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?

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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.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) 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 lets Parliament extend or restrict a High Court's jurisdiction to a Union Territory — about territorial jurisdiction, not judge transfers.  (d) 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.

Concept: 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.

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