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.

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 (16)

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

High Courts of India → appealLiesTo → Supreme Court of India →
Gauhati High Court → appealsTo → Supreme Court of India →
Gujarat High Court → appealsTo → Supreme Court of India →
Himachal Pradesh High Court → appealsTo → Supreme Court of India →
Karnataka High Court → appealsTo → Supreme Court of India →
Rajasthan High Court → appealsTo → Supreme Court of India →
Chief Justice of India → headOf → Supreme Court of India →
Rajasthan High Court → higherCourt → Supreme Court of India →
New Delhi, India → hostsInstitution → Supreme Court of India →
subject surface form: New Delhi
National Capital Territory of Delhi → isSeatOf → Supreme Court of India →
Government of India → judiciary → Supreme Court of India →
Union Government → judiciary → Supreme Court of India →
subject surface form: Union Government of India
Chief Justice of India → memberOf → Supreme Court of India →
Bombay High Court → subordinateTo → Supreme Court of India →