Subject — Article
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Establishment of the Supreme Court=Art 124 — composition, appointment of judges (124(2)), qualifications (124(3)) and removal (124(4))
An ad break of one hundred twenty-seven seconds
Ad hoc judges=Art 127 — if there is no quorum the CJI, with the President’s prior consent, calls a High Court judge
A red bus numbered one twenty-eight
Retired judges sitting in the Court=Art 128 — the CJI, with the President’s prior consent, may request a retired judge to sit
A record of one hundred twenty-nine runs
Court of record; contempt=Art 129 — judgments kept as evidence and precedent · punishes contempt of itself (up to 6 months’ jail or ₹2,000 fine) · High Courts — Art 215
Deepu took bus one thirty.
Seat — Delhi=Art 130 — Delhi, or any other place the CJI fixes with the President’s approval
Origami with one hundred thirty-one folds
Original jurisdiction=Art 131 — Union vs States and disputes between States · water disputes (Art 262), Finance Commission matters (Art 280) and pre-Constitution treaties kept out
Special leave of one thirty-six days
Special leave to appeal=Art 136 — discretionary, from any court or tribunal · armed-forces courts (court martial) excluded
A review of one hundred thirty-seven films
Review of its own judgments=Art 137 — corrects a mistake in its own judgment
A complete set of one hundred forty-two stamps
Complete justice=Art 142 — any decree or order for complete justice · supplements the law, cannot override an express statute (Supreme Court Bar Association, 1998)
The adviser answered one hundred forty-three letters.
Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court=Art 143 — the President asks; the Court may decline · Berubari (1960)
Five kids on one bench
Constitution Bench=Art 145(3) — at least 5 judges · the largest bench ever, 13 judges — Kesavananda Bharati (1973)
A transfer to a town two hundred twenty-two km away
Transfer of High Court judges=Art 222 — the President, after consulting the CJI, may move a judge to another High Court even without consent
Supreme Court — Part V, Arts 124–147 · High Courts — Part VI, Arts 214–231 (swap the 1 and 2 of 124 to get 214) · subordinate courts — 233–237 · 141 — the Supreme Court’s law binds all courts · 146 — staff appointed by the CJI · 215 — High Courts are courts of record · 217 — High Court judges’ qualifications · 224 — additional judges (up to 2 years) · 227 — superintendence · 231 — common High Court · 233 — district judges appointed by the Governor · 235 — High Court control over subordinate courts.