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The judiciary of India (ISO: Bhārata kī Nyāyapālikā) is the system of courts that interpret and apply the law in the Republic of India.The Constitution of India provides concept for a single and unified judiciary in India.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC; ISO: Saṁgha Loka Sevā Āyoga) is a constitutional body tasked with recruiting officers for All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through various standardized examinations. [1] In 2023, 1.3 million applicants competed for just 1,255 positions. [2]
On 5 September 2013, the Rajya Sabha passed the Constitution (120th Amendment) bill, 2013, which amends articles 124(2) and 217(1) of the Constitution of India, 1950, and establishes the Judicial Appointments Commission, on whose recommendation the President would appoint judges to the higher judiciary. [7]
In India, the Civil Service is the collection of civil servants of the government who constitute the permanent executive branch of the country. [1] [2] This includes servants in the All India Services, the Central Civil Services, and various State Civil Services.
President of the Republic of India: Droupadi Murmu: 25 July 2022 [1] Vice President of the Republic of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar: 11 August 2022 [2] Prime Minister of the Republic of India: Narendra Modi: 26 May 2014 [3] Chief Justice of the Republic of India: Sanjiv Khanna: 11 November 2024 Speaker of Lok Sabha: Om Birla: 19 June 2019 [4] Chief ...
The order of precedence of the Republic of India is a list in which the functionaries, dignitaries and officials are listed for ceremonial purposes and has no legal standing and does not reflect the Indian presidential line of succession or the co-equal status of the separation of powers under the Constitution of India.
The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) was a proposed body which would have been responsible for the recruitment, appointment and transfer of judicial officers, legal officers and legal employees under the government of India and in all state governments of India.
Despite the sanctioned number of judges, courts in India have often not worked at full capacity due to vacant positions. In 2022, there were 14.4 judges per million population in India. [18] It has changed marginally from 13.2 in 2016. [24] In comparison, there are 210 judges per million people in Europe and 150 in the United States. [18]