Chief Justice of India

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Q. Salary of the Chief Justice of India ?
a) 2.8 Lakh per month C) 2 Lakh per month
b) 2.5 Lakh per month D) 3 Lakh per month
Q. At present how many judges are in the SC of India including CJI ?
A) 30 Judges B) 32 Judges C) 34 Judges D) 35 Judges
Q. The Judge of Supreme Court may resign his office by writing to :
A) President B) Prime Minister C) Law Minister D) Chief Justice
 Imp Facts

• Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud was

sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) by
President Droupadi Murmu
• Succeed – Justice U U Lalit
• Justice Chandrachud as CJI will have a term of two
years and will head India’s judiciary until November
10, 2024
• His father, Y.V. Chandrachud, holds the distinction of
being the longest serving CJI, who headed the
judiciary from February 22, 1978 to July 11, 1985.
 Important judgement

• judgments on the Ayodhya land dispute, and the Right to Privacy.

• He wrote lead judgment for a nine-judge Constitution Bench in the Justice
K.S. Puttaswamy Vs. Union of India case, in which it was unanimously held
that Right to Privacy constituted a fundamental right.
• a Bench headed by him expanded the scope of the Medical Termination of
Pregnancy Act to include unmarried women for abortion between 20-24
weeks of pregnancy.
• has been part of the Benches that delivered path-breaking judgments on
decriminalising same-sex relations (section 377 of IPC)
• He has also been part of Benches that rule on the validity of the Aadhaar
scheme, the Sabarimala issue, and paved the way for permanent commission
for women officers in the Armed Forces.
• A Bench headed by him also passed several directions to assuage people’s
miseries during the COVID-19 crisis, terming the brutal second wave of the
pandemic in 2021 a “national crisis”.
 About Supreme Court

• Supreme Court provisions are mentioned in Part V of the

constitution under Article 124 to 147.
• The Judges of the Supreme court are appointed by President. The
CJI is appointed by President after consultation with such judges
of SC and HC as he deems necessary.
• He can be removed from his office by President on the
recommendation of Parliament.
• The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is appointed by the President of
India under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution.
• The other judges are appointed by the president after
consultation with the chief justice and such other judges of the
Supreme Court and the high courts as he deems necessary. The
consultation with the chief justice is obligatory in the case of the
appointment of a judge other than Chief justice.
• The first woman judge of SC of India and also in Asia was Fathima
Beevi who was appointed to Supreme Court in 1959
• D. Y. Chandrachud is the current 50th chief justice of India.

• The sanctioned judge strength of the Supreme Court is 34

(including Chief Justice of India)
• The Parliament of India has the power to increase or decrease the
number of judges in the Supreme court.
• Oath – A person appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court,
before entering upon his office, has to make and subscribe to an
oath or affirmation before the President.
• The Supreme Court, under appellate jurisdiction, conducts
hearings against the courts of the lower courts.
• Cases of High Courts are brought to the Supreme Court by
constitutional, civil, criminal, and special permission.
• In India, there are 25 High Courts, six having control over more
than one State/UT.
• Delhi the Capital of India, has a High Court of its own among the
Union Territories.
• Every High Court of India shall consist of a Chief Justice and such
other judges as appointed by the President of India.
• The Constitution has not fixed the tenure of a judge of the
Supreme Court. However, it makes the following three provisions
in this regard:
• He holds office until he attains the age of 65 years. Any question
regarding his age is to be determined by such authority and in
such manner as provided by Parliament.
• He can resign his office by writing to the President.
• He can be removed from his office by the President on the
recommendation of the Parliament.
• Qualifications of Judges
• A person to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court should
have the following qualifications:
• He should be a citizen of India.
• He should have been a judge of a High Court (or high courts in
succession) for five years; or
• He should have been an advocate of a High Court (or High Courts
in succession) for ten years; or
• He should be a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the
president.
• Article 124- Establishment and Constitution of SC
• Article 126-Acting Chief Justice
• Article 127-Ad Hoc Judges
• Article129 – SC to be a court of record
• Article 147- Interpretation of Constitution
• 15th Constitutional Amendment: ​Raise the retirement age of High Court
judges from 60 to 62.
• 7th Constitutional Amendment provided for the appointment of
additional and acting judges of the high court.
• It has provided for the establishment of a common high court for two or
more states.
• Article 131 - Original Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
• Article 32 - Writ jurisdiction of Supreme Court
• Article 143 - Power of president to consult the Supreme Court
• Article 226 - Powers of High Courts to issue Writs
Q.1.
When was the Supreme Court of India established?
भारत के सर्वोच्च न्यायालय की स्थापना कब हुई थी?

a) 16 Jan 1950
b) 31 Jan 1950
c) 26 Jan 1950
d) 15 Aug 1950
Option : C
Q.2.
The Supreme Court of India came into being on
___________.
भारत का सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ___________ को अस्तित्व में आया।

a) 26th Jan 1950

b) 28th Jan 1950
c) 15th Aug 1949
d) 26th Nov 1949
Option : B
• The Supreme Court in India was established under the Regulating Act, of
1773.
• The Regulating Act of 1773 established a Supreme Court at Fort William,
Calcutta.
• Harilal Jekisundas Kania was the first Chief Justice of India.
• On the 28th of January, 1950, two days after India became the Sovereign
Democratic Republic, the Supreme Court came into being.
• The inauguration took place in the Chamber of Princes in the Parliament
building which also housed India’s Parliament, consisting of the Council
of States and the House of the People.
• In the Chamber of Princes, the Federal Court of India had sat for
12 years between 1937 and 1950.
• This was to be the home of the Supreme Court for years that
were to follow until the Supreme Court acquired its own present
premises.
• It replaced both the Federal Court of India and the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council.
• The First proceedings took place on 28 January 1950 at 9:45 am
Q.3.
Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
भारत के मुख्य न्यायाधीश की हनयुस्ति कौन करता ै?

a) Judges of SC and HC
b) President of India
c) President of India in consultation with senior judges
of SC and HC
d) President of India in consultation with senior judges
of SC Option : B
Q.4.
A person appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court,
before entering upon his Office, has to make and
subscribe an oath or affirmation before
सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीश के रूप में हनयुि व्यस्ति को अपने
कायाालय में प्रर्वेश करने से प ले शपथ या प्रहतज्ञान करना और
सदस्यता लेना ोता ै
a) Vice president
b) President, or some person appointed by him
c) CJI
d) None of the above Option : B
Q.5.
A Judge of the Supreme Court may resign his office by
writing to:
उच्चतम न्यायालय का न्यायाधीश हनम्नहलस्तित को हलिकर अपने
पद से त्यागपत्र दे सकता ै:

a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Law Minister
d) Attorney General of India
Option : A
Q.6.
Under whose jurisdiction the High Courts of the States
directly fall in the judicial system of India?
हकसके अहधकार क्षेत्र में राज्ोिं के उच्च न्यायालय सीधे भारत की
न्याहयक प्रणाली में आते ैं?
a) Parliament
b) President
c) Supreme court
d) Attorney general
Option : C
Q.7.

Who was the first Chief Justice of India?

भारत के प्रथम मुख्य न्यायाधीश कौन थे ?

a) Patanjali Sastri • He was the Chief Justice of

India from 14th August
b) Harilal J Kania
1947 – 26th January 1950.
c) M Hidayatulla • Mandakolathur Patanjali
Sastri was the second
d) BK Mukherjee
Chief Justice of India
Option : B
Q.8.
A Supreme Court Judge can resign from his office by
writing to the ________.
सर्वोच्च न्यायालय का न्यायाधीश ________ को हलिकर अपने पद
से इिीफा दे सकता ै।

a) President
b) Vice President
c) Prime Minister
d) Chief Justice of India
Option : A
Q.9.
Under which article can the Supreme Court issue a writ?
सुप्रीम कोर्ा हकस अनुच्छेद के त त ररर् जारी कर सकता ै?

a) Article 131 • High Courts have been

given the same powers
b) Article 32
under Article 226.
c) Article 143
d) Article 226
Option : B
Q.10.
How many years of work experience in High Court is required
to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ?
सर्वोच्च न्यायालय का मुख्य न्यायाधीश बनने के हलए उच्च न्यायालय में
हकतने र्वर्षों का काया अनुभर्व आर्वश्यक ै?

a) 8 years
• To be eligible to serve in
b) 10 years either position, a person
must have practiced law
c) 12 years
for at least 10 years.
d) 15 years
Option : B
Q.11.
The power to increase the number of judges in the
Supreme Court of India is vested in
भारत के सर्वोच्च न्यायालय में न्यायाधीशोिं की सिंख्या बढाने की
शस्ति हनह त ै

a) President
• In the Indian Constitution,
b) Parliament Parliament is authorized
to regulate judges.
c) CJI
d) Law commission
Option : B
Q.12.
At present how many judges are in the Supreme
Court of India including the CJI ?
र्वतामान में CJI सह त भारत के सर्वोच्च न्यायालय में हकतने
न्यायाधीश ैं ?
a) 30
• At present, there are 34 judges
b) 31 in the Supreme Court of India
including the Chief Justice of
c) 34 India.
d) 35

Option : C
Q.13.
How many female Chief Justices of India have been
there since independence ?
आजादी के बाद से भारत की हकतनी मह ला मुख्य न्यायाधीश
र चुकी ैं ?
a) One • There has been no Chief
Justice of India who is a
b) Two woman so far.
• 1st woman judge of Supreme
c) Three
Court – Fathima Beevi
d) None of the Above

Option : D
Q.14.

What is the salary of the Chief Justice of India ?

भारत के मुख्य न्यायाधीश का र्वेतन हकतना ै ?

a) 2.5 lakh per month • The Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court receives a
b) 2.8 lakh per month salary of Rs.280,000 per
month+Other allowances fixed
c) 3 lakh per month
for Chief Justice of India.
d) 5 lakh per month

Option : B
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