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Revision note: The Supreme Court: Composition, Appointment and Jurisdiction

  • SC inaugurated 28 Jan 1950; Arts 124–147; strength 34 (2019 Act)
  • Judges cases: 1981 executive primacy; 1993 collegium; 1998 CJI + 4; 2015 NJAC struck down
  • Qualifications: 5 yrs HC judge / 10 yrs HC advocate / distinguished jurist; retire at 65
  • Removal: proved misbehaviour or incapacity; Judges (Inquiry) Act 1968; 100 LS / 50 RS signatures; special majority; none removed
  • Jurisdiction: original (Art 131, federal), writ (Art 32), appellate (132–134), SLP (136), advisory (143), court of record (129)
  • Art 137 review; curative petition (Rupa Ashok Hurra 2002); Art 141 binding; Art 142 complete justice
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