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Kiran Pvt Ltd lost a civil suit in a District Court. It appealed to the High Court of its state, which dismissed the appeal. It now wants one further judicial remedy. Which statement about the hierarchy of courts is correct?

Kiran Pvt Ltd may seek to approach the Supreme Court. It is at the top of India's judicial hierarchy, above the High Courts and subordinate courts, and the law it declares binds all courts across India, not just those in one state.

  1. AIt may seek to approach the Supreme Court, which is at the top of the judicial hierarchy, and its judgments bind all courts in IndiaCorrect
  2. BThe High Court's decision is final and no further forum exists
  3. CIt must return to the District Court for a retrial
  4. DThe Supreme Court's rulings bind only courts in Delhi

Explanation

The hierarchy runs from subordinate courts to the High Court to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the apex court, and law declared by it binds all courts in India. Hence a further approach to it is the next step, and the claim that its rulings bind only Delhi courts is wrong.

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