Constitution of Supreme Court

Ans: The Constitution of India, adopted on 26 January 1950, establishes the law of the land. Article 124 of the Constitution of India provides for the establishment and constitution of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court came into existence on 28 January 1950. Article 141 provides that the law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on all Courts.
Further, the Supreme Court also has the power of judicial review to strike down the legislative and executive action contrary to the principles of Indian Constitution and separation of powers, the distribution of power between Union and States, or detrimental to fundamental rights enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution.

Indian judiciary has a hierarchical structure. Supreme Court is ranked at top and heads Indian judiciary, followed by High Courts in each State. High Courts are followed by a system of subordinate courts, below which are Panchayat Courts. Every State in India has been compartmentalized into judicial districts that are presided by District and Sessions Judges, followed by Munsifs, Civil Judges and Sub-Judges. At top, the Supreme Court has a Chief Justice and a group of other judges appointed by the President.

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