Supreme Court composition and appointment: President appoints judges on commission recommendation, with qualifications, tenure and removal safeguards. The provision establishes the Supreme Court's composition under a Chief Justice and other Judges, prescribes that the President appoints Judges on the recommendation of the designated appointing body, and sets eligibility criteria including judicial or advocacy experience or distinction as a jurist. It requires an oath before office, specifies resignation and parliamentary removal procedures for proved misbehaviour or incapacity with Parliament able to regulate investigative procedure, and bars former Supreme Court Judges from practising in courts or before authorities within India.
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Supreme Court composition and appointment: President appoints judges on commission recommendation, with qualifications, tenure and removal safeguards.
The provision establishes the Supreme Court's composition under a Chief Justice and other Judges, prescribes that the President appoints Judges on the recommendation of the designated appointing body, and sets eligibility criteria including judicial or advocacy experience or distinction as a jurist. It requires an oath before office, specifies resignation and parliamentary removal procedures for proved misbehaviour or incapacity with Parliament able to regulate investigative procedure, and bars former Supreme Court Judges from practising in courts or before authorities within India.
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