Indian polity miscellaneous
- To whom can a case of dispute in the election of the President be referred ?
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Article 71 of the Constitution of India, 1950, provides that all doubts and disputes relating to election of a President or Vice President are required to be enquired into and decided by the Supreme Court.
Correct Option: C
Article 71 of the Constitution of India, 1950, provides that all doubts and disputes relating to election of a President or Vice President are required to be enquired into and decided by the Supreme Court.
- Who was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court of a state in India ?
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Justice Leila Seth was the first woman judge on the Delhi High Court in 1978 and the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court. In 1991, she was appointed the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh.
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Justice Leila Seth was the first woman judge on the Delhi High Court in 1978 and the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court. In 1991, she was appointed the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh.
- The first woman judge to be appointed to Supreme Court was
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Justice M. Fathima Beevi was the first woman judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary. She is the first woman judge of a Supreme Court of a nation in India and Asia.
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Justice M. Fathima Beevi was the first woman judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary. She is the first woman judge of a Supreme Court of a nation in India and Asia.
- The Chief Justice of a High Court is appointed by
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Judges in a High Court are appointed by the President of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the governor of the state.
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Judges in a High Court are appointed by the President of India in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the governor of the state.
- Of the following, who held the offices of Judge of the Supreme Court and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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K. S. Hegde served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1952 to 1957, holding office as its vice chairman between 1952 and 1953. He served as Judge of the Supreme Court of India between 1967 and 1973, and as Speaker of the 6th Lok Sabha. K. S. Hegde and Baharul Islam are the only Supreme Court judges to have served in the Parliament of India prior to their appointment to the judiciary.
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K. S. Hegde served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1952 to 1957, holding office as its vice chairman between 1952 and 1953. He served as Judge of the Supreme Court of India between 1967 and 1973, and as Speaker of the 6th Lok Sabha. K. S. Hegde and Baharul Islam are the only Supreme Court judges to have served in the Parliament of India prior to their appointment to the judiciary.