Patna, 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.

3) The total number of High Courts in India is

a. 27
b. 29
c. 24
d. 21

Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 24 Explanation: Earlier there were 21 high courts with 3 having jurisdiction over more than one state. Now recently new High Courts have been established at Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura.

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