India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories,for a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 785 districts and smaller administrative divisions.
The Other Backward Class (OBC) is a collective term used by the Government of India to classify castes that are educationally or socially backward. It is one of several official classifications of the population of India,along with general castes,Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs). The OBCs were found to comprise 52% of the country's population by the Mandal Commission report of 1980 and were determined to be 41% in 2006 when the National Sample Survey Organisation took place. There is substantial debate over the exact number of OBCs in India;it is generally estimated to be sizable,but many believe that it is higher than the figures quoted by either the Mandal Commission or the National Sample Survey.
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 peculiar or territorial jurisdiction. High courts may also enjoy original jurisdiction in certain matters,if so designated,especially by the constitution,a state law or union law.
The Uttarakhand High Court is the High Court of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The Uttarakhand High Court was established on 9 November 2000 after the separation of the state of Uttarakhand from Uttar Pradesh.
The Lokayukta is the Indian Parliamentary Ombudsman,executed into power,through and for,each of the State Governments of India. It is brought into effect in a state after passing the Lokayukta Act in the respective state legislature,and a person of reputable background is nominated for the post. The post was created to quickly address the working of the government or its administration. Once appointed,Lokayukta cannot be dismissed or transferred by the government,and can only be removed by passing an impeachment motion by the state assembly.
Shivaraj Virupanna Patil is a retired Indian judge who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of India from 2000 to 2005.
Tirath Singh Thakur is an Indian jurist who served as the 43rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) from 3 December 2015 to 4 January 2017. Before being elevated to the Supreme Court,he served as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court from August 2008 to November 2009 .He has also served as a senior judge in Karnataka High Court from March 1994 to July 2004 and Jammu and Kashmir High Court from February to March 1994.
Navrang Lal Tibrewal is an Indian judge and former acting Governor of Rajasthan. He has also served as the acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. He completed his early education from Jhunjhunu,Graduation from Maharaja College,Jaipur,LL.B. from University Law College in 1959. After completion of training from 6 months as senior lawyer,Tibrewal started legal practice at Jhunjhunu district and subordinate courts and after 6 years he shifted to Jodhpur High Court in 1965. After 32 years in 1997 after establishment of Jaipur High Court he shifted to Jaipur. He was elected as a Chairman of Rajasthan Bar Council in 1982. He was appointed high court judge on July 20,1990,and took charge as its acting chief justice on April 10 after the retirement of the then acting chief justice,M P Singh. He served as Chairman Legal Aid Service board for 6 years. He became acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court in 1998. He became acting Governor of Rajasthan State in place of Darbara Singh on 25 May 1998. Presently he is chairman of various educational institutions,1 in Jaipur and 3 institutions in Jhunjhunu. His father's name is Ladu Ram Tiberwal.
Dinesh Maheshwari is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court &High Court of Meghalaya. He took the oath as a Judge of Rajasthan High Court on 2 September 2004. He was transferred to the Allahabad High Court and remained senior Judge at the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court from 2 March 2015. He took oath as Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on 24 February 2016. On transfer to Karnataka,Justice Maheshwari took oath as 30th Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka on 12 February 2018. He took oath as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 18 January 2019.
Satish Chandra Sharma is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is former chief justice of the Delhi High Court and Telangana High Court. He has also served as the acting chief justice of the Karnataka High Court and judge of the Karnataka High Court and Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Deepak Verma is an Indian jurist and a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. His career in the Indian judiciary includes serving as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court,acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka,and holding the position of a judge in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. After retiring from the Supreme Court,Justice Verma has become known for his work as an international arbitrator and mediator,and he has acted as an expert on matters of Indian law in several high profile cases before foreign courts and international tribunals including the Enrica Lexie incident and the multi-billion dollar Vijay Mallya case. He has also assumed the role of a sports ombudsman in India. Additionally,he has chaired significant High-Powered Judicial Committees appointed by the High Court and the Supreme Court of India. He also serves as the chairperson and member of the advisory board of several distinguished non-profits,educational institutions and universities in India.
Govind Mathur is an Indian Judge. He is former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and former Judge of Allahabad High Court and Rajasthan High Court.
Ashok Abhaiendra Desai was a former judge of the Bombay High Court and the Allahabad High Court. He also served as the first chief justice of the Uttarakhand High Court between 2000 and 2003.
Alok Aradhe is an Indian Judge. Presently,he is Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. He is former Judge of Karnataka High Court,Jammu and Kashmir High Court and Madhya Pradesh High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
Justice Mohammad Rafiq is an Indian Judge. He is a former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court,Madhya Pradesh High Court,Orissa High Court and Meghalaya High Court and also a former Judge of Rajasthan High Court. Twice,he served as the Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. He is also currently serving as the Chancellor (ex-officio) of Himachal Pradesh National Law University,Shimla.
Justice Vineet Kothari is an Indian Judge who is now a designated Senior Advocate practising at Supreme Court of India. He is former Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court. He is Former Judge of Madras High Court,Karnataka High Court and Rajasthan High Court.
Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath is an Indian Judge. He is a Former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. He has served as the Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court and Uttarakhand High Court and Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court,Uttarakhand High Court and Karnataka High Court.
Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli &Ors. versus State of Telangana &Ors. (2023),a landmark decision of Telangana High Court,invalidating the Telangana Eunuchs Act of 1329 Fasli which categorized intersex,non-binary gender,and transgender individuals as susceptible to criminal actions,as it was found to be in violation of the constitution.
