High Court - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   On 8th June’15 which court announced a ban on horse driven carriages in Mumbai?

a. Delhi High Court
b. Bombay High Court
c. Tees Hazari Court
d. Supreme Court
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bombay High Court

Explanation:
These horse driven carriages are called as Victoria. The judgment was delivered by the Division Bench of Justices A S Oka and A K Menon on a petition by the Animals and Birds Charitable Trust. The petitioners contended that the horses were forced to overwork.


2)   Which court acquitted AIADMK Chief J Jayalalithaa in the 19 year old disproportionate assets case?

a. Tamil Nadu High Court
b. Delhi High Court
c. Supreme Court
d. Karnataka High Court
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Karnataka High Court

Explanation:
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and three of her associates were acquitted in an illegal assets case by a single judge of the Karnataka High Court on Monday morning.