Supreme Court of India

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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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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

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Supreme Court of India building houses Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India building maintainedBy Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India building governingBody Supreme Court of India
H. J. Kania inaugurated Supreme Court of India
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of India as its first Chief Justice
H. J. Kania jurisdiction Supreme Court of India
Union of India hasJudiciary Supreme Court of India
The Union judicialBranch Supreme Court of India
The Union exercisesPowersThrough Supreme Court of India
Kohima Bench subordinateTo Supreme Court of India
Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court subordinateTo Supreme Court of India
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of India (in judicial hierarchy)
GHC higherCourt Supreme Court of India
subject surface form: Gauhati High Court
Allahabad High Court subordinateTo Supreme Court of India
Uttarakhand High Court nominatingAuthorityOfJudges Supreme Court of India
this entity surface form: Collegium of the Supreme Court of India
Uttarakhand High Court appealsTo Supreme Court of India
Andhra Pradesh High Court appealsTo Supreme Court of India
New Delhi district contains Supreme Court of India
Manipur High Court recommendingBodyForJudges Supreme Court of India
this entity surface form: Collegium of the Supreme Court of India
Manipur High Court higherCourt Supreme Court of India
Manipur High Court canBeAppealedTo Supreme Court of India
Meghalaya High Court appealsTo Supreme Court of India
Tripura High Court subjectTo Supreme Court of India
Tripura High Court appealsTo Supreme Court of India
Nalini Chidambaram workLocation Supreme Court of India
Goa Bench at Panaji isSubordinateTo Supreme Court of India
Telangana High Court appealsTo Supreme Court of India
Telangana High Court recommendationBodyForJudges Supreme Court of India
this entity surface form: Collegium of the Supreme Court of India
M. Hidayatullah memberOf Supreme Court of India
M. Hidayatullah workLocation Supreme Court of India
States areSubjectToJudicialReviewBy Supreme Court of India
subject surface form: States of India
High Courts in British India existedBefore Supreme Court of India
Patna High Court isSubordinateTo Supreme Court of India
Jharkhand High Court nominatingBodyForJudges Supreme Court of India
this entity surface form: Collegium of the Supreme Court of India
Jharkhand High Court subordinateTo Supreme Court of India
Jharkhand High Court appealsTo Supreme Court of India
court of last resort hasExample Supreme Court of India
Soli Sorabjee workedAt Supreme Court of India
Tushar Mehta appearsBefore Supreme Court of India
Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court nominatedBy Supreme Court of India
this entity surface form: Collegium of the Supreme Court of India
Himachal Pradesh state laws interpretedBy Supreme Court of India
HP High Court appealsTo Supreme Court of India
subject surface form: Himachal Pradesh High Court
HPHC appealsTo Supreme Court of India
subject surface form: Himachal Pradesh High Court
Constitution of India, Article 214 interpretedBy Supreme Court of India
Principal Bench at Bengaluru higherCourt Supreme Court of India