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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. Under Article 217, every Judge of a High Court is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. 2. Article 217 permits a High Court judge to resign by writing addressed to the Governor of the State. 3. A person may qualify for appointment as a High Court judge by having held judicial office in India for at least ten years. 4. If a question arises as to the age of a High Court judge, it is finally decided by Parliament after consulting the Chief Justice of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Article 217 provides appointment by the President by warrant and recognizes ten years' judicial office as one qualification route. Statement 2 is false because resignation is addressed to the President, not the Governor. Statement 4 is false because the age question is decided by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, and that decision is final.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. Article 226(3) creates a time-bound mechanism for disposal of an application to vacate certain interim orders made without furnishing copies and hearing the affected party. 2. Under Article 228, the High Court must be satisfied that the pending subordinate-court case involves a substantial question of law as to interpretation of the Constitution. 3. Article 231 permits a common High Court for two or more States and for two or more States and a Union territory. 4. Under Article 226(4), the High Court's writ power is in derogation of the Supreme Court's power under Article 32(2). Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Article 226(3) provides a two-week-linked mechanism for vacating specified ex parte interim orders; Article 228 requires a substantial constitutional-interpretation question; and Article 231 permits a common High Court for the stated combinations. Statement 4 is false because Article 226(4) says the High Court power is not in derogation of the Supreme Court's Article 32(2) power.
Q3Consider the following statements about Article 226: 1. The High Court's power under Article 226 is not in derogation of the Supreme Court's power under Article 32(2). 2. If an interim order under Article 226 is made without furnishing copies and hearing the affected party, the High Court must dispose of the vacation application within the prescribed two-week period. 3. Article 226A, on constitutional validity of Central laws in Article 226 proceedings, remains in force. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is true: Article 226(4) preserves the Supreme Court's Article 32(2) power. Statement 2 is true: Article 226(3) contains the two-week disposal rule for such vacation applications. Statement 3 is false: Article 226A is shown as repealed by the Forty-third Amendment Act, 1977.
Q41. Article 225 preserves the jurisdiction and law administered in any existing High Court, subject to the Constitution and appropriate legislation. 2. Article 225 includes the power to make rules of Court and regulate sittings of the Court. 3. The proviso to Article 225 continues pre-Constitution restrictions on original jurisdiction in revenue matters. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are true because Article 225 preserves existing High Court jurisdiction and powers including rule-making and regulation of sittings. Statement 3 is false: the proviso says the earlier restriction on original jurisdiction in revenue matters shall no longer apply.
Q5Consider the following statements about High Court Articles: 1. Article 214 provides that there shall be a High Court for each State. 2. Article 215 declares every High Court to be a court of record with power to punish for contempt of itself. 3. Article 216 says that every High Court consists only of a Chief Justice and judges appointed by the Governor. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is true: Article 214 provides for a High Court for each State. Statement 2 is true: Article 215 makes every High Court a court of record and includes contempt power. Statement 3 is false: Article 216 refers to a Chief Justice and such other Judges as the President may deem necessary, not judges appointed by the Governor.
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6Consider the following statements on High Court Articles: 1. Under Article 222, the President may transfer a judge from one High Court to another High Court. 2. Article 223 deals with appointment of acting Chief Justice. 3. Article 224 permits appointment of additional judges for a period not exceeding five years. 4. Article 224A enables former judges to sit and act as judges of High Courts in specified circumstances. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements about Article 229: 1. Officers and servants of a High Court are appointed by the Governor unless Parliament by law provides otherwise. 2. The Chief Justice of the High Court may direct some other Judge or officer of the court to make appointments of officers and servants of the High Court. 3. Administrative expenses of a High Court, including salaries, allowances and pensions payable to its officers and servants, are charged upon the Consolidated Fund of the State. 4. Fees or other moneys taken by a High Court form part of the Consolidated Fund of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. Draft Article 191, corresponding to Article 214, was debated on 6 June 1949. 2. The amended Draft Article corresponding to Article 215 was adopted on 7 June 1949. 3. Draft Article 195, corresponding to Article 219, was adopted on 7 June 1949. 4. Article 230 in its present form was substituted by the Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements on High Court Articles: 1. Article 225 preserves the jurisdiction of existing High Courts subject to the Constitution and law made by the appropriate Legislature. 2. Article 226 empowers High Courts to issue writs for enforcement of fundamental rights and for any other purpose. 3. Article 227 gives every High Court superintendence over all courts and tribunals throughout the territories in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction. 4. Article 228 allows a High Court to transfer every appeal pending before the Supreme Court to itself. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements: 1. Under Article 230, Parliament may by law extend the jurisdiction of a High Court to a Union territory or exclude it from a Union territory. 2. Where a State High Court exercises jurisdiction in relation to a Union territory, the Legislature of that State may increase, restrict or abolish that jurisdiction. 3. Article 231 empowers the President by order to establish a common High Court for two or more States. 4. Under Article 231, references in Articles 219 and 229 to the State are generally construed as references to the State in which the common High Court has its principal seat. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements about High Court Articles: 1. Article 214 provides that there shall be a High Court for each State. 2. Article 215 declares every High Court to be a court of record and gives it the power to punish for contempt of itself. 3. Article 216 says that every High Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and such other Judges as the President may from time to time deem it necessary to appoint. 4. Article 217 provides that every Judge of a High Court is appointed by the Governor of the State by warrant under his hand and seal. Which of the statements given above are correct?
121. Article 226 empowers every High Court to issue directions, orders or writs. 2. Article 226 expressly includes writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari. 3. Article 226 writ power is confined only to enforcement of Fundamental Rights and cannot be used for any other purpose. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about Articles 225, 229 and 223: 1. Article 225 removes the pre-Constitution restriction on original jurisdiction concerning revenue matters or acts ordered or done in revenue collection. 2. Under Article 229, rules made by the Chief Justice relating to salaries, allowances, leave or pensions require approval of the Chief Justice of India. 3. Under Article 229, rules relating to salaries, allowances, leave or pensions require approval of the Governor of the State. 4. Article 223 is triggered when the office of any Judge of a High Court, other than the Chief Justice, is vacant. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about Article 217: 1. Every Judge of a High Court is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. 2. In appointing a High Court Judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of the High Court is also consulted. 3. If a question arises about the age of a High Court Judge, the Governor decides it after consulting the Chief Justice of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements on High Court Articles: 1. Article 229 vests appointments of officers and servants of a High Court in the Chief Justice of that court or such other judge or officer as he may direct. 2. Article 229 charges the administrative expenses of a High Court upon the Consolidated Fund of India. 3. Article 230 is about extension of jurisdiction of High Courts to Union territories. 4. Article 231 is about establishment of a common High Court for certain combinations of States and Union territories. Which of the statements given above are correct?