Question

Answer the following question:

Who appoints the judges? What are the qualifications of a Supreme Court judge?

Answer 1

The Chief justice and the other judges are appointed by the President of India. In order to be judge of the Supreme Court, a person must meet the following requirements:

1. He must be a citizen of India.
2. He should either be a distinguished jurist.
   OR
3. He should have been a high court judge for at least five years.
   OR
4. He should have been an advocate of a High Court for at least ten years.