A judge of a High Court takes the oath of office before which authority?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Chief Justice of India
- C.The Governor of the state
- D.The Chief Justice of that High Court
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, the Governor of the state. Article 219 says that every person appointed to be a judge of a High Court shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe an oath or affirmation before the Governor of the state, or some person appointed by him, in the form set out in the Third Schedule.
Option A, the President, appoints the judge under Article 217 and can also remove him on an address by both Houses, but he does not administer the oath, and the split between the appointing authority and the swearing authority is exactly what the question tests. Option B, the Chief Justice of India, is consulted before the appointment and heads the collegium that recommends it, but has no role in the oath. Option D, the Chief Justice of the High Court, is consulted for the appointment of a judge other than himself. Compare this with a Supreme Court judge, who takes the oath before the President, and with the Governor himself, who is sworn in by the Chief Justice of the High Court of the state.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Punjab and Haryana High Court has its seat at which city?
- A.Panchkula
- B.Chandigarh
- C.Ambala
- D.Shimla
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The common High Court of Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh sits at Chandigarh, where the court moved in 1955, and it has no permanent Bench anywhere else, so a writ petition from any district of Haryana is filed there.
Read the full explanation →From which date has the court been known as the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
- A.15 August 1947
- B.26 January 1950
- C.1 November 1955
- D.1 November 1966
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The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 carved Haryana out of Punjab on 1 November 1966, transferred the hill areas to Himachal Pradesh and made Chandigarh a Union Territory; from that day the High Court of Punjab became the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a common High Court for the two states…
Read the full explanation →After partition, the High Court of East Punjab was established in 1947 at which place?
- A.Lahore
- B.Shimla
- C.Chandigarh
- D.Delhi
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The High Court of Judicature at Lahore went to Pakistan with the partition, and a new High Court for East Punjab was set up at Shimla on 15 August 1947; its first Chief Justice was Sir Eric Weston, and the court functioned from Shimla until the new capital at Chandigarh…
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution allows one High Court to be established for two or more states?
- A.Article 214
- B.Article 226
- C.Article 230
- D.Article 231
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Article 231 says that Parliament may by law establish a common High Court for two or more states, or for two or more states and a Union Territory, and it is the article under which the Punjab and Haryana High Court serves Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.
Read the full explanation →A judge of a High Court holds office until he attains the age of:
- A.60 years
- B.62 years
- C.65 years
- D.70 years
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Article 217 provides that a judge of a High Court shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-two years, a limit raised from sixty by the 15th Amendment Act, 1963.
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