NCERT Book Chapter - Judiciary, SST, Class 8 Video Lecture

vividly in this module you will learn
about the Indian judicial structure and
the role and functions of the Supreme
Court in a democracy where citizens
enjoy several rights there is bound to
be conflicts between two or more
individuals organizations or departments
this situation necessitates the need for
an agency that would adjudicate between
deeds these fields and arrive at a
decision judiciary is an institution
which resolves legal disputes and
administers justice an independent and
powerful judiciary it considers to be an
essential prerequisite for a healthy
democracy judiciary in India is
stratified into various levels it
consists of a Supreme Court for the
whole nation high courts for the States
district courts at the district level
and local dialects and the village and
pontianak level India also follows an
integrated judicial system this means
that the Supreme Court of India is that
the effects of the judicial system of
India and controls the judicial
administration in the country the
decisions of the Supreme Court are
binding on other courts of the country
being the effects court of the country
the Supreme Court has a wide-ranging
jurisdiction the jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court is divided into original
jurisdiction appellate jurisdiction and
advisory jurisdiction under original
jurisdiction it can take up disputes
between citizens of India between
citizens and the government between two
or more state governments and between
governments at the Union and state level
apart from adjudicating between disputes
the Supreme Court acts as the protector
of fundamental rights of the citizens
the Constitution and power set for
issued directions orders and rich to
enforce these rights and to protect
public interests and human rights
under appellate jurisdiction the Supreme
Court acts at the highest court of
appeal in civil and criminal cases the
decision of the High Court can be
questioned in the Supreme Court of the
country the advisory jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court requires States to look
into matters specifically referred to it
by the president the Constitution of
India also costs the Supreme Court the
role of the guardian of the Indian
Constitution the Supreme Court and the
High Court have the power to determine
the constitutional validity of any
action of the country's executive they
can also declare as null and void any
law that goes against the Constitution
this power is known as judicial review
all these powers make the Indian
judiciary one of the most powerful in
the world true democracy requires an
independent judiciary this means that
the judiciary should be free from
executive or legislative control to
ensure independence of judiciary in
India the judges of Supreme Court and my
thoughts are appointed by the President
on the advice of the prime minister the
senior most judge of the Supreme Court
is usually appointed as the chief
justice even the removal of a judge of
Supreme Court of High Court is a very
difficult process
it requires an impeachment motion to be
passed separately by two-thirds members
of each house of the parliament thus the
judiciary in India plays a crucial role
in the maintenance of the Democratic
ethos of a country let's recall what you
have learned an independent judiciary is
an essential prerequisite for a healthy
and effective democracy judiciary is an
institution which resolves legal
disputes and administers justice
judiciary in India consists of a Supreme
Court High Court's district courts and
lauder dollars India has an integrated
judicial system this means that the
Supreme Court of India is act the
effects of the Indian judicial
and controls the judicial administration
in the country the Supreme Court can
take up disputes between citizens of
India
between citizens and the government
between two or more state governments
and between governments at the Union and
state level the Supreme Court acts as
the protector of fundamental rights of
the citizens the Supreme Court is the
highest court of appeal in civil and
criminal cases the Supreme Court is also
the guardian of the Constitution of
India it can examine the constitutional
validity of any action of the country's
exective to ensure independence of
judiciary judges are generally appointed
on the basis of seniority and not on
political preference further the removal
of a judge of Supreme Court or High
Court is a very difficult process