Question

The chief justice of India is appointed by -------?
A. The president
B. The prime minister
C. The governor
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint From Part-124 to 147 in Part-5 of the Constitution the powers and functions of the Supreme Court are described. It is a federal court as well as the last appellate court. The Supreme Court also advises the President on various subjects when required. Supreme Court of India located in New Delhi.

Step by step solutionThe constitution states that judges of the Supreme Court will be appointed by the President. For this, he will be able to consult other people besides ministers. In appointing the Chief Justice of India, he shall consult such judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court as he may consider necessary (Article-124 (2) and for the appointment of other judges, the President is required to consult the Chief Justice and the President Whether or not consultation is bound to be accepted has been a matter of controversy.

According to Article 124 (1), India will have a Supreme Court which will consist of a Chief Justice and seven other judges. The original constitution had seven judges but from time to time the number of judges has been increased as required by Parliament. At present, there are 31 judges with a Chief Justice and 30 other judges. The Amendment Bill, 2008 for amendment in the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 was introduced in Parliament in December 2008 to increase the number of judges.

The following qualifications are necessary to be appointed as the Supreme Court Judge in India. He has been a high court or two or more courts for at least 5 years or he has been advocating any high court or such two or more courts for at least 10 years, or he is a famous or skilled lawyer in the opinion of the President. In the appointment of the Supreme Court judges in India, the judges of the High Court are given priority. In the year-2014 the appointment of two senior lawyers of the Supreme Court for the post of Supreme Court by Collegium System was recommended in which Gopal Subramaniam and R. F. Nariman's names were recommended.

So option A is the correct answer.

NoteWhen the court feels that during the hearing or investigation of a person, a person is doing his contempt, then he uses this vocabulary in his order. It is the biggest power of the court, which can manage the person who intentionally interrupted the ongoing proceedings during the trials.