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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
A
Hemant Gupta
B
Navniti Prasad
C
J S Khehar
D
T B Radhakrishnan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Justice Ravi Malimath was administered the oath of office of the Chief Justice of High Court of Madhya Pradesh on 14-10-2021, on being transferred from the High Court of Himachal Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Justice M Hidayatullah. Justice M Hidayatullah was the first Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh high court. He served as the was the chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh high court from 1956 to 1958.

Detailed explanation-3: -On receipt of CJI’s advice, the same would be put up to the Prime Minister, who will then advise the President as to the person to be appointed to it and act as a Judge of the High Court.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Madhya Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the state of Madhya Pradesh which is located in Jabalpur. It was established as the Nagpur High Court on 2 January 1936 by Letters Patent dated 2 January 1936, issued under Section 108 the Government of India Act, 1935.

Detailed explanation-5: -Justice S.K. Tenure in Madhya Pradesh high court as Chief Justice: 27/10/1989 to 15/12/1993. He has not been the Judge at the Supreme Court of India.

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