If a judge of a High Court in India wants to resign from their position, to whom must they submit their resignation?
If a judge of a High Court in India wants to resign from their position, to whom must they submit their resignation?
जब भारत में किसी उच्च न्यायालय का कोई न्यायधीश भी शामिल हें अपने पद से इस्तीफा देना चाहता हैं, तो उस अपना इस्तीफा किसे सौंपना होता हैं?
Detailed Solution & Logic
President of India/भारत के राष्ट्रपति
📝 Explanation (English)
According to Article 217(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution, a judge of a High Court may resign from their office by writing a letter addressed to the President of India.
Therefore, if a High Court judge wants to resign, they must submit their resignation to the President, not to the Chief Justice, Prime Minister, or Governor.
📝 व्याख्या (Hindi)
भारतीय संविधान के अनुच्छेद 217(1)(a) के अनुसार, उच्च न्यायालय का न्यायाधीश अपना त्यागपत्र भारत के राष्ट्रपति को संबोधित करके दे सकता है।
अर्थात्, यदि कोई उच्च न्यायालय का न्यायाधीश इस्तीफा देना चाहता है, तो उसे अपना त्यागपत्र राष्ट्रपति को देना होता है।
⭐ Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य
🔹 उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीश की नियुक्ति भी राष्ट्रपति द्वारा की जाती है।
🔹 उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीश की सेवानिवृत्ति की आयु 62 वर्ष होती है।
🔹 सर्वोच्च न्यायालय (Supreme Court) के न्यायाधीश भी अपना इस्तीफा राष्ट्रपति को ही देते हैं (Article 124)।
🔹 उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायाधीश को हटाने की प्रक्रिया (Impeachment) संसद द्वारा की जाती है।
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