Some Facts about Supreme Court
Supreme Court was inaugurated on 28th January, 1950.
It succeeded the Federal Court of India, established under the Government of India Act of 1935.
Supreme Court’s organization, independence, jurisdiction, powers, procedures, etc., are all given in the Article 124 to Article 147 in Part V of the constitution.
Composition of Supreme Court
Supreme Court consists of 31 judges.
In short, there should be one chief justice & thirty other judges in the Supreme Court.
Qualification of Judges
He must be a citizen of India
A) He must have been a judge of High Court for 5 years or
B) He should have been an advocate of a High Court for ten years or
C) He should be a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the President.
Tenure of Judges
He holds the office till the age of 65 years.
He can resign from the office by writing to the President.
He can be removed from his office by the President on the recommendation of the Parliament.
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