GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

RTI ACT 2005

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the ‘Official Name’ of a Magistrate in a city?
A
First class magistrate
B
Sub -Magistrate
C
Metropolitan Magistrate
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A Metropolitan Magistrate is a first class magistrate under the general control of the District & Sessions Judge and is subordinate to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.

Detailed explanation-2: -Other than Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, there are also Metropolitan Magistrates also known as Magistrate of the first class who work as subordinates of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chief Judicial Magistrate: The high court appoints a first class judicial magistrate as the chief judicial magistrate in every district. He or she is subordinate to session judge. Metropolitan Magistrate: The magistrate appointed for the towns whose population is more than one million is called Metropolitan Magistrate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chief magistrate is a public official, executive or judicial, whose office is the highest in its class.

Detailed explanation-5: -A civil officer or a minor judicial officer in specific areas like district, town, etc. is called as Magistrate. The mandate of Magistrate is to handle minor cases. A Judge is not a civil officer neither is he a minor judicial officer.

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