Judiciary & Judicial Activism

1. Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India: : (UPSC /IAS 2001 )

1. There are eighteen High Courts in the country.
2. Three of them have jurisdiction over more than one state.
3. No Union Territory has a High Court of its own.
4. Judges of the High Court hold office till the age of 62 years

Which of these statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India: : (UPSC /IAS 2001 )

1. There are eighteen High Courts in the country.
2. Three of them have jurisdiction over more than one state.
3. No Union Territory has a High Court of its own.
4. Judges of the High Court hold office till the age of 62 years

Which of these statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India: : (UPSC /IAS 2001 )

1. There are eighteen High Courts in the country.
2. Three of them have jurisdiction over more than one state.
3. No Union Territory has a High Court of its own.
4. Judges of the High Court hold office till the age of 62 years

Which of these statements is/are correct?

4. Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India: : (UPSC /IAS 2001 )

1. There are eighteen High Courts in the country.
2. Three of them have jurisdiction over more than one state.
3. No Union Territory has a High Court of its own.
4. Judges of the High Court hold office till the age of 62 years

Which of these statements is/are correct?

5. Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India: : (UPSC /IAS 2001 )

1. There are eighteen High Courts in the country.
2. Three of them have jurisdiction over more than one state.
3. No Union Territory has a High Court of its own.
4. Judges of the High Court hold office till the age of 62 years

Which of these statements is/are correct?

6. The salaries and allowances of the Judges of the High Court are charged on the: : (UPSC /IAS 2002 )

7. Which one of the following High Courts has the Territorial Jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands? : (UPSC /IAS 2003 )

8. The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in

the Union List of Legislative Powers rests with: : (UPSC /IAS 2003 )

9. Consider the following statements: (UPSC /IAS 2004 )

1. The highest criminal court of the district is the Court of District and Session Judge.
2. The District Judge are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the High Courts.
3. A person to be eligible for appointment as a District Judge should be an advocate or a pleader of seven years standing or more, or an officer in judicial service of the Union or the State.
4. When the sessions judge awards a death sentence, it must be confirmed by the High Court before it is carried out.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

10. Consider the following statements: : (UPSC /IAS 2005 )

1. The Parliament cannot enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India as its jurisdiction is limited to that conferred by the Constitution.
2. The officers and servants of the Supreme Court and High Courts are appointed by the concerned Chief Justice and the administrative expenses are charged on the Consolidated fund of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

11. Consider the following statements: : (UPSC /IAS 2005 )

1. There are 25 High Courts in India.
2. Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common HighCourt.
3. National Capital Territory of Delhi has a High Court of its own.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

12. Assertion (A): In India, every State has a High Court in its territory.

Reason (R): The Constitution of India provides a High Court in each State. (UPSC /IAS 2006 )

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13. Consider the following statements: : (UPSC /IAS 2006 )

1. A person who has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except of the Supreme Court.
2. A person is not qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High Court in India unless he has for at least five years held a judicial office in the territory of India.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

14. Consider the following statements: : (UPSC /IAS 2007  )

1. The mode of removal of a Judge of a High Court in India is same as that of removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court.
2. After retirement from the office, a permanent judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

15. Consider the following statements : (UPSC /IAS 2007 )

1. The Judges (Inquiry) Bill 2006 contemplates to establish a Judicial Council which will receive complaints against judges of the Supreme Court including the Chief Justice of India, High Court Chief Justices and Judges.
2. Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, a woman can file a petition before a 1st class judicial magistrate.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

16. How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories not included)? : (UPSC /IAS 2008 )

17. Consider the following statements: : (UPSC /IAS 2009 )

1. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up during the Prime Ministership of Lal Bahadur Shastri.
2. The Members of CAT are drawn from both judicial and administrative streams.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

18. Consider the following statements: : The Supreme Court of India tenders advice to the President of India on matters of law or fact. (UPSC /IAS 2010 )

1. On its own initiative (on any matter of larger public interest).
2. If he/she seeks such an advice.
3. Only if the matters relate to the Fundamental Rights of the citizens

Which of the statements given below is/are correct?

19. With reference to Lok Adalat, consider the following statements: (UPSC /IAS 2010)

1. An award made by a Lok Adalat is deemed to be a decree of a civil court and no appeal lies against there to any court.
2. Matrimonial/Family disputes are not covered under Lok Adalat.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

20. Which of the following are included in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? : (UPSC /IAS 2012 )

1. A dispute between the Government of India and one or more States.
2. A dispute regarding elections to either House of the Parliament or that of Legislature of a State.
3. A dispute between the Government of India and a Union Territory.
4. A dispute between two or more States.

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21. What is the provision to safeguard the autonomy of the Supreme Court of India? : (UPSC /IAS 2012 )

1. While appointing the Supreme Court Judges, the President of India has to consult the Chief Justice of India.
2. The Supreme Court Judges can be removed by the Chief Justice of India only.
3. The salaries of the Judges are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India to which the legislature does not have to vote.
4. All appointments of officers and staffs of the Supreme Court of India are made by the Government only after consulting the Chief Justice of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

22. The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 was enacted in consonance with which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India? (UPSC /IAS 2012)

1. Right to healthy environment, construed as a part of Right to life under Article 21.
2. Provision of grants for raising the level of administration in the Scheduled Areas for the welfare ofScheduled Tribes under Article 275(1).
3. Powers and functions of Gram Sabha as mentioned under Article 243 (A)

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23. With reference to National Legal Services Authority, consider the following statements: (UPSC / IAS 2013)

1. Its objective is to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society on the basis of equal opportunity.
2. It issues guidelines for the State Legal Services Authorities to implement the legal programmes and schemes throughout the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

24. The power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India is vested in : (UPSC /IAS 2014 )

25. The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its (UPSC / IAS 2014)

26. With reference to the ‘Gram Nyayalaya Act’, which of the following statements is/are correct? : (UPSC /IAS 2016 )

1. As per the Act, Gram Nyayalayas can hear only civil cases and not criminal cases.
2. The Act allows local social activists as mediators/reconciliators.

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27. In India, Judicial Review implies : (UPSC /IAS 2017 )

28. How is the National Green Tribunal (NGT) different from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)? : (UPSC /IAS 2018 )

1. The NGT has been established by an Act whereas the CPCB has been created by an executive order of the Government.
2. The NGT provides environmental justice and helps reduce the burden of litigation in the higher courts whereas the CPCB promotes cleanliness of streams and wells, and aims to improve the quality of air in the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

29. Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the “Rule of Law”? : (UPSC /IAS 2018 )

1. Limitation of powers
2. Equality before law
3. People’s responsibility to the Government
4. Liberty and civil rights

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30. Consider the following statements: : (UPSC /IAS 2019 )

1. The motion to impeach a Judge of the Supreme Court of India cannot be rejected by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha as per the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
2. The Constitution of India defines and gives details of what constitutes ‘incapacity and proved misbehaviour of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India.
3. The details of the process of impeachment of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India are given in the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
4. If the motion for the impeachment of a Judge is taken up for voting, the law requires the motion to be backed by each House of the Parliament and supported by a majority of total membership of that House and by not less than two-thirds of total members of that House present and voting.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

31. Consider the following statements: : (UPSC /IAS 2019 )

1. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review.
2. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

32. With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: : (UPSC /IAS 2019 )

1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid.
2. An amendment to the Constitution of India cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court of India.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?