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Appointment of Supreme Court judges in India
Recently, the Union government notified the appointment of two judges as judges of the Supreme Court. Who are the two new judges of the Supreme Court? Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia: Justice Dhulia hails from Uttarakhand and is the grandson of a freedom fighter who took part in the Quit India Movement. He became the Chief Justice ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Appointment of Judges • Constitution • Supreme court • Supreme Court Collegium
Elevation of Union Law Secretary as HC Judge
In October 2019, Anoop Kumar Mendiratta became the first serving judge to be appointed as Union Law Secretary, among 60 candidates. On February 25, 2022, he became the first Union Law Secretary to be appointed as a judge in High Court. Key Facts The former district and sessions judge at the Karkardooma courts will now ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Appointment of Judges • Delhi High Court • High Court Judge • Indian Judicial System • Indian Judiciary • Union Law Secretary
Four new Supreme Court judges appointed, strength now 34
The Centre on 18 September 2019 cleared the appointments of four new judges to the Supreme Court. With the appointment, the judges’ strength in apedx court is now 34. On August 30, the Supreme Court four chief justices for the appointment to the top court in order to fill the vacant posts. Key Highlights The ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Appointment of Judges • Chief Justice of India • CLAT • Hrishikesh Roy • Krishna Murari • S. Ravindra Bhat • Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Bill of 2019 • Supreme Court Judges • V. Ramasubramanian