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Supreme Court of India

Quick points to remember

• Three tier judicial system in India
• Supreme court is the Highest judicial body
• Has chief justice of India and 25 sanctioned judges
• Powers to look into-
1. Original jurisdictions
2. Appellate jurisdictions
3. Advisory jurisdictions

Introduction
The Indian judiciary system is divided into three tiers- district courts , high courts
and the supreme court.
The Supreme Court of India is the highest official judiciary body and the final court
for appeals. The Supreme court is said to be the guardian of justice in India.

The composition and the jurisdiction of the Supreme court have been laid down in
Articles 124 to 147 of the Indian Constitution.

Key points
• It was established on 1 October 1937 as the federal court of India and
renamed as the Supreme Court of India on 26 January 1950 when the
Constitution was validated.
• The Supreme court is located at New Delhi.
• The supreme court of India stands for truth only and the motto of the court is
: Where there is truth , there is victory
• The judgement given by the supreme court is final and binding .As per
article 142 of the Constitution, the president shall make sure that the final
order given by Supreme Court is enforced .
• The chief justice along with the president appoints the judges.

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