The Federal Court had exclusive original jurisdiction in any dispute between the Central Government and the Provinces. Initially, it was empowered to hear appeals from the High Courts of the provinces in the cases which involved the interpretation of any Section of the Government of India Act, 1935. From 5 January 1948 it was also empowered to hear appeals in those cases, which did not involve any interpretation of the Government of India Act, 1935.[1]
The Federal Court came into being on 1 October 1937. The seat of the court was the Chamber of Princes in the Parliament building in Delhi. It began with a Chief Justice and two puisne judges. The first Chief Justice was Sir Maurice Gwyer and the other two judges were Sir Shah Muhammad Sulaiman and M. R. Jayakar. It functioned until the establishment of the Supreme Court of India on 28 January 1950, two days after India was declared a republic.
^Kumar, Raj, ed. (2003). Essays on Legal Systems in India. New Delhi: Discovery Publishing House. pp. 108–11. ISBN81-7141-701-9.
Further readingEdit
Pylee, M.V. (1996). The Federal Court Of India, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, ISBN978-81-259-0223-2
External linksEdit
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federal, court, india, judicial, body, established, india, 1937, under, provisions, government, india, 1935, with, original, appellate, advisory, jurisdiction, functioned, until, supreme, court, india, established, 1950, although, seat, federal, court, delhi, . The Federal Court of India was a judicial body established in India in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 with original appellate and advisory jurisdiction It functioned until the Supreme Court of India was established in 1950 Although the seat of the Federal Court was at Delhi however a separate Federal Court of Pakistan was established in Pakistan in Karachi after the Partition of India There was a right of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London from the Federal Court of India The Federal Court had exclusive original jurisdiction in any dispute between the Central Government and the Provinces Initially it was empowered to hear appeals from the High Courts of the provinces in the cases which involved the interpretation of any Section of the Government of India Act 1935 From 5 January 1948 it was also empowered to hear appeals in those cases which did not involve any interpretation of the Government of India Act 1935 1 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Notes 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory EditThe Federal Court came into being on 1 October 1937 The seat of the court was the Chamber of Princes in the Parliament building in Delhi It began with a Chief Justice and two puisne judges The first Chief Justice was Sir Maurice Gwyer and the other two judges were Sir Shah Muhammad Sulaiman and M R Jayakar It functioned until the establishment of the Supreme Court of India on 28 January 1950 two days after India was declared a republic Number Name Period of office Length of term days Bar Appointed by1 Sir Maurice Gwyer 1 October 1937 25 April 1943 2 032 Inner Temple The Marquess of LinlithgowActing Sir Srinivas Varadachariar 25 April 1943 7 June 1943 432 Sir Patrick Spens 7 June 1943 14 August 1947 1 529 Inner Temple3 Sir H J Kania 14 August 1947 26 January 1950 896 Bombay High Court The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma Date of Resignation On 14 August 1947 Federal Court partitioned into the federal courts of India and PakistanSee also EditHistory of the Indian Subcontinent History of the Republic of India Supreme Court of India Chief Justice of India Judges of the Supreme Court of India National Judicial Appointments Commission Judicial activism in India History of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Supreme Court of Pakistan Judicial history Chief Justice of Pakistan Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association Judicial activism Lawyers movement Notes Edit Kumar Raj ed 2003 Essays on Legal Systems in India New Delhi Discovery Publishing House pp 108 11 ISBN 81 7141 701 9 Further reading EditPylee M V 1996 The Federal Court Of India New Delhi Vikas Publishing House ISBN 978 81 259 0223 2External links EditFederal Court Enlargement of Jurisdiction Act 1947 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federal Court of India amp oldid 1124874505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
