HIgh Court

HIghCourt:

1.    The constitution does not specify the strength of High Court and leaves it to the discretion of president.

2.    Procedure for impeachment of high courts judges are same as for judges of Supreme Court( Please refer to supreme court article for this)

3.    Death sentence awarded by a sessions court should be confirmed by the high court or an additional session court should be confirmed by the high court before it can be executed whether there is an appeal by the convicted persons or not.

4.    Retirement age for high court judges is 62 years & for supreme court judges is 65 years

5.    The writ jurisdiction of the high court (Under article 226) is not exclusive but concurrent with writ jurisdiction of the supreme court (Under article 32)