The government of India is considered a parliamentary democracy, which means that the executive branch of government is held accountable to the legislative branch.

Though India became a free nation on August 15, 1947, it declared itself a Sovereign, Democratic and Republic state with the adoption of the Constitution on January 26, 1950. The Constitution gave the citizens of India the power to choose their own government and paved the way for democracy.

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Supreme Court

President Ram Nath Kovind administers the oath of office to Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde after he was appointed as the 47th Chief Justice of India (CJI) at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. Justice Bobde will have a tenure of around 17 months and would demit office on April 23, 2021.

Which of the states in India share a common High Court? The states of Punjab and Haryana have a common High Court in Chandigarh. Also, the North-Eastern states (Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh) share the same High Court in Guwahati.

Four new judges were appointed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, taking its strength to 34, the highest-ever. Justices Krishna Murari, SR Bhat, V Ramasubramanian and Hrishikesh Roy were appointed as judges of the top court. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names to the government last month.

The Bill seeks to revise this allowance to 24% of their salary….

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the Chief Justice of the United States

The federal court system has three main levels: district courts (the trial court), circuit courts which are the first level of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States, the final level of appeal in the federal system.

The Justices Shortly after the Civil War, the number of seats on the Court was fixed at nine. Today, there is one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court. Like all federal judges, justices are appointed by the President and are confirmed by the Senate.

Every award of Lok Adalats shall be deemed to be a decree of a civil court or order of a Tribunal and shall be final and binding on the parties to the dispute.

Landmark United States Supreme Court Cases

• Marbury v. Madison (1803)
• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
• Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
• Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
• Schenck v. United States (1919)
• Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
• Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
• Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

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• Concurring opinion.
• Memorandum opinion.
• Per curiam opinion.
• Seriatim opinion.

Judges have Judicial powers and IAS have executive powers. Reverse is not possible as IAS/IPS can’t exercise any power on Judges. Under the Central Govt and State Hierarchy: A District Judge is more superior than District Collector. A Chief Justice is much much more superior in hierarchy than a Chief Secretary.

Security: They can get their own licensed guns like other citizens but they are not allotted a gun by the government. However, they are allotted three home guards and two bodyguards for themselves and their families.