This PSEB 8th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 28 Judiciary and Its Special Jurisdiction will help you in revision during exams.
PSEB 8th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 28 Judiciary and Its Special Jurisdiction
→ Parts of Government: There are main parts of government – Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary.
→ Legislative makes the law, Executive implements the law, and Judiciary does the work of justice.
→ Single Judiciary: The structure of a single judiciary has been kept in India.
→ All the courts right from the top and the bottom, are connected with each other.
→ Freedom of Judiciary: Special provisions are kept to make Judiciary independent and impartial.
→ For example, it has been kept separate from legislative and executive so that it can give its decisions independently.
→ Appellate Jurisdiction of Supreme Court: Supreme Court listens to the suits filed against the decisions of high courts of states.
→ As it is the highest court of the country, that’s why its decisions cannot be challenged anywhere.
→ Civil Suits: Appeal can be made in the Supreme Court against the decisions of any civil case.
→ But it should be proved by the high court that there is a definite legal question of general importance in this case.
→ In special cases, Supreme Court can listen to the appeal without the approval of the High Court.
→ Public Interest Litigation (P.I.L.): Any person can file a case of public interest in the court as P.I.L. who is not directly related to the case or suit.
→ Court listens to these cases in a regular way as it listens to other cases.
→ First Investigation Report (F.I.R.): It is necessary to inform the police at first instance in case of any incident occur. It is known as F.I.R. or First Investigation Report.