Article 217 of the Constitution of India
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Article 217 of the Constitution of India lays down the procedure, qualifications, and conditions for the appointment and tenure of High Court judges in India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 217 of the Constitution of India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 217 of the Constitution of India Context triple: [Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, legalBasis, Article 217 of the Constitution of India]
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Article 317 of the Constitution of India
Article 317 of the Constitution of India lays down the grounds and procedure for the removal and suspension of the Chairman and members of Public Service Commissions.
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B.
Article 281 of the Constitution of India
Article 281 of the Constitution of India is a constitutional provision that requires the recommendations of the Finance Commission to be laid before Parliament along with an explanatory memorandum on the government’s action taken on them.
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C.
Article 113 of the Constitution of India
Article 113 of the Constitution of India lays down the procedure for the presentation, consideration, and voting of demands for grants in the Lok Sabha as part of the Union’s annual budget process.
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D.
Article 114 of the Constitution of India
Article 114 of the Constitution of India is the provision that governs parliamentary authorization of government expenditure through Appropriation Acts, ensuring that no money is withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India without legislative approval.
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E.
Article 315 of the Constitution of India
Article 315 of the Constitution of India is the provision that establishes Public Service Commissions for the Union and the states as independent constitutional bodies responsible for conducting civil service examinations and advising on recruitment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 217 of the Constitution of India Target entity description: Article 217 of the Constitution of India lays down the procedure, qualifications, and conditions for the appointment and tenure of High Court judges in India.
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A.
Article 317 of the Constitution of India
Article 317 of the Constitution of India lays down the grounds and procedure for the removal and suspension of the Chairman and members of Public Service Commissions.
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B.
Article 281 of the Constitution of India
Article 281 of the Constitution of India is a constitutional provision that requires the recommendations of the Finance Commission to be laid before Parliament along with an explanatory memorandum on the government’s action taken on them.
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C.
Article 113 of the Constitution of India
Article 113 of the Constitution of India lays down the procedure for the presentation, consideration, and voting of demands for grants in the Lok Sabha as part of the Union’s annual budget process.
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D.
Article 114 of the Constitution of India
Article 114 of the Constitution of India is the provision that governs parliamentary authorization of government expenditure through Appropriation Acts, ensuring that no money is withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India without legislative approval.
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E.
Article 315 of the Constitution of India
Article 315 of the Constitution of India is the provision that establishes Public Service Commissions for the Union and the states as independent constitutional bodies responsible for conducting civil service examinations and advising on recruitment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Judges of High Courts in India ⓘ |
| belongsToChapter | Chapter V – The High Courts in the States ⓘ |
| belongsToPart | Part VI of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
State Governments in India
ⓘ
Union Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceWith | Constitution of India on 26 January 1950 ⓘ |
| category | Indian constitutional law ⓘ |
| concerns |
acting judges of High Courts
ⓘ
additional judges of High Courts ⓘ permanent judges of High Courts ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| designatesAppointingAuthority | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | courts in India ⓘ |
| governs | age of retirement of High Court judges ⓘ |
| hasSection |
provisions on appointment procedure
ⓘ
provisions on conditions of office ⓘ provisions on qualifications ⓘ provisions on tenure and retirement ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretedIn |
Second Judges Case (Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India, 1993)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third Judges Case (In re Presidential Reference, 1998) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
determines tenure and continuation in office of High Court judges
ⓘ
determines validity of appointments of High Court judges ⓘ |
| linksTo |
Article 124 of the Constitution of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Article 220 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Article 224 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appointment of High Court judges by the President of India
ⓘ
oath or affirmation of High Court judges by the Governor ⓘ |
| regulates |
appointment of High Court judges in India
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conditions of service of High Court judges in India ⓘ qualifications of High Court judges in India ⓘ tenure of High Court judges in India ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | collegium system for appointment of judges ⓘ |
| requiresConsultationWith |
Chief Justice of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chief Justice of the High Court concerned NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of the State ⓘ |
| setsMinimumAge | 10 years of judicial office or advocacy experience (as qualification, not age) ⓘ |
| setsQualification |
at least 10 years as an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession
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at least 10 years held a judicial office in the territory of India ⓘ |
| setsQualification | citizen of India ⓘ |
| setsRetirementAge | 62 years for High Court judges (subject to later constitutional amendments) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | appointment and conditions of the office of High Court judge ⓘ |
| usedIn |
constitutional challenges relating to High Court judiciary
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judicial review of High Court judges’ appointments ⓘ |
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