Article 124 Current Affairs, GK & News
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde appointed as 47th Chief Justice of India
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde (aged 63) was appointed as 47th Chief Justice of India (CJI). His Warrant of Appointment was signed by President Ram Nath Kovind under Article 124 of the Constitution of India. He will take oath as the next head of the Indian judiciary on 18 November 2019, a day after incumbent Ranjan ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Article 124 • Chief Justice of India • CJI • Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde • Ranjan Gogoi • Supreme court
Cabinet approves increasing strength of Supreme Court Judges
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved increasing the number of judges in Supreme Court from the present 31 to 34 (i.e. by 10%), including Chief Justice of India (CJI). In this regard it has approved bill to amend Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956. At present, the full sanctioned strength ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Article 124 • Cabinet Decision • Chief Justice of India • CLAT • Constitution of India • Judges of SC • Supreme court • Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act 1956
Collegium Recommends names of Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Sanjiv Khanna for appointment as Judges of the Supreme Court
The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has recommended appointing Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Sanjiv Khanna as judges of the Supreme Court. The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi also comprises four senior-most judges of Supreme Court which includes Justices A K Sikri, S A Bobde, N V Ramana and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Article 124 • Article 217 • Chief Justice of India • CLAT • First judge case. Second judge case • Justice Dinesh Maheshwari • Justice Sanjiv Khanna • National Judicial Appointments Commission • NJAC • Ranjan Gogoi • S. P. Gupta vs Union of India • Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association vs Union of India • Third judge case
President appoints Justice Ranjan Gogoi as next Chief Justice of India
President of India Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as next Chief Justice of India as per Article 124 of the Constitution. He will assume office of Chief Justice on 3rd October, 2018 after retirement of incumbent Chief Justice, Justice Dipak Misra. At present Justice Gogoi is senior-most judge of Supreme Court. His ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: appointments • Article 124 • Chief Justice of India • National • Persons in News • President • Ram Nath Kovind • Ranjan Gogoi • Supreme court
Justice T.S.Thakur appointed as 43rd Chief Justice of India
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice T.S. Thakur as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) as per provisions of Article 124 of Constitution. T.S. Thakur will be 43rd Chief Justice of India and his appointment will come into effect from 3 December 2015. He will have tenure till January 3, 2017 i.e. till he attains ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Topics: Article 124 • Chief Justice of India • Current Affairs 2016 • judiciary • Justice T S Thakur • Pranab Mukherjee • Supreme court