History & Civics
Mention two qualifications necessary for a person to be appointed as the judge of a High Court.
Answer
Two qualifications necessary for a person to be appointed as the judge of a High Court are:
- He must be a citizen of India.
- He must have worked as a judge in any court in India for not less than ten years.
OR
He must have worked as an advocate in the High Court or High Courts in India continuously for ten years.
Related Questions
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?
How can a Judge of the High Court be removed from his post?
Name one Union Territory which has its own High Court.