CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The new court, which will be the 25th High Court in the country, will temporarily function from a makeshift building. The Supreme Court has given nod for a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh and it will start functioning from January 1 next year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since the bifurcation of the state on June 2, 2014, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have had a common high court at Hyderabad, the latter’s capital city. With the creation of the new high court, the country now has 25 high courts.

Detailed explanation-3: -The newest High Courts are the Telangana Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court, both established in the year 2019. In every High Court, there is a Chief Justice and many other judges whose number is defined by the President of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Andhra High Court and Telangana High Court are the newest high courts, established on 1 January 2019 according to Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

Detailed explanation-5: -After bifurcation of the State of Andhra Pradesh under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, the High Court was then renamed as High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh and served as a common High Court for both the states.