CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on 4 April 2019?
A
H. L. Dattu
B
T B N Radhakrishnan
C
Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud
D
Dalveer Bhandari
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Oath taking ceremony of the Hon’ble Chief Justice Thottathil B. Nair Radhakrishnan held on 04th Apr, 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -The current Chief Justice of the court is Justice Prakash Shrivastava.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -According to the central notification, the nine new judges who will join are Biswaroop Chowdhury, Partha Sarathi Sen, Prasenjit Biswas, Uday Kumar, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Supratim Bhattacharya, Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, Apurba Sinha Ray and Md Shabbar Rashidi.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gangopadhyay started his career as a West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) A-grade officer. He was posted at North Dinajpur. Thereafter, he left the job and practiced as a State Advocate in the Calcutta High Court before the elevation in the bench. He joined in the High Court as an additional judge on 2 May 2018.

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