History & Civics
Identify the cases over which the High Court enjoys original jurisdiction.
P : Mr. Prasad is levied more land revenue than his dues.
Q : There is a dispute among the sons of a deceased regarding his will.
R : Mr. Singh has been awarded death sentence by the Session Court.
S : There is a property dispute between two persons and the District Court has deliberately favoured the accused.
- P and Q
- Q and R
- P and S
- R and S
Answer
P and Q
Explanation — The High court has original jurisdiction over matters relating to State revenue and its collection, and cases relating to Fundamental Rights, divorce, wills and laws relating to marriage. Statements R and S are cases that fall under Appellate and Revisory jurisdiction respectively.
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Read the passage given below and answer the following questions.
In order to ensure the independence of the Judiciary even in the States, it has been provided that once appointed the Chief Justice and the other judges of the High Courts shall continue to function till they attain the age of 62 or they themselves resign their office. The procedure of their removal has been made very difficult. They can be removed by the President only upon a joint address by both the Houses of the Parliament. But such an address must be passed by a majority of the total membership of both the Houses and also by two-thirds of the members present and voting. Undoubtedly, this is a very difficult procedure. Thus, the position of the High Court Judges has been as independent as possible.
Who can remove a Judge of High Court?
- Chief Justice of India
- Prime Minister
- President
- President on impeachment by Parliament
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
- Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Assertion (A) : The Chief Justice of a High Court is appointed by the President.
Reason (R) : The Governor administers the oath of office to the High Court Judges.
Read the two statements given below regarding the independence of High Court Judges. Select the correct relationship between (A) and (B).
(A) Their salaries are charged on the Consolidated Fund of the state.
(B) Retired Judges of a High Court can practise as an advocate in any High Court and before the Supreme Court.
- (B) contradicts (A)
- (B) is the reason for (A)
- (A) is true but (B) is false
- (A) and (B) are independent of each other.
Who appoints the Chief Justice of a High Court?