Judicial Branch of India Government

India has a unitary judicial system. The judicial system in India has a pyramidal structure with the Supreme Court (SC) at the top. Below the Supreme Court are the High Courts, which are followed by the District Courts and Subordinate Courts. The lower courts operate under the direct supervision of the higher courts. Supreme Court operates as the judicial branch of India Government.

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the apex court of the Indian judicial system. The Supreme Court is an essential element of the federal system followed by India. It is the highest court with criminal and civil powers. The main powers of the Supreme Court are classified into four: original (disputes between union and states, violation of fundamental rights), appellate (it takes appeal petition against the decisions of lower courts), advisory (it gives legal advice to the president) and review (reviews and reconsiders their own judgement). Supreme court is Court of record, Federal Court, Court of appeal and Guardian of the constitution. Supreme Court is located in Delhi without any benches in any part of the nation and is presided by the Chief Justice of India. The supreme court has the power to transfer the cases from one High Court to another and even from one District Court of a particular state to another District Court of the other state. The Supreme court of India possesses the power of constitutional review.