Article 217 of the Constitution of India

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Article 217 of the Constitution of India lays down the procedure, qualifications, and conditions for the appointment and tenure of High Court judges in India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
appliesTo Judges of High Courts in India ⓘ
belongsToChapter Chapter V – The High Courts in the States ⓘ
belongsToPart Part VI of the Constitution of India ⓘ
bindingOn State Governments in India ⓘ
Union Government of India ⓘ
linked to: Union Government
cameIntoForceWith Constitution of India on 26 January 1950 ⓘ
category Indian constitutional law ⓘ
concerns acting judges of High Courts ⓘ
additional judges of High Courts ⓘ
permanent judges of High Courts ⓘ
country India ⓘ
designatesAppointingAuthority President of India ⓘ
enforcedBy courts in India ⓘ
governs age of retirement of High Court judges ⓘ
hasSection provisions on appointment procedure ⓘ
provisions on conditions of office ⓘ
provisions on qualifications ⓘ
provisions on tenure and retirement ⓘ
interpretedBy Supreme Court of India ⓘ
interpretedIn Second Judges Case (Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India, 1993) ⓘ
Third Judges Case (In re Presidential Reference, 1998) ⓘ
jurisdiction India ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalEffect determines tenure and continuation in office of High Court judges ⓘ
determines validity of appointments of High Court judges ⓘ
linksTo Article 124 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 220 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 224 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
partOf Constitution of India ⓘ
providesFor appointment of High Court judges by the President of India ⓘ
oath or affirmation of High Court judges by the Governor ⓘ
regulates appointment of High Court judges in India ⓘ
conditions of service of High Court judges in India ⓘ
qualifications of High Court judges in India ⓘ
tenure of High Court judges in India ⓘ
relatedDoctrine collegium system for appointment of judges ⓘ
requiresConsultationWith Chief Justice of India ⓘ
Chief Justice of the High Court concerned ⓘ
Governor of the State ⓘ
setsMinimumAge 10 years of judicial office or advocacy experience (as qualification, not age) ⓘ
setsQualification at least 10 years as an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession ⓘ
at least 10 years held a judicial office in the territory of India ⓘ
setsQualification citizen of India ⓘ
setsRetirementAge 62 years for High Court judges (subject to later constitutional amendments) ⓘ
subjectMatter appointment and conditions of the office of High Court judge ⓘ
usedIn constitutional challenges relating to High Court judiciary ⓘ
judicial review of High Court judges’ appointments ⓘ

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