Indian Polity • JudiciaryMedium
Consider the following statements regarding the appointment and transfer of judges in the higher judiciary: 1. Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are appointed by the President in consultation with the collegium system consisting of the Chief Justice of India and senior judges. 2. The collegium system finds explicit mention in the original text of the Constitution enacted in 1950. 3. The transfer of a High Court judge from one state to another is made by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 3 only✓ Correct Answer
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
💡 Solution & Explanation
Statements 1 and 3 are correct because judicial appointments follow the collegium framework established through judicial pronouncements, and transfers are executed by the President after consulting the Chief Justice of India under Article 222. Statement 2 is incorrect because the collegium system does not appear in the original text of the Constitution and was evolved by the Supreme Court through the Three Judges Cases in the 1980s and 1990s.
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