What is the relationship between the High Court and the Supreme Court?

Correct answer: The Supreme Court is above the High Courts

Direct answer: The Supreme Court is above the High Courts in India’s judicial hierarchy. The Supreme Court is the highest court for the country, while High Courts function mainly at the state or Union Territory level. A High Court hears many cases at its level, and in suitable matters its decisions may be appealed before the Supreme Court. This shows a higher judicial level, not a private or employer-employee relationship. Option A is correct. Option B reverses the hierarchy, so it is wrong. Option C is wrong because the two courts do not occupy the same level. Option D is wrong for two reasons: High Courts are constitutional public courts, not private institutions, and their independence does not mean they are private bodies. Memory cue: In the broad order, remember Supreme Court first, High Courts next, and subordinate courts below them.