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What is the retirement age for High Court Judges?
A. 60
B. 62
C. 64
D. 58

Answer
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Hint:High Court are the codes in state and union territories. There are 25 High Courts in India, three having charges over more than one state.

Complete answer:
judges of the High Court are appointed by the collegium system. Is the body which recommends the name of candidates of judges to the government.
The retirement age for High Court Judges 62 years, initially it was 60 years but after the 15th Constitution Amendment it was increased to 62 years.

Collegium body consists of 3-4 members with the chief justice of that high Court.
Collegium of the high court sends the list of eligible candidates for the High Court Judges to the governor of state. Governor of that state sent the list to Union Law Ministry and union Law Ministry sent that report to the collegium body of Supreme Court, this collegium aur Supreme Court consists of one chief justice of India and two senior most judges of supreme court. Later this collegeem body sends a list to the government and then to the president at last President appoints the judges of the High Court.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:However the retirement age for High Court Judges is 62 years but they can resign before the tenure. They can give their regulation before the president of India.