Legal Facts of India Flashcards
First Law giver to India
Manu
Number of States in India
28
Number of union territories in India
8
Max Number of Supreme court Judges
33+1 = 34
CJ + 33 other judges
Number of High courts in India
25
Judges per million people in India
10
First Federal court in India
Delhi
First chief justice of federal court
Maurice Gwyer
First women judge of supreme court
Meera Fatima Beevi
Oldest high court of India
Calcutta, 1862
First lokpal of India
Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Highest compensation awarded
$470 Million Dollars, Union Carbite (USA) to Bhopal Tragedy victims
First President of National Consumer dispute redressal comission
Justice Balakrishna Eradi
First women high court chief justice
Justice Leila Seth
Largest number of states covered by one high court in India
High court of Guwahati, Serves, assam, nagaland, mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh