Who is Chief Justice of India?

Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana is the 48th and current Chief Justice of India. Previously, he was a judge on the Supreme Court of India, chief justice of Delhi High Court and the acting chief justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. He has also been the president of the Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy.

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Who is current Chief Justice of India?

The current CJI, Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde is the 47th Chief Justice of India. Fatimah Beevi was the first woman judge, as well as the first woman Supreme Court Judge of India. She was from Kerala and held the office of Supre Court of India from 6 October 1989 to 29 April 1992.
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Who is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., though, criticized his conservative colleagues for taking the additional step of overturning Roe and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a subsequent case decided in the early 1990s that reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion.
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Who is the first Chief Justice of India?

Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania was the first Indian Chief Justice of India. Justice Y. V. Chandrachud is the longest-serving Chief Justice (February 1978 – July 1985), who served 2696 days while Kamal Narain Singh is the shortest-serving (21 November 1991 – 12 December 1991), just 17 days.
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Which is the oldest court in India?

The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It has jurisdiction over the State of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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जानें कौन हैं Chief Justice NV Ramana | 48th Chief Justice of India



Which is India's first high court?

The Calcutta High Court has the distinction of being the first High Court and one of the three Chartered High Courts to be set up in India, along with the High Courts of Bombay, Madras.
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How many Supreme Court judges?

Nine Justices make up the current Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.
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Who are the 6 Supreme Court judges?

Current Members
  • John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, ...
  • Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, ...
  • Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice, ...
  • Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice, ...
  • Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, ...
  • Elena Kagan, Associate Justice, ...
  • Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice,
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Who appoints the Chief Justice of Supreme Court?

The Chief Justice of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution.
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Who is Supreme Court judge 2021?

Justice N. V. Ramana is the 48th Chief Justice of India. He was sworn in on 24 April 2021.
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Who will be the 49th Chief Justice of India?

Immediately after CJI Ramana's retirement, Justice UU Lalit, currently the second senior-most judge in the Supreme Court, will take oath as the 49th Chief Justice of India. Justice Lalit will serve as the CJI for a short period of less than three months from August 27, 2022 to November 8, 2022.
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Who is the father of Chief Justice of India?

Sanoj was asked, "The father of which Chief Justice of India was once Chief Minister of an Indian state?" CJI Ranjan Gogoi's father Kesab Chandra Gogoi was a Congress politician who served as Chief Minister of Assam for two months in 1982.
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How many high courts are in India?

There are 25 High Courts in India, six having control over more than one State/UT. Delhi has a High Court of its own among the Union Territories. Each High Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and such other judges as appointed by the President of India.
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Which is the highest court in India?

Supreme Court of India came into existence on 26th January, 1950 and is located on Tilak Marg, New Delhi. The Supreme Court of India functioned from the Parliament House till it moved to the present building. It has a 27.6 metre high dome and a spacious colonnaded verandah.
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Who was the first female Supreme Court justice?

Brenda Marjorie Hale, Lady Hale of Richmond, DBE took up appointment as President of the Supreme Court in September 2017, succeeding Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury. This following her appointment as Deputy President from June 2013. In October 2009 she became the first woman Justice of the Supreme Court.
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Who was the youngest Supreme Court justice?

Is Amy Coney Barrett the youngest justice on the Supreme Court? Yes, she is the youngest justice serving on the court.
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Who were the 5 female Supreme Court justices?

Famous 5: The women judges in the US Supreme Court who made history before Ketanji Brown Jackson
  • Sandra Day O'Connor. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor held a seat on America's highest court for nearly 25 years. ...
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg. ...
  • Sonia Sotomayor. ...
  • Elena Kagan. ...
  • Amy Coney Barrett.
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How many total judges are there in India?

There are 25 high courts in India. The number of total judges sanctioned in these high courts are 1108 of which 836 judges are permanent and remaining 272 sanctioned for additional judges. As of 1 June 2022, 400 of the seats, about 36%, are vacant.
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How many supreme courts are there in India?

How many supreme courts are there in India? There is only 1 Supreme Court in India. And, there are 25 High Courts.
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Who is the most famous Supreme Court justice?

John Marshall was the longest serving Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in history. He is widely considered the most influential Supreme Court justice.
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Which is the smallest high court in India?

सिक्किम उच्च न्यायालय

The seat of the court is at Gangtok, the administrative capital of the state. With a sanctioned court strength of 3 judges, the Sikkim High Court is the smallest High Court of India.
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What is the full form of PIL?

Public interest litigation is the use of the law to advance human rights and equality, or raise issues of broad public concern. It helps advance the cause of minority or disadvantaged groups or individuals.
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How many courts are there in India?

There are four types of courts in India, i.e., Supreme Court, High Court, District Court, and subordinate courts. The seat of the Supreme court is in New Delhi.
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Who is in the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and such number of Associate Justices as may be fixed by Congress. The number of Associate Justices is currently fixed at eight (28 U. S. C. §1).
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