Question

_______ submits his resignation letter to the President.
1. State chief minister
2. Judge of high court
3. Chairman of State Legislative Council
4. President of State Legislative Assembly

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Judge of high court

The correct answer is Judge of high court.

•  A judge of the High Court can resign from his office by writing to the president.
• The tenure of High Court judges is not fixed by the Constitution but they hold office until they attain the age of 62 years.

• The institution of high court originated in India in 1862 when the high courts were set up at Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras.
• Articles 214 to 231 in Part VI of the Constitution deal with the organization, independence, jurisdiction, powers, procedures, and so on of the high courts.
• Constitution does not specify the strength of a high court and leaves it to the discretion of the president.
• The chief justice is appointed by the President after consultation with the chief justice of India and the governor of the state concerned.
• He holds office until he attains the age of 62 years.