THE FEDERAL COURT

1937- 1950
 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT
1935
 A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONSISTING
OF PROVINCES AS ITS COMPONENT
UNITS WAS FORMED IN INDIA.
 ACT ALSO HAD PROVISION FOR
VOLUNTARY ACCESSION OF NATIVE
PRINCELY STATES TO THE FEDERATION.
 A FEDERAL COURT WAS ESTABLISHED.
 FEDERAL COURT

 THIS COURT WAS FORMALLY

INAUGURATED ON OCT. 1, 1937, AND
HELD ITS FIRST SITTING ON DEC. 6, 1937,
AT DELHI.
 CONSTITUTION OF FEDERAL
COURT
 CONSISTED OF A CHIEF JUSTICE AND NOT
MORE THAN 6 JUDGES.
 THE QUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF A JUDGE WERE:
 JUDGE OF HIGH COURT FOR 5 YRS.
 BARRISTER, ADVOCATE OF 10 YRS.
 PLEADER IN HIGH COURT OR COURTS
FOR ATLEAST 10 YRS.
 JURISDICTION
 ORIGINAL.

 APPELLATE.

 ADVISORY
 APPEALS TO PRIVY COUNCIL

 APPEALS FROM THE DECISION OF

FEDERAL COURT LAY TO THE PRIVY
COUNCIL
 ABOLITION OF PRIVY COUNCIL
JURISDICTION ACT, 1949.

 ABOLITION OF FEDERAL COURT.

 ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPREME COURT