Administration of Justice:

ü  The Indian Judiciary is partly a continuation of the British legal system established by the British in the mid-19th century based on a typical hybrid legal system known as the Common Law System, in which customs, precedents and legislative are all components of the law.

ü  The Constitution of India is the supreme legal document of the country.

ü  There are various levels of judiciary in India – different types of courts, each with varying powers depending on the tier and jurisdiction bestowed upon them.

ü  They form a strict hierarchy of importance, in line with the order of the courts in which they sit,

                                                              i.      with the Supreme Court of India at the top,

                                                            ii.      followed by High Courts of respective states

                                                          iii.      with district judges sitting in District Courts and Magistrates of Second Class and Civil Judge (Junior Division) at the bottom.

ü  Courts hear criminal and civil cases, including disputes between individuals and the government.

ü  The Indian judiciary is independent of the executive and legislative branches of government according to the Constitution.