16-12-2017, 04:32 PM
HIGH COURTS
*Indian High Court Act was passed in 1861 during the period of Lord Canning.
*First High court was inaugurated in India during the period of John Lawrence.
*The institution of High Court was originated in India in 1862 when the three High courts at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were set up.
*According to Article 214, there shall be a High Court for each state.
*The Parliament can however establish a common High Court for two or more states and Union Territories.
*Every High court shall consists of a Chief Justice and such other Judges as the President may decide.
*Judges of the High Courts are appointed by the President,
*Judges of the High Courts are removed by the President on the same grounds and manner as the Judges of the Supreme Court are removed
*The Chief Justice of High Court is appointed by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the State concerned. For the appointment of other judges, the Chief Justice of.the High Court concerned is also consulted.
*The oath of affirmation to the Judges of the High Court is administered by the Governor of the State.
*Judges of the High Court'shall hold office until they attain the age of sixty two years.
*A judge of the High court can resign his office by writing to the President.
*Chief Justice of a High Court gets Rs. 90000 and that of other judges of the High court get Rs. 80,000 as monthly Salary.
Qualifications
Judges of Supreme Court
1.He should be a citizen of India, and
2.Five years experience as a Judge of High court
'or
Ten years practice as an advocate of High Court
or
He is, in the opinion of the President, a distinguished jurist.
Judges of “High Court
(1) He should be a citizen of India.
(2) He should have held a judicial office in the territory of India for ten years.
or
He should have been an advocate of a High Court for ten years.
