High Court and Jurisdiction — 7 Polity of Uttarakhand PYQs with Answers | UKPSC PYQ Hub

Question 1

Who among the following has not been the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court?

Accepted Answer

Pankaj Purohit. The chief Justic of Uttarakhand High court- a. Vikas shridhar sirpukar - (25 July 2004-19 March 2005) b. Jagdish singh Khekar - (29 Nov 2009-11 Aug 2010) c. Raghvendra singh chauhan - (7 Jan 2021 - 23 Dec 2021)

Question 2

Who has been appointed as first woman Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court?

Accepted Answer

Justice Ritu Bahri. Ritu Bahri is the current and first women chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. She assumed office on 4 February, 2024.

Question 3

Which river was given the status of a living creature for first time by the High Court of Uttarakhand?

Accepted Answer

Ganga. Uttarakhand High Court gave a historic decision in march, 2017, in which it gave the status of living being to river Ganga, subsequently to river Yamuna also. Earlier, the vanganui River of New Zealand has been status of living creature of court there.

Question 4

The Chief Justice of Uttarakhand who also became the Chief Justice of India :

Accepted Answer

Justice S.H. Kapadia. Chief Justice of Uttarakhand S.H. Kapadia's tenure in Uttarakhand was from 5 August 2003 to 17 December 2003. In May 2010, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He was the first person from the Parsi Community to be appointed to the post of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Question 5

FL-2 policy is related to

Accepted Answer

The liquor policy of Uttarakhand. FL-2 policy is related to foreign liquor excise policy of Uttarakhand.

Question 6

Who among these was the First Chief justice of Uttarakhand High Court?

Accepted Answer

A.A Desai. Justice Ashok Desai served as first Chief justice of Uttarkhand from November 2000 to 31 march 2003.

Question 7

Where is the situated High Court of Uttarakhand?

Accepted Answer

Nainital. After the formation of a separate state from Uttar Pradesh, The High Court of Uttarakhand was established in Nainital, which is a three-member court. Uttarakhand was established on 9 November 2000. Provision related to