POWERPOINT

PRESENTATION
Presented by
Sruthi Wilson
B.Ed Social Science
Candidate Code:
16914352037
FMTC, Pallimukku, Kollam

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

History
Supreme
Court
of
India
came
intoexistence on 26th January, 1950 and is
located on Tilak Marg, New Delhi. The
Supreme Court of India functioned from the
Parliament House till it moved to the
present building. It has a 27.6 metre high
dome
and
a
spacious
colonnaded
verandah. For a peek inside, you'll have to
obtain a visitor's pass from the front office.

FIRST CHIEF JUSTICE OF

INDIA

H.J KANIA

CONSTITUTION
On the 28th of January,
1950, two days after
India
became
a
Sovereign
Democratic
Republic, the Supreme
Court came into being.
The inauguration took
place in the Chamber of
Princes in the Parliament
building
which
also
housed
India's
Parliament, consisting of
the Council of States and
the House of the People.

The inaugural proceedings were simple but

impressive. They began at 9.45 a.m. when the
Judges of the Federal Court - Chief Justice Harilal
J.Kania and Justices Saiyid Fazl Ali, M. Patanjali
Sastri, Mehr Chand Mahajan, Bijan Kumar
Mukherjea and S.R.Das - took their seats. In
attendance were the Chief Justices of the High
Courts of Allahabad, Bombay, Madras, Orissa,
Assam, Nagpur, Punjab, Saurashtra, Patiala and
the East Punjab States Union, Mysore,
Hyderabad, Madhya Bharat and TravancoreCochin. Along with the Attorney General for
India, M.C. Setalvad were present the Advocate
Generals of Bombay, Madras, Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar, East Punjab, Orissa, Mysore, Hyderabad
and Madhya Bharat. Present too, were Prime
Minister, other Ministers, Ambassadors and
diplomatic representatives of foreign States, a
large number of Senior and other Advocates of
the Court and other distinguished visitors.

JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME

COURT
The Supreme Court has original, appellate
and advisory jurisdiction. Its exclusive
original jurisdiction extends to any dispute
between the Government of India and one
or more States or between the Government
of India and any State or States on one side
and one or more States on the other or
between two or more States, if and insofar
as the dispute involves any question
(whether of law or of fact) on which the
existence or extent of a legal right depends.

In
addition,
Article
32
of
the
Constitution gives an extensive original
jurisdiction to the Supreme Court in
regard to enforcement of Fundamental
Rights. It is empowered to issue
directions, orders or writs, including
writs in the nature of habeas corpus,
mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto
and certiorari to enforce them.

IMPORTANCE OF SUPREME
COURT
Supreme Court has been conferred
with power to direct transfer of any
civil or criminal case from one State
High Court to another State High
Court or from a Court subordinate to
another State High Court. The
Supreme Court, if satisfied that
cases involving the same or
substantially the same questions of
law are pending before it and one or
more High Courts or before two or
more High Courts and that such
questions are substantial questions
of
general
importance,
may
withdraw a case or cases pending
before the High Court or High Courts
and dispose of all such cases itself.

The Supreme Court of India

comprises the Chief Justice
and
30
other
Judges
appointed by the President of
India. Supreme Court Judges
retire upon attaining the age
of 65 years.
In order to be appointed as a
Judge of the Supreme Court, a
person must be a citizen of
India and must have been, for
atleast five years, a Judge of a
High Court or of two or more
such Courts in succession, or
an Advocate of a High Court
or of two or more such Courts
in succession for at least 10
years or he must be, in the

CHIEF JUSTICE OF
INDIA

H. L. DATTU

As a Court of Appeal:
The Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal
from all courts in the territory of India. Appeal lies
to the Supreme Court of the cases involving
interpretation of the constitution. Appeals in
respect of civil and criminal cases also lie to the
Supreme Court irrespective of any constitutional
question.

Advisory Role:
The Supreme Court has an advisory jurisdiction in
offering its opinion an any question of law or fact
of public importance as may be referred to it for
consideration by the President.

Guardian of the Constitution:

The Supreme Court of India is the guardian
of the constitution. There are two points of
significance of the Supreme Courts rule as
the
protector
and
guardian
of
the
constitution.
First, as the highest Federal Court, it is within
the power and authority of the Supreme
Court to settle any dispute regarding division
of powers between the Union and the States.
Secondly, it is in the Supreme Courts
authority to safeguard the fundamental
rights of the citizens.