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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
                             VIRTUAL LEARNING MODULE 13 (5.2),     2020 – 21
                                                    Subject – Civics
                                                 Chapter – 5: Judiciary
                                                       Class – VIII
                                 Sub topic 2: What is the structure of courts in India?

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               Pages:  57, 58, 59

               What is the structure of courts in India?
                     There are three different levels of courts in our country.

                     Subordinate courts or district courts are at the district level or Tehsil level. These

                       are provided over by the district judge.
                     Each state has a High Court which is the highest court of that state.

                     At the top is the Supreme Court that is located in New Delhi and presided over by

                       the Chief Justice of India.
                     The decisions made by the Supreme Court in binding on all other courts in India.

                     In India we have an integrated judicial system meaning that the decisions made

                       by the higher courts are binding on the lower courts.
                     The Appellate system exists in India. This means that a person can appeal to a

                       higher court if he believes that the judgement passed in the lower court is not

                       just.
                     Example of Appellate system.

                       Case - Delhi Administration versus Laxman Kumar and others.From the lower
                       court to Supreme Court.
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