According to which Article of the Indian Constitution can the President of India (in consultation with the Chief Justice) transfer a Judge of a High Court from one court to another?
- (a)Article 222
- (b)Article 227
- (c)Article 230
- (d)Article 237
Correct — A, Article 222. Article 222(1) of the Constitution empowers the President to transfer a Judge (including a Chief Justice) from one High Court to any other High Court, but only after consultation with the Chief Justice of India — a check meant to keep the transfer power out of unilateral executive hands.
- (b)Article 227 — Article 227 gives a High Court its OWN power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals within its territory — an internal supervisory power, not a President-exercised transfer power.
- (c)Article 230 — Article 230 lets Parliament extend or restrict a High Court's jurisdiction to a Union Territory — about territorial jurisdiction, not judge transfers.
- (d)Article 237 — Article 237 lets the Governor apply the Constitution's provisions on subordinate courts to specified classes of magistrates — about the subordinate judiciary, unrelated to High Court judge transfers.
Part VI, Chapter V of the Constitution (Articles 214-231) governs High Courts. Article 222 specifically empowers the President to transfer a Judge from one High Court to another, but only after consulting the Chief Justice of India — a safeguard that keeps the power from being purely executive.
The trap is the cluster of neighbouring High-Court articles — appointment (217), transfer (222), superintendence (227), jurisdiction extension to UTs (230) — since MPPSC often asks 'which Article does X' with no other clue to anchor on.
- Article 222: President transfers a HC Judge to another HC, after consulting the CJI.
- Article 217: appointment and conditions of service of a HC Judge.
- Article 227: a HC's own power of superintendence over subordinate courts.
- Article 230: extends a HC's jurisdiction to a Union Territory.
Article 222 is the one that governs inter-High-Court transfers.
- Confusing Article 222 (transfer between High Courts) with Article 217 (appointment) or Article 224 (additional/acting judges)
- Mixing up the President-CJI consultation requirement for transfers with a High Court's own internal administrative powers
MPPSC/UPSC usually test the exact Article number tied to one specific HC power — transfer (222), appointment (217), superintendence (227), or UT jurisdiction (230).
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which Article of the Constitution empowers the President to appoint a Judge of a High Court?
- (a)Article 217
- (b)Article 222
- (c)Article 224
- (d)Article 233
Answer(a) Article 217 — appointment and conditions of service of a High Court Judge.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The power of a High Court to exercise superintendence over all courts and tribunals within its territorial jurisdiction is granted by:
- (a)Article 226
- (b)Article 227
- (c)Article 235
- (d)Article 228
Answer(b) Article 227.