Impeachment been judge of High Court at least for a period of years; or an advocates of a High Court or of two or more such courts in succession for at least years or the person must be, in the opinion of the President, a distinguished jurist. Appointments are generally made on the basis of Seniority High Courts The High Court is the head of a State’s judicial administration and every constituent state in expected to have a High Court. However, at present, four High Courts have jurisdiction over more than one state. Among the Union Territories, Delhi alone has a High Court of its own.
Other six Union Territories come under the In , Justice K.G. Balakrishnan became the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from the scheduled caste community. The Supreme Court of India under the present Constitution commenced functioning on January , . It was placed then in the Chamber of Princes in the Parliament.
It moved to the present building in . Harilal J. Kania was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The other judges who assumed office along with him wise Justices Sayid Faze Ali, M.
Patanjali Sastri, Mehar Chand Mahajan, Bijan Kumar, Mukherjea and S.R.Das. ( Jurisdiction of nearby State High Courts. Each High Court comprises of a Chief Justice and such other Judges as the President may from time to time, appoint. The Chief Justice of the High Court is appointed by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the State.
In appointing other judges, the Chief Justice of that High Court is also consulted. The Judges of the High Courts hold office until the age of years and are removable in the same manner as a Judge of the Supreme Court. To be considered for appointment as a Judge one must be a citizen of India and have held a Judicial office in India for years or must have practiced as an advocate of High Court. The High Courts too have