CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur (born 31 December 1953) is an Indian jurist. He is a Judge of Supreme Court of Fiji.

Detailed explanation-2: -The President of Fiji has reappointed Justice Madan B. Lokur - a former judge of the Supreme Court of India - as a judge of the visiting panel of the Supreme Court of Fiji. Fijian judiciary is unique for inviting judges from external jurisdictions it is also called Hybrid Constitutional Court in various literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Justice Lokur was first sworn in as judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji in August 2019 which was the first time an Indian judge got appointed as the judge of the apex court of another country. The President of the Republic of Fiji, Ratu Wiliame M.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Australians serve as part-time members of its Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is Fijis final court of appeal, occupying a position equivalent to that of the High Court of Australia. It usually sits twice a year in Suva. It decides criminal, civil and constitutional cases.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Principal Registry of the High Court of Fiji is situated at the Government Building in Suva.