Madras High Court Current Affairs, GK & News
Justice Sanjay Karol sworn in as Chief Justice of Patna HC
Justice Sanjay Karol has been sworn in as the 43rd Chief Justice of Patna High Court. His oath for office and secrecy was administered by Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan at the Raj Bhavan in Patna. He succeeded Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, who has been transferred as Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Chennai. His swearing-in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Chief justice • High Courts in India • Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi • Justice Sanjay Karol • Madras High Court • Nitish Kumar • Patna High Court
SC refuses to Intervene in Puducherry Power Tussle
The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Madras High Court order that curbed Puducherry Lieutenant Governor’s powers on the administrative control of the Union Territory of the Puducherry. The Supreme Court has asked the Lieutenant Governor (LG) to seek relief in the Madras High Court. What was the Verdict of the Madras High ..
Topics: Lieutenant Governor • Madras High Court • Parliamentary Laws • Puducherry • Supreme court
Madras High Court Upholds Decision to cancel Vellore Poll
Madras High Court has dismissed two writ petitions filed against the Presidential decision to rescind the Lok Sabha poll notification for the Vellore parliamentary constituency in the wake of complaints of large-scale distribution of cash to voters. Why the Lok Sabha Polls in the Vellore Constituency was cancelled? Lok Sabha election to the Vellore constituency ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: article 324 • Election Commission • Lok Sabha Poll • Madras High Court • President • Representation of the People Act of 1951 • Union Ministry of Law and Justice • Vellore
Madras High Court Rules against Negative Marking in Competitive Exams
The Madras High Court has ruled against negative marking in competitive examinations saying they are bad in law. Observations of the Madras High Court The Madras High Court while hearing a petition filed by an IIT JEE aspirant who failed to clear the Mains due to negative marking has made the following observations: The Madras ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: CBSE • CLAT • Competitive exams • IIT • JEE • Madras High Court • National Testing Agency • Negative Marking
Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani sworn-in as Chief Justice of Madras High Court
Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Madras High Court (MHC) by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit at a ceremony in Raj Bhavan in Chennai on August 12. Justice Tahilramani is the third woman chief justice of the MHC. She succeeded Justice Indira Banerjee, who has been elevated ..
Topics: Aniruddha Bose • Banwarilal Purohit • Government of India • Indira Banerjee • Jharkhand High Court • Judiciary of India • Madras High Court • Patna High Court • State governments of India • Tamil Nadu • Vijaya Tahilramani