Civics Ch - 4 Judiciary Social Studies - Civics Ch - 4 Judiciary

What is the full form of PIL?###What is the expansion at PIL?

The Supreme Court in the early 1980s, devised a mechanism of PIL to increase access to _______________ .

Which law is violated in the case of a dowry death?

Mayank sharma married to Damini Sharma in 1999. On 17th August 2000. Damini was found dead in her apartment. She has several injuries on her body. Her family filed a case in court. The trial Court acquitted Mayank and his family members and did not gave any sentence against thern.
The family members of Damini can appeal in which of the following courts?

'The district judiciary is the primary interface between the justice system and the people'.
Which of the following statements best explains this statement?

Assertion (A) All citizens of India have a right to justice through the courts.
Reason (R) Access to courts is difficult for a vast majority of the poor in India.

Assertion (A) Every citizen of India can approach the Supreme Court or the High Court if they believe that their Fundamental Rights have been violated.
Reason (R) The judiciary is responsible for upholding the law and enforcing fundamental rights.

The seven North-Eastern states have a common High Court.

The decisions made by the lower courts are binding on the higher courts.

A citizen can appeal against a decision made by Supreme Court.

There is only one Supreme Court in India.

District courts are the highest court in a state.

The mechanism of PILs was devised in the early _______________ .

The Supreme Court acts as the court of _______________ also.

The decisions made by the _______________ are binding on all other courts of India.

The _______________ play a significant role in protecting our Fundamental Rights.

Only an _______________ Judiciary can give verdict against the government.

Re-read excerpts from the judgement on the Olga Tellis vs Bombay Municipal Corporation case. Now write in your own words what the judges meant when they said that the Right to Livelihood was part of the Right to Life.

What is the full form of FIR?

Who acts as a check on the powers of the Executive and Legislative?

Who introduced PILS in Indian judicial system and when?

Name some issues which comes under civil law

Discuss the impact of the shortage of judges on the delivery of justice to the litigants.

Write two sentences of what you understand about the appellate system from the case 'State (Delhi Administration) vs Laxman Kumar and other (1985)' mentioned in the text.

List two reasons why you believe an Independent Judiciary is essential to democracy?

Do you think that any ordinary citizen stands a chance against a politician in this kind of judicial system? Why not?

Make sentences with each of the glossary words given on the back page.

Fill in the table given below based on what you have understood about criminal and civil law.

Description of violation	Branch of law followed	Procedure to be followed
A group of girls are persistently harassed by a group of boys while walking to school.	-	-
A tenant who is being forced to move out files a case in court against the landlord.	-	-

With the help of your teacher, fill in the blank spaces In the table below,

Type of Dispute	Example
Dispute between centre and the state
Dispute between two states
Dispute between two citizens
Laws that are in violation of the Constitution

The following is a poster made by the Right to Food campaign.
Read this poster and list the duties of the government to uphold the Right to Food.
How does the phrase "Hungry stomachs, overflowing godowns! We will not accept it!!" used in the poster relate to the photo essay on the Right to Food on.

Explain the role of the judge in the Indian criminal system.

"While the courts are available for all, in reality access to courts has always been difficult for a vast majority of the poor in India. Legal procedures involve a lot of money and paperwork as well as take up a lot of time."
(i) How did the Supreme Court tried to solve these problems?
(ii) Give example of any one success story of this initiative of Supreme Court.

District courts are the most accessible courts for litigants, and High Courts and the Supreme Court are the higher courts that hear appeals from district courts. Describe the structure of courts in India.

Discuss the role of PIL in Indian judiciary. What values have you learnt from the of PIL in Indian judicial system?

What are the differences between different branches of the legal system?

Discuss the ways through which the independence of Judiciary is ensured.

Read the given passage below and answer the questions that follow.
High Courts were first established in the three Presidency cities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1862. The High Court of Delhi came up in 1966. Currently, there are 25 High Courts. While many states have their own High Courts, Punjab and Haryana share a common High Court at Chandigarh and four North-Eastern states of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have a common High Court at Guwahati. Andhra Pradesh (Amaravati) and Telangana (Hyderabad) have separate High Courts from 1st January, 2019. Some High Courts have benches in other parts of the state for greater accessibility.
Q. 1. When was the first High Court established in India?
(a) 1862
(b) 1866
(c) 1966
(d) 2019
Q. 2. A High Court bench located outside the state capital serves which primary purpose?
(a) To handle legal matters related to a specific region within the state.
(b) To reduce the work load on the main court in the capital city.
(c) To provide easier access to justice for citizens in remote areas..
(d) All of the above
Q. 3. Which of the following statements is not true about the establishment of High Courts in India?
(a) The first High Courts were established in 1862 in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
(b) The High Court of Delhi was established in 1966.
(c) Currently, there are 25 functioning High Courts in India.
(d) All states have their own High Courts.
Q. 4. What is the purpose of having benches of High Courts in other parts of the state?
(a) To make access to justice easier for people living in remote areas.
(b) To reduce the workload on the main High Court.
(c) To provide specialised courts for certain types of cases.
(d) All of the above