3. JUDICIARY
•JUDICIARY IS THAT BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT THAT INTERPRETS THE
LAW
• SETTLES DISPUTES AND ADMINISTERS JUSTICE TO ALL CITIZENS
•JUDICIARY IS CONSIDERED THE WATCHDOG OF DEMOCRACY, AND ALSO
THE GUARDIAN OF THE CONSTITUTION
4. INDEPENDENT INDIAN JUDICIARY
•OTHER BRANCHES THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE DOES NOT
INTERFERE
•JUDICIARY’S DECISION IS RESPECTED AND NOT INTERFERED WITH BY THE
OTHER ORGANS
•JUDGES CAN PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR
5. INDIAN JUDICIARY – STRUCTURE
•INDIA HAS A SINGLE INTEGRATED JUDICIAL SYSTEM
•THE JUDICIARY IN INDIA HAS A PYRAMIDAL STRUCTURE WITH THE SUPREME COURT
(SC) AT THE TOP
•HIGH COURTS ARE BELOW THE SC
•BELOW THEM ARE THE DISTRICT AND SUBORDINATE COURTS
•LOWER COURTS FUNCTION UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERINTENDENCE OF THE HIGHER
COURTS
7. SUPREME COURT
•IT DECISION ARE BINDING ON ALL COURTS
•CAN TRANSFER JUDGES OF HIGH COURTS
•CAN MOVE CASES FROM ANY COURTS TO ITSELF
•CAN TRANSFER CASES FROM ONE HIGH COURT TO ANOTHER
8. HIGH COURT
•CAN HEAR APPEAL FROM LOWER COURTS
•CAN ISSUE WRITS FOR RESTORING FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
•CAN DEAL WITH CASES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE
•EXCERCISES SUPERINTENDENCE AND CONTROL OVER COURTS BELOW IT
9. DISTRICT COURT
•DEALS WITH CASES ARISING IN THE DISTRICT
•CONSIDERS APPEALS ON DECISIONS GIVEN BY LOWER COURTS
•DECIDES CASES INVOLVING SERIOUS CRIMINAL OFFENCES
11. BRANCHES OF LEGAL SYSTEMS
•CRIMINAL LAW - DEAL WITH THE COMMITTING OF A CRIME BY ANY
CITIZEN/ENTITY
•CIVIL LAW – DEAL WITH DISPUTES OVER THE VIOLATION OF THE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF A CITIZEN
12. “
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ப ொய்மையும் வொய்மை யிடத்த புமைதீர்ந்த
நன்மை யக்கும் எனின்
குற்றம் அற்ற நன்மைமயத் தரும் என்றொல் உண்மை ப ொல்ல வவண்டிய இடத்தில்
ப ொய்யும் ப ொல்லலொம்
EVEN FALSEHOOD HAS THE NATURE OF TRUTH, IF IT CONFER A BENEFIT THAT IS FREE FROM
FAULT