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Article 374 of the Constitution of India

Article
374
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—L ANGUAGE OF THE UNION
Index row title
(1) The Judges of the Federal Court holding office
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
dc83114a-d10c-4304-814e-4635b9a61cbc

352 words

Verbatim text

immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall, unless they have elected otherwise,become on such commencement the Judges of theSupreme Court and shall thereupon be entitled to suchsalaries and allowances and to such rights in respectof leave of absence and pension as are provided for under article 125 in respect of the Judges of the Supreme Court. (2) All suits, appeals and proceedings, civil or criminal, pending in the Federal Court at thecommencement of this Constitution shall stand removedto the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the same, and the judgments and orders of the Federal Court delivered ormade before the commencement of this Constitution shallhave the same force and effect as if they had beendelivered or made by the Supreme Court. (3) Nothing in this Constitution shall operate to invalidate the exercise of jurisdiction by His Majesty in Council to dispose of appeals and petitions from, or inrespect of, any judgment, decree or order of any courtwithin the territory of India in so far as the exercise ofsuch jurisdiction is authorised by law, and any order ofHis Majesty in Council made on any such appeal or petition after the commencement of this Constitution shall for all purposes have effect as if it were an orderor decree made by the Supreme Court in the exercise ofthe jurisdiction conferred on such Court by thisConstitution. (4) On and from the commencement of this Constitution the jurisdiction of the authority functioning as the Privy Council in a State specified in Part B of theProvisions as to Judges of theFederal Court andproceedingspending in theFederal Court orbefore His Majestyin Council.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XXI. —Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions .—Art. 373-374.)263 First Schedule to entertain and dispose of appeals and petitions from or in respect of any judgment, decree ororder of any court within that State shall cease, and allappeals and other proceedings pending before the saidauthority at such commencement shall be transferred to,and disposed of by, the Supreme Court. (5) Further provision may be made by Parliament by law to give effect to the provisions of this article.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 374 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—L ANGUAGE OF THE UNION”.
  • The passage runs to about 352 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions pay and pensions — it sets pay, salary, allowance or pension terms (the words used: “pension”).

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