Question

Select the qualifications necessary for the appointment of the Chief Justice of a High Court.

• A. He/She should be an Indian Citizen.
• B. He/She should have presided as a Judge for at least ten years in any Indian court.
• C. He/She should be a ‘distinguished jurist’.
• D. He/She should have practised as an advocate in the High Court for ten years.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

The correct options are
A He/She should be an Indian Citizen.
B He/She should have presided as a Judge for at least ten years in any Indian court.
D He/She should have practised as an advocate in the High Court for ten years.

To be the Chief Justice of a High Court, a person should be an Indian Citizen. Moreover, he/she should have presided as a Judge for at least ten years in any court in India or he/she should have practised as an advocate in the High Court for ten years. The qualification of 'distinguished jurist' was removed by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978.