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Justice A S Oka sworn in as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka was sworn-in as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. He now becomes 31st Chief Justice of Karnataka HC. His oath of office was administered by Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R Vala, at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru. Key Facts The Karnataka Chief Justice office had fallen vacant after then incumbent Justice Dinesh ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Article 214 • Article 217 • Bombay High Court • Chief Justice of India • Chief Justice of Karnataka • CJI • High Courts in India • Justice Dinesh Maheshwari • Karnataka Chief Justice • L Narayana Swamy • Lok Ayukta • President • President Ram Nath Kovind • Shreeniwas Oka
Justice PR Ramachandra Menon sworn in as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh
Justice PR Ramachandra Menon was sworn in as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court. He now becomes 13th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh HC. His oath of office and secrecy was administered by state Governor Anandiben Patel at Raj Bhawan, Raipur. Key Facts The Chhattisgarh High Court is located at Bodri District in Bilaspur, Chattisgarh. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Article 214 • Article 217 • Bilaspur • Chhattisgarh • Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court • CJI • High Courts in India • Justice PR Ramachandra Menon • Raipur • Supreme court
What is Collegium System of Appointment of Judges?
The Supreme Court Collegium is the panel of judges vested with the responsibility of appointments and elevations of Chief Justices and judges of the Supreme Court and high courts of the country. The Collegium for the appointment of Judges of Supreme Court is headed by the Chief Justice of India and comprises of the four other ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Appointment of collegium • Article 124(2) • Article 217 • Chief Justice of India • CLAT • Judge of a High Court • Justice MN Venkatachaliah Commission • National Judicial Appointments Commission • Parliament • Supreme Court Collegium • Three-Judge Case
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
Justice Vineet Saran appointed as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice Vineet Saran as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of Orissa High Court as per the provisions of Article 217 of Constitution. His appointment comes after it was lying vacant ever since transfer of Justice D H Waghela as CJ of Bombay High Court. During the vacant period, Justice Pradeep ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Topics: appointments • Article 217 • Current Affairs 2016 • Orissa High Court • Persons in News • Vineet Saran