40th CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA |
Sathasivam will be the 40th Chief Justice of India
(CJI) and his appointment to the post has been approved by Pranab Mukherjee,
the President of India
Supreme
Court of India
The Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal as
established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Indian Constitution and Article 124 to
147 states about the composition of Supreme Court of India. Supreme Court of India
consists of one Chief Justice and 31 judges. The bench that comprises 2 or 3
judges is termed as a Division Bench and the one that bench that consists of
five or more judges is termed to be a Constitutional Bench.
Tenure
and qualification of Judges in Supreme Court
President appoints the judges of the Supreme Court
and the retirement age of these judges is 65. For being a judge or chief
justice of a Supreme Court one must fulfill the following qualifications:
1. He must be an Indian Citizen
2. Should have served the High Court as its Judge
for at least 5 years
3. He should have served the high court as its
advocate for a period of 10 years
In case their occurs a vacancy in the CJI office due
to any reason, the president appoints the acting Chief Justice as the Chief
Justice of India from amongst the judges of the Supreme Court. The salaries and
other allowances of the Judges in India are charged from the Consolidated Fund
of India.
At
present the salary structure
1. Chief Justice of Supreme Court - 1 Lakh rupees
2. Other Judges of SC: Rs 90000
Removal
of Judges
The Judge can be removed from India on certain
ground that includes incapacity to hold the office or proven misbehavior. They
can be removed only after the resolution of both the houses of Indian
Parliament that is supported by the majority of two-third of the members voting
and present.
The two judges against whom the proceeding was initiated
1. V Ramaswami in 1993 was the first judge against
whom the proceedings were initiated
2. Soumitra Sen in 2011 was the second judge against
whom these proceedings were initiated
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