Judiciary of INDIA Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (c)

he Constitution of India gives the power of deciding remuneration as well as other conditions of service of the Chief Justice to the Parliament of India. Accordingly, such provisions have been laid down in The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958.

Answer: (c)

Article 137 of the constitution permits the supreme court to review its own judgment or order. Article 137 of the Constitution provides that subject to provisions of any law and rule made under Article 145 the Supreme Court of India has the power to review any judgment pronounced (or order made) by it.

Article 138 - Enlargement of the jurisdiction of the Supreme court.

Article 139 - Conferment on the supreme court of powers to certain writes. Article 140 - Ancillary powers of the supreme court.

Answer: (d)

The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in the country, established on 2 July 1862. Madras High Court in Chennai, Bombay High Court in Mumbai, Calcutta High Court in Kolkata are the first three High Courts in India.

Note: There are 24 High Courts at the state and union territory level of India, which together with the Supreme Court of India at the national level, comprise the country’s judicial system.

In 2013 The Centre has constituted three new High Courts in the northeast — Meghalaya, Manipur, and Tripura — taking the total number of High Courts in the country from 21 to 24.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)

Article 137 of the Constitution permits the Supreme Court to review its own judgment or order. Article 130 deals, with the seat of the supreme court.

Article 138 enlargement of the jurisdiction of the supreme court mentioned.

Article 139 refers to conferment on the supreme court of powers to issue certain writs.