Question

A person shall NOT be qualified for appointment as a Judge of Supreme Court unless he has been for at least _______ years an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession.
1. five
2. seven
3. ten
4. three

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : ten

The answer is ten.

• Qualifications of Supreme Court Judges:
  • A person to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court should have the following qualifications:
    • He should be a citizen of India.
    • (a) He should have been a judge of a High Court (or high courts in succession) for five years or (b) He should have been an advocate of a High Court (or High Courts in succession) for ten years or (c) He should be a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the president.
  • Constitution has not prescribed a minimum age for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court.

•  Judges of Supreme Court:
  • Appointment of Judges:
    • The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the president.
      • The chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with such judges of the Supreme Court and high courts as he deems necessary.
      • The other judges are appointed by the president after consultation with the chief justice and other judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts as he deems necessary.
  • Tenure of Judges:
    • The Constitution has not fixed the tenure of a judge of the Supreme Court.
    • However, it makes the following three provisions in this regard:
      • He holds office until he attains the age of 65 years. Any question regarding his age is to be determined by such authority and in such manner as provided by Parliament.
      • He can resign his office by writing to the president.
      • He can be removed from his office by the President on the recommendation of the Parliament.

• Indian Constitution has established an integrated judicial system with the Supreme Court at the top and the high courts below it. Under a high court (and below the state level), there is a hierarchy of subordinate courts, that is, district courts and other lower courts.
• The integrated judicial system adopted from the Government of India Act of 1935, enforces both Central laws as well as state laws.
• The Supreme Court of India was inaugurated on January 28, 1950.
• Articles 124 to 147 in Part V of the Constitution deal with the organisation, independence, jurisdiction, powers, procedures and so on of the Supreme Court.