Why is the Supreme Court called the highest appellate court of India?

Correct answer: Because it can hear final appeals against High Court decisions

Correct answer: B — the Supreme Court can hear appeals against decisions of High Courts and is the highest court of appeal. An appeal asks a higher court to examine whether a lower court made a legal or procedural error. The Supreme Court may hear an appeal when the legal requirements and constitutional or statutory conditions are satisfied; its appellate role does not mean that every case automatically reaches it. Option B is correct because it identifies the higher-court and final-appellate function. A is wrong because the Supreme Court does not hear only village panchayat cases. C is wrong because judges are not members of Lok Sabha; the judiciary is separate from the legislature. D is wrong because Parliament primarily makes laws, while courts interpret and apply them. Memory cue: appellate means a higher court reviews a lower court's decision.