Judiciary
NCERT Class 11 Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 6 presents an integrated judiciary with the Supreme Court, High Courts and subordinate courts, and explains original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction. It describes appointment of judges, security of tenure and removal, and independence through salaries and contempt powers. The chapter then introduces judicial review and public interest litigation, closing with debates on activism and pendency that ask how courts protect rights without overstepping.
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