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Which of the following courts is at the apex of the integrated judicial hierarchy in India, whose law declared is binding on all courts within the territory of India under Article 141 of the Constitution?

The Supreme Court of India is at the top of the integrated judicial hierarchy. Under Article 141 of the Constitution, the law it declares binds all courts in India. High Courts and tribunals are subordinate to it, and the Federal Court was replaced by it in 1950.

  1. ASupreme Court of IndiaCorrect
  2. BChief Justice's bench of the High Court of Delhi
  3. CNational Company Law Appellate Tribunal
  4. DFederal Court of India

Explanation

India has a single integrated judiciary headed by the Supreme Court. Article 141 provides that the law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on all courts in India. The Federal Court existed before 1950 and was replaced by the Supreme Court, and tribunals or High Courts do not sit above it.

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