2025 · Q109
Which of the following statements are correct?
- 1The Chief Justice of India is the highest Administrative Officer of the Supreme Court of India.
- 2The administrative powers for determining the work structure of the Supreme Court and its Registry are exclusively vested in the Chief Justice of India.
- 3A person who has been a Judge of the Supreme Court of India can practice after retirement only in the Supreme Court of India and not in any other court within India.
- 4A designated Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India is not entitled to appear in the Supreme Court of India without an Advocate-on-Record. Select the answer using the codes given below:
Indian Polity, Governance and ConstitutionJudiciary
- A1 and 2 only
- B1, 2 and 3
- C3 and 4 only
- D2 and 4 only
Explanation
Statements 2 and 4 are correct: the CJI has exclusive administrative authority over the Supreme Court's work structure and Registry, and a designated Senior Advocate cannot appear in the Supreme Court without an Advocate-on-Record. Statement 3 is wrong because Article 124(7) bars a retired Supreme Court judge from practising in any court in India, and statement 1 is wrong because it misdescribes the CJI, the constitutional head of the judiciary, as an 'Administrative Officer'.