Question

The retirement age of a Supreme Court Judge is_____
A) 58 years
B) 60 years
C) 62 years
D) 65 years

Answer 1

Hint:
The Supreme Court of India is the most supreme judicial body in India and the highest court under the Indian Constitution. It is the most senior constitutional court, and has the power of judicial review.

Complete step by step solution:
The retirement age of a Supreme Court judge in India is 65 years. The High Court judges in India demit office at the age of 62 years. The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the head and chief judge of the Supreme Court and it includes a maximum of 34 judges. SC has extensive powers in the form of original, appellate and advisory jurisdictions. It is regarded as the most powerful public institution in India.
SC safeguards fundamental rights of citizens and settles disputes between various government authorities as well as the central government v/s state governments or state governments v/s another state government. It is an advisory court which hears matters which may specifically be referred to it under the Constitution. Laws, once declared by the Supreme Court, become binding on all courts in India and also within the Union and the State governments.

Note:
As per Article 124 of the Indian Constitution, any citizen of India (not exceeding 65 years) who has been:
1) a judge of one high court or more (continuously), for at least five years,
2) an advocate in the above, for at least ten years,
3) a distinguished jurist, in the opinion of the president
is eligible to be recommended for appointment, a judge of the Supreme Court. A supreme court's judge has the 6th highest government salary in India.