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With reference to the Judges of a High Court, answer the following :
(a) What are the qualifications of the Judges of a High Court?
(b) How are they appointed?
(c) How can they be removed?
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(a) The qualifications of the Judges of a High Court are given below:
- 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.
(b) The Chief Justice of a High Court in India is appointed by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Governor of the State concerned. Other Judges of a High Court are appointed by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the state and the Chief Justice of the High Court.
(c) A judge of the High Court 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. This process is essentially an impeachment, and the grounds for removal are misbehavior or incapacity.
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