Political Science · Indian Polity
What is the correct wording of Article 124(2) regarding the appointment of judges of the Supreme Court?
AEvery judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
BEvery judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with a collegium of judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts
CEvery 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 the President may deem necessary for the purpose ✓ Correct
DEvery judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with the Chief Justice and the judges of the Supreme Court as the President may deem necessary
Correct answer: (C) 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 the President may deem necessary for the purpose — The correct wording is the one in option C, allowing consultation with such judges as the President may deem necessary.
Explanation
★The correct wording is the one in option C, allowing consultation with such judges as the President may deem necessary.
★Article 124(2) provides for appointment by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.
★It requires consultation with such judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as the President deems necessary.
★In the case of any judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice must always be consulted.
★The collegium is not named in the Constitution but evolved through Supreme Court judgements.
★So the actual text speaks of consultation with judges as the President deems necessary, not a named collegium.
★Hence option C reflects the true wording of Article 124(2).
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