The Constitution of India has ensured independence of judiciary by : (i) protecting salaries and service conditions of judges. (ii) prohibiting the judges from carrying on practice in courts of law after retirement. (iii) providing Single judiciary. (iv) ensuring security of tenure of judges.

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• Which of the following statements with respect to the judiciary in India is/are correct? 1. Unlike in the United States, India has not provided for a double system of courts. 2. Under the Constitution of India, there is a single integrated system of courts for the Union as well as the states. 3. The organisation of the subordinate judiciary varies slightly from state to state Select the correct answer using the code given below: [CDS 2011]
• Which of the following statements regarding Judiciary in India are correct ? 1. Supreme Court of India is free from the control and influence of Legislature and Executive. 2. Subordinate courts are at the head of the judicial hierarchy of the State. 3. The Chief Justice and other Judges of the High Court are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the Chief Justice of India. 4. A High Court can withdraw a case from a subordinate court and can deal with the case itself if it is satisfied that the case involves a substantial point of constitutional law.
• Consider the following statements in respect of financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution of India: 1. A proclamation of financial emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament. 2. If any proclamation of financial emergency Is in operation. it is competent for the President of India to issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Union but excluding the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]
• The Constitution places the High Courts under the control of the Union in certain matters in order to keep them outside the range of regional politics. The Union exercises its control in the matters of: I. transfer of Judges from one High Court to another. II. being able, to establish a common High Court for two or more States. III. determining disputes as to age of High Court Judges.
• Who among the following are appointed by the President of India? [NDA 1995] I. Governors of States. II. The Chief Justice and Judges of High Courts. III. The Chief Justice and the Judges of the Supreme Court. IV. The Vice-President.
• Which of the following is/are true abou.t the "Gram Nyayalayas"? (A) These courts will be mobile courts and will function at Panchayat level. (B) The Magistrates of these courts will go to the villages in their area of coverage and will dispose off cases of the villages there itself. (C) Only civil suits related to the property of Rs. 5,00,000 and above will be disposed off in this Way.
• The salaries of the Judges of the High Courts are paid from the:
• The High Court enjoys the power: I. to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights. II. to exercise superintendence over the working of courts and tribunals under its jurisdiction. III. to make general rules and prescribe forms regulating the practices and proceeding of courts under its jurisdiction.
• Consider the following: 1. Supreme Court's power to issue writs is narrower than that of High Courts. 2. a citizen is free to approach High Court or Supreme Court as he chooses, whenever his Fundamental Rights are violated. 3. The law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on all courts throughout India.
• Which one of the following is/are all-India services? I. Indian Administrative Service II. Indian Foreign Service III. Indian Police Service IV. Indian Defence Service