President Droupadi Murmu has appointed 14 additional judges in the Bombay High Court. In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu, after consultation with Chief Justice of India Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, is pleased to appoint 14 Additional Judges in the Bombay High Court. The Bombay High Court has at present a sanctioned strength of 94 Judges.
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14 Additional Judges Appointed in Bombay High Court
President Droupadi Murmu has appointed 14 additional judges in the Bombay High Court. The total number of judges in the Bombay High Court is 94, of which 71 are permanent judges and 23 are additional judges. The current Chief Justice of Bombay High Court is Justice Alok Aradhe.
The names of the 14 additional judges appointed to the Bombay High Court by President Droupadi Murmu are - Siddheshwar Sundarrao Thombre, Mehroz Ashraf Khan Pathan, Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande, Amit Satyavan Jamsandekar, Ashish Sahadev Chavan, Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil, Smt. Vaishali Nimbajirao Patil-Jadhav, Abasaheb Dharmaji Shinde, Shreeram Vinayak Shirsat, Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar, Farhan Parvez Dubash, Rajnish Ratnakar Vyas and Raj Damodar Wakode.
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According to the press release - In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following Advocates as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court:
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14 Additional Judges Appointed in Bombay
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Siddheshwar Sundarrao
Thombre |
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Mehroz Ashraf Khan Pathan |
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Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale |
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Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande |
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Amit Satyavan Jamsandekar |
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Ashish Sahadev Chavan |
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Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil |
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Smt. Vaishali Nimbajirao
Patil-Jadhav |
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Abasaheb Dharmaji Shinde |
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Shreeram Vinayak Shirsat |
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11. |
Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar |
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Farhan Parvez Dubash |
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Rajnish Ratnakar Vyas |
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Raj Damodar Wakode |
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About Bombay High Court
The High Court of Bombay, which is the chartered High Court and one of the oldest High Courts in the Country. It has Appellate Jurisdiction over the State of Maharashtra, Goa, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. In addition to the Principal Seat at Bombay, it has benches at Aurangabad, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa).
The Legal history of Bombay may be said to have begun in 1661, when it became a British possession.
The 'Indian High Court Act' of 1861, vested in Her Majesty the Queen of England to issue letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to erect and establish High Courts of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. The Indian High Courts Act, 1861 did not by itself create and establish the High Courts in India.
The express and avowed aim of the Act was to effect a fusion of the Supreme Courts and the Sudder Adalats in the three Presidencies and this was to be consummated by issuing Letter Patent. The Charter of the High Court of Bombay was issued on June 26, 1862.
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The Bombay High Court was inaugurated on 14th August ,1862. The High Court had an Original as well as an Appellate Jurisdiction the former derived from the Supreme Court, and the latter from the Sudder Diwani and Sudder Foujdari Adalats, which were merged in the High Court. With the establishment of the High Court the Penal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and Code of Civil Procedure were enacted into law.
The Letter Patent of the Bombay High Court authorized 15 Judges, but it started with only 7. It is remarkable that, for about 60 years thereafter, the High Court managed to pull on with just 7 Judges, although with advancing years, the laws and the litigation both multiplied.
After the reorganisation of the States with effect from November 1, 1956, the territories of the Bombay State and with it the jurisdiction of the High Court were extensively extended.
Benches of the High Court were established at Nagpur and Rajkot to deal with matters arising from Vidharbha and Saurashtra districts respectively.
In 1960 on the formation of the State of Gujarat, the Gujarat High Court was set up. In 1981 a Bench of the High Court was notified in Aurangabad and the Permanent Bench was established in 1984 by the Order of the President. In accordance with the High Court at Bombay (Extension of Jurisdiction to Goa, Daman and Diu) Act, 1981, the Panaji (Goa) Bench of the High Court for the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu was inaugurated in 1982. Later when Goa attained statehood in 1987 the High Court came to have jurisdiction.
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Over the two States of Maharashtra and Goa and over the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu. The Bombay High Court has at present a sanctioned strength of 94 Judges.
Static Current Affairs related to Bombay High Court for upcoming exams
- Established: 14 August 1862
- Jurisdiction: Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Location: Principal seat: Bombay (Mumbai), Circuit benches: Nagpur, Aurangabad, Porvorim, Kolhapur
- Number of Judges: 94 (71 permanent, 23 additional)
- Currently Chief Justice: Justice Alok Aradhe
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