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Indian Tolls Act 1864 15 Public Gambling Act 1867 3 Sarais Act 1867 22 Oudh Estates Act 1869 1 Divorce Act 1869 4 Bombay Civil Courts Act 1869 14 Court Fees Act 1870 7 Oudh Taluqdars’ Relief Act 1870 24 Cattle-Trespass Act 1871 1 Dehra Dun 1871 21 Pensions Act 1871 23 Punjab Laws Act 1872 4 Indian Contract Act 1872 9
The Indian Constitution empowers the Judiciary to act as the Guardian of the Law. A number of provisions deal with the Judiciary's role, power, function, and officer appointments. The major provisions are: Part V - Chapter IV - Union Judiciary i.e., Supreme Court - appointment and removal, role and function
Insignia of the Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. The Supreme Court of India is the highest court in the country. The maximum possible strength is 34.
In May 2014, former Chief Justice of India, Justice R.M. Lodha, proposed to make Indian judiciary work throughout the year (instead of the present system of having long vacations, specially in the higher courts) in order to reduce pendency of cases in Indian courts; however, per this proposal there is not going to be any increase in the number ...
The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution for a country, containing 395 articles, 12 schedules, 105 amendments and 117,369 words.. Law in India primarily evolved from customary practices and religious prescriptions in the Indian subcontinent, to the modern well-codified acts and laws based on a constitution in the Republic of India.
Being the highest judge at district level, the district judge also enjoys the power to manage the state funds allocated for the development of judiciary in the district. The district judge is also called "metropolitan session judge" when presiding over a district court in a city which is designated "metropolitan area" by the state.
In a collective order, on 16 October 2015 the Supreme Court by a majority of 4:1 struck down the NJAC Act, 2014 meant to replace the two-decade old collegium system of appointing judges in the higher judiciary [18] [19] stating that the NJAC was a clear attempt to compromise independence of the judiciary, which went against the Constitution's ...
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] This bill never became an Act.