150 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
182 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEB. 26,1948
Explanation:—Where the Houses of Parliament are summoned to re-assemble on different dates, the period of six weeks shall be reckoned from the later of those dates for the purposes of this clause.
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Establishment and constitution of Supreme Court.
(3) If and so far as an Ordinance under this article makes any provision which Parliament would not under this Constitution be competent to enact, it shall be void.
CHAPTER IV—The Federal Judicature
- (1) There shall be a Supreme Court of India consisting of a Chief Justice of India and such number of other judges not being less than *seven as Parliament may by law prescribe.
(2) Every judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with such of the judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts in the States as may be necessary for the purpose and shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-five years:
Provided that in the case of appointment of a judge, other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of India shall always be consulted:
Provided further that—
(a) a judge may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office;
(b) a judge may be removed from his office in the manner provided in clause (4).
(3) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court unless he is a citizen of India and—
(a) has been for at least five years a judge of a High Court or of two or more such courts in succession; or
- The Committee considers that seven judges would in the beginning be sufficient and Parliament might, by law, afterwards increase the number.