The Supreme Court is the highest authority in the judiciary of India. It has a Chief Justice and 25 other judges appointed by the President of India for terms up to age 65. The Supreme Court has original, appellate, and advisory jurisdiction. It can directly take up disputes between states or between the center and states, hear appeals on high court judgments, and provide legal opinions if asked by the President. The judiciary functions independently from the other branches of government with the Supreme Court at the apex and high courts and lower courts below.

2. Name of the Student trainee: Sally Paul
Candidate code : 13359007
Optional : Social Science
Year : 2013 – 2014

4. Judiciary is the Law Enforcing Body.
Duty of Judiciary is to protect the right of
citizens to preserve law & order and to
suggest solutions for the various disputes
that arise in society.
Judiciary is a unified system.

5. Highest authority in the judiciary.
It consists of a Chief Justice & 25 judges.
Judges were appointed by the President of India.
The official term of judges is up to the age of 65.

6. Original
Jurisdiction
Appellate
Jurisdiction
Advisory
Jurisdiction

7. The Supreme Court can take up matters
directly on:
 Disputes between the Centre & the
States.
 Disputes between States.
 Petitions on the Fundamental Rights.

8. Supreme court is the highest court of
appeal in the country.
It can hear appeals on the judgments
made by the High Courts in civil, criminal
and constitutional cases.

9. Supreme court works as an advisory
body.
If the President asks for an opinion at
important junctures ; the Supreme Court
can give its opinion on legal matters.

10. The judiciary is able to function
independently without interference from
the legislature & the executive.
The Supreme Court is at the apex.
Below Supreme Court there is High
Courts and Lower Courts.