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Overview: 1. The Supreme Court of India is decreed by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution 2.It was established on 28 Jan 1950 3. According to the Constitution, the role of the Supreme Court is that of a federal court, guardian of the Constitution and the highest court of appeal 4. The Supreme Court has original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction About the Supreme Court building: 1. The first home of the Supreme Court was the Chamber of Princes of the Parliament building, which had been the seat of the Federal Court of India 2. The Court moved to the present premises in 1958 3. The present premises was designed by Ganesh Bhikaji Deolalikar COMPOSITION OF THE SUPREME COURT: Judges of the Supreme Court: 1. The Supreme Court consists of 31 judges – one Chief Justice and 30 other Justices 2. The Constitution originally provided for 7 judges in the Court. However, due to increased workloads, this number has been gradually increased, reaching 31 in 20...

The first Civil Service Aptitude Test is behind us and the dust has settled over the content, direction and syllabus. However, not many have delved into understanding the purpose of CSAT. What does UPSC want to achieve through the incorporation of an aptitude test? How is it an improvement over the previous paper? And above all, what qualities are UPSC looking for in candidates? These, and many more questions, are yet to be answered. Some feel that it is a process of sidelining test-takers from the vernacular medium, while others believe that it has been done to include students from science/engineering/commerce backgrounds; and there are plenty who feel that UPSC has merely added more burden (CS applicants) by including aptitude testing. The step to include a separate paper for CSAT has been done deliberately. Here are a few benefits of including a full paper on aptitude testing in the Civil Services examination. One has to understand the basic dynamics of incorporating a full...

Supreme Court orders to reform Indian Police: The Supreme Court of India, in a historical judgment yesterday, given order to reform existing criminal justice system to establish better rule of law in the country. The Supreme Court has ordered to do some revolutionary changes in the Indian police administration. The Indian Police should be more accountable and should not entertain any kind of political interference. The Indian Police Act is some 145-year-old. The Supreme Court has issued directives to the Centre as well as states to immediately implement the 7-point directive. It is all about some necessary changes that is needed such as a 2-year fixed tenure for DGPs and the other senior officers who are holding the key posts. The directive, too, includes the directive to separate crime investigation and prosecution process from the maintenance of normal law and order. The bench of Chief Justice Y.K. Sabharwal, Justice C.K. Thakker and Justice P.K. Balasubramanyan ordered to imp...

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