High Constitutional functionaries, including Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, submit their resignations to the President of India.
Q61: The Chief justice of the High Court can give his resignation to -
Asked in Asstt. Jailor 2013 · Topic: The High Court (Tenure, Resignation, and Removal of Judges)
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