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ecupies Paporiant placer iary has the power to inte c n e powers of different levels of es acts as an umpire if disputes arise between gthe Law and Enforcing Fundamental Rights: a : citizen of India can approach the Supreme Court 2 High Court if they believe that their Fundamentals its have been violated. cinder eS upreme Court has the powers to protect the Right to Const U stitution has given to the citizens. ; M : this right, if a citizen feels that her/his fundament can go straight to the Se pe eat “se oo eonsuruconal rece Gieseee rthe Court to acté sardian ofthe Constitution ticeofIndia. h state has one High Court, has many districts and each district has its _ aoe subordinate or Local courts or district court. Most of pain! the people interact with these courts, that are presided over by a district Judge. itis the highest court of : 4’ All the three levels of courts are connected to each other in India. We have an integrated Judicial system meaning that the decisions made by higher courts are binding on the lower cours) 4 Another way to understand this integration is through the appellate system that exists in India. + Case study: State vs Laxman Kumar and others (1985) 4 In February 1980, Laxman Kumar married 20-year-old Sudha Goel and they lived in a flat in Delhi with Laxman’s brothers and their families. A On 2™ December 1980 Sudha died in hospital due to burns. Her family filed a case in court. A In the Trial Court. four of her neighbours stated that on the night of December 1, they had heard Sudha scream and had forced their way into Laxman’s flat. They extinguished the fire by wrapping Sudha ina gunny bag and a blanket. = a _ Appellate : It is the pow | the supreme court toh matters in which a deté ™ | has already been p assell lower court, but there appeal made to the sup court to over turn ort the decision, — * Fig.2 Dowry : A Social Evil Grade-8 | Judiciary men Lawyers, e The Supreme Court found Laxman and his mother guilty but acquitted the brother-in-law Subash because. bey cag, not have enough evidence against him. The Supreme Court decided to send the accused to prison for life. ‘The Supreme Court + Composition A The Supreme Court is at the apex of the Indian Judiciary. It was established by the Constitution. A It has a Chief Justice and 33 other judges (33 + 1). The number of judges can be changed by the Parliament. A The Chief Justice of India and other judges are appointed by the President. The President consults other Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts while making these appointments. In case of the wo appointment of other judges, the Chief Justice is always - consulted. } ee, n ’ “ _ matte * ' = = , ra sh i" i ‘ 4 Fig.4 The Supreme Court of India rc RN Grade-8 | Judiciary OFIS IP OV