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UPSC 2002: The salaries and allowances of the Judges of the High Court are charged on the
(a)Consolidated Fund of India
(b)Consolidated Fund of the State
(c)Contingency Fund of India
(d)Contingency Fund of the State
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Consolidated Fund of the State
Article 202(3)(d) of the Constitution lists “expenditure in respect of the salaries and allowances of Judges of any High Court” as expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State, not on the Union’s fund or either Contingency Fund. Hence option (b) is correct. ([indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/216028/?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2002, GS Paper 1, as Question 31. It falls under Indian Polity > Judiciary.
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