Supreme Court of India

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apex court constitutional court court of last resort

The Supreme Court of India is the country’s highest judicial authority and final court of appeal, responsible for upholding the Constitution and interpreting national law.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Supreme Court of India canonical 99
Collegium of the Supreme Court of India 5
Registry of the Supreme Court of India 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf apex court ⓘ
constitutional court ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ
appointingAuthorityForJudges President of India ⓘ
buildingInauguratedOn 1958-02-04 ⓘ
canIssueWritsUnder Article 32 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
canStrikeDown unconstitutional laws ⓘ
city New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form: New Delhi
country India ⓘ
currentChiefJustice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud ⓘ
establishedOn 1950-01-28 ⓘ
establishedUnder Constitution of India ⓘ
governsSubordinateCourtsThrough judicial precedents ⓘ
hasAdvisoryJurisdictionUnder Article 143 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
hasAppellateJurisdictionOver High Courts of India ⓘ
hasBenchType Constitution benches ⓘ
division benches ⓘ
hasChiefJudgeTitle Chief Justice of India ⓘ
hasConstitutionalBasis Article 124 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India ⓘ
hasOriginalJurisdictionOver disputes between States of India ⓘ
disputes between the Union and one or more States ⓘ
hasPrimaryLanguage English ⓘ
hasSeal Seal of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
headquarters Tilak Marg, New Delhi ⓘ
hearsPublicInterestLitigation yes ⓘ
includesChiefJusticeInStrength true ⓘ
interprets Constitution of India ⓘ
isFinalCourtOfAppealIn civil cases in India ⓘ
criminal cases in India ⓘ
isFinalInterpreterOf Constitution of India ⓘ
isPartOf judiciary of India ⓘ
judicialAppointmentsProcess collegium system ⓘ
jurisdiction India ⓘ
surface form: Republic of India
location New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form: New Delhi
minimumJudgesForConstitutionBench 5 ⓘ
motto Yato Dharmastato Jayah ⓘ
mottoLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ
mottoTranslation Where there is Dharma (justice), there will be victory ⓘ
numberOfJudgesAuthorized 34 ⓘ
officialWebsite https://main.sci.gov.in/ ⓘ
powerOfJudicialReview yes ⓘ
predecessor Federal Court of India ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
reportsPublishedIn All India Reporter (Supreme Court) ⓘ
Supreme Court Cases ⓘ
stateOrUT Delhi ⓘ
tenureOfJudgesUntilAge 65 ⓘ

Referenced by (108)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Delhi, India → hostsInstitution → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
subject surface form: New Delhi
Government of India → judiciary → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
National Capital Territory of Delhi → isSeatOf → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Chief Justice of India → headOf → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Chief Justice of India → memberOf → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Article 52 of the Constitution of India → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Union Government → judiciary → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
subject surface form: Union Government of India
Gauhati High Court → appealsTo → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Bombay High Court → subordinateTo → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Rajasthan High Court → appealsTo → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Rajasthan High Court → higherCourt → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
High Courts of India → appealLiesTo → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Article 239 of the Constitution of India → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Karnataka High Court → appealsTo → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Himachal Pradesh High Court → appealsTo → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Gujarat High Court → appealsTo → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh High Court → appealsTo → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Federal Court of India → replacedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Federal Court of India → buildingLaterUsedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of India (initially)
Tilak Marg, New Delhi → knownFor → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Tilak Marg, New Delhi → hasLandmark → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India → governs → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India → establishes → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Seal of the Supreme Court of India → usedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Seal of the Supreme Court of India → represents → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Seal of the Supreme Court of India → featuresText → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Seal of the Supreme Court of India → authority → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Registry of the Supreme Court of India
Seal of the Supreme Court of India → category → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Yato Dharmastato Jayah → usedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Supreme Court Cases → jurisdictionCovered → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Supreme Court Cases → isUsedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
All India Reporter (Supreme Court) → jurisdictionCovered → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Article 79 of the Constitution of India → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Article 124 of the Constitution of India → establishes → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Article 124 of the Constitution of India → subjectToInterpretationBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala → court → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
basic structure doctrine → formulatedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
CJI → headOf → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief Justice of India
CJI → memberOf → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief Justice of India
CJI → seat → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief Justice of India
CJI → isChiefJudgeOf → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief Justice of India
Article 324 of the Constitution of India → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Article 315 of the Constitution of India → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Part V of the Constitution of India → containsProvisionsOn → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Army Act, 1950 → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
judicial branch of India → headOfBranch → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
judicial branch of India → highestCourt → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
judicial branch of India → includesCourt → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
judicial branch of India → overseenBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ
Article 74 of the Constitution of India → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of India ⓘ