Judiciary- class 8- NCERT

Work of Judiciary is divided in:

Dispute Resolution, Judicial Review, Upholding law; enforcing fundamental rights

Compensation

To make amends for damage/accident caused

Supreme Court was established in:

26th January, 1950 (the day India became a republic)

Separation of powers means that _______ and ______ cannot interfere with the work of judiciary.

Executive, Legislative

It is the _________ of judiciary that allows the _______ to play a central role in ensuring that there is no misuse of powers.

Independence, courts

The courts most people interact with-

District courts at District or Tehsil Level

__________ ______ is the highest court of a state.

High court

At the top and Apex level is the-

Supreme Court

High courts were first established in-

Mumbai. Calcutta, Madras in 1862

High court of Delhi came in-

1966

There are ___ high courts

25

Punjab and Haryana share a high court in-

Chandigarh

Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Andhra Pradesh have a common high court in-

Ghuwati

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have separate high courts since-

1st January, 2019

India has a ____________ judicial system.

Integrated

Appellate system-

A system where a person can appeal to the higher court if he/she is not satisfied with the judgement of the lower court.

In early 1980s Supreme Court devised a system called-

Public Interest Litigation

____________ _________ ___ ___________ filed a PIL to supreme court.

People's union of civil liberties

Access to court is access to

Justice