The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judicial authority of India and is the highest court of the Republic of India under the constitution. It is the most senior constitutional court,has the final decision in all legal matters,and also has the power of judicial review. The Chief Justice of India is the Head and Chief Judge of the Supreme Court,which consists of a maximum of 34 judges,and has extensive powers in the form of original,appellate and advisory jurisdictions.
Jyoti Basu was an Indian politician and one of the most prominent leaders of Communist movement in India. He served as the 6th and longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000. He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India(Marxist). He was the member of politburo of the party since its formation in 1964 till 2008. He was also the member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly 11 times. In his political career of Basu spanning over seven decades,he was noted to have been the India's longest serving chief minister in an elected democracy,at the time of his resignation.
The High Courts of India are the highest courts of appellate jurisdiction in each State and Union Territory of India. However,a high court exercises its original civil and criminal jurisdiction only if the subordinate courts are not authorized by law to try such matters for lack of pecuniary,territorial jurisdiction. High courts may also enjoy original jurisdiction in certain matters,if so designated specially by the constitution,a state or union law.
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located in B.B.D. Bagh,Kolkata,West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court building's design is based on the Cloth Hall,Ypres,in Belgium.
Siddhartha Shankar Ray was an Indian lawyer,diplomat and Indian National Congress politician from West Bengal. In his political career he held a number of offices,including Union Minister of Education (1971–72),Chief Minister of West Bengal (1972–77),Governor of Punjab (1986–89) and Indian Ambassador to the United States (1992–96). He was at one point the main troubleshooter for the Congress Party.
The Indian Judiciary is a system of courts that interpret and apply the law in the Republic of India. India uses a common law system,first introduced by the British East India Company and with influence from other colonial powers and Indian princely states,as well as practices from ancient and medieval times. The constitution provides for a single unified judiciary in India.
Sabyasachi Mukharji was an Indian jurist,who was the twentieth Chief Justice of India. He also previously served as the acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
Sengupta is a surname found among Bengalis of West Bengal and Bangladesh. They belong to the Baidya caste. The surname is a compound of Sen and Gupta.
Altamas Kabir was an Indian lawyer and judge who served as the 39th Chief Justice of India.
Jehangir Kabir was an Indian Bengali politician and Trade Union Leader.
Dipankar Datta is an Indian judge. Presently,he is the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. He is former Judge of Calcutta High Court.
1993 Kolkata Firing was an incident of firing by Calcutta Police in 1993 on Indian National Congress workers. The State Youth Congress led by Mamata Banerjee had organised a protest march to Writers Building on 21 July 1993 against the then Communist government of the state,demanding photo voter identity cards be made mandatory to ensure fair elections. The Police fired on the protesters killing 13 people and injuring many others.
Phani Bhushan Chakravartti was the first Indian cum Bengali permanent Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and was the acting governor of West Bengal.
Girish Chandra Gupta was an Indian judge and the former Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.
Aniruddha Bose is a Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is former Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court and Judge of Calcutta High Court.
Biswanath Somadder is an Indian Judge. Presently,he is Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court. He is former Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. He is also former Judge of Allahabad High Court and Calcutta High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
The Madras High Court is a High Court in India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is located in Chennai,and is the third oldest high court of India after the Calcutta High Court in Kolkata and Bombay High Court in Mumbai. The Madras High Court is one of three high courts of colonial India established in the three Presidency Towns of Madras,Bombay and Calcutta by letters patent granted by Queen Victoria,dated 26 June 1862. It exercises original jurisdiction over the city of Chennai,as well as extraordinary original jurisdiction,civil and criminal,under the letters patent and special original jurisdiction for the issue of writs under the Constitution of India. Covering 107 acres,the court complex is one of the largest in the world,second only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Sankar Prasad Mitra was a Bengali politician and former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. He is one of the acting Governors of West Bengal and the longest serving Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
Sikkim Lokayukta is the Parliamentary Ombudsman for the state of Sikkim (India). It is a high level statutory functionary,created to address grievances of the public against ministers,legislators,administration and public servants in issues related to misuse of power,mal-administration and corruption. It was first formed under the Sikkim Lokayukta and Deputy Lokayukta Act-2012 and approved by the president of India. The passage of Lokpal and Lokayukta's Act,2013 in Parliament had become law from January 16,2014 and requires each state to appoint its Lokayukta within a year. A bench of Lokayukta should consist of judicial and non-judicial members. An Upa-Lokayukta is a deputy to Lokayukta and assists him in his work and acts in-charge Lokayukta in case the position fells vacant before time.
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