CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Indu Malhotra, a renowned arbitration expert, has become the first woman lawyer to be directly promoted as a judge of the Supreme Court (SC).

Detailed explanation-2: -The first judge to be elevated directly from the Bar was Justice S.M. Sikri who was appointed on the 22nd of January, 1971. Justice Santhosh Hegde was elevated to the Supreme Court on 8th January, 1999.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indu Malhotra was born on March 14, 1956.

Detailed explanation-4: -Barnes Peacock was the first Chief Justice of the High Court. He assumed the charge when the court was founded on 1 July 1862. Romesh Chandra Mitter was the first Indian officiating Chief Justice and Phani Bhushan Chakravartti was the first Indian permanent Chief Justice of the court.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first Chief Justice of India (Before independence) was Mr Sir Maurice Gwyer. He took charge on 1 October 1937 and remained in office till 25 April 1943. Mr M Gwyer was the CJI in the pre-independence era. Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania was the first (Indian) Chief Justice of India.