UPSC Mains Law Paper Topic : Supreme Courts and High Courts: Appointments and
Transfer
- A lawyer challenges the appointment of P as a judge of the High Court on
the ground that the Chief Justice of India did not recommend the name of P
when the President consulted him. Identify the issues involved in this case.
(94/I/4a/30)
- The judge of a High Court was transferred by the Presidential order to
another High Court. D challenges the transfer on the ground that the
order was issued without his consent and without the concurrence of the
Chief Justice of India. Examine the legal issues involved. (95/I/4a/30)
- Examine whether the opinion of the Chief - Justice of India in regard to
the appointment of Judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts is entitled
to primacy. Can the President of India disregard the said opinion when it is
in conflict with the advice tendered by the Council of Ministers? Refer to
the constitutional issues and the case-law on the point. (96/I/4a/30)
- “The recent judicial pronouncement on the question of the appointment of
the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts is dominated by the
emphasis on integrated participatory consultative process for selecting the
best and most suitable persons available for the appointment.” Elucidate the
above statement highlighting the norms laid down by the Supreme Court for
appointment of the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts and for
transfer of the judges of the High Courts. (01/I/4a/30)
- Examine in detail the provisions of the Constitution regarding
appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court of India. Is it necessary to
constitute a Commission to ”review and reform the prevailing provisions of
the Constitution in this regard? Give reasons. (04/I/2b/30)
- How would you judge the constitutional validity of an Amendment giving
primacy to the executive in the matter of appointment of the judges of the
Supreme Court and High Courts? (09/I/1d/20
- ‘Equality is a dynamic concept with many aspects and dimensions, and it
cannot be cribbed, cabined or confined within traditional and doctrinaire
limits.’ Explain, how the judiciary has widened the scope of the right to
equality by various decision. (11/I/2a/20)
