1.

In case of initial appointment of a Chief Justice of a High Court, the provisions of

Article 217 will have to be followed. In the case of Jammu & Kashmir High Court,
appointment of Chief Justice shall be made in accordance with section 95 of the
Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir. Transfer of Chief Justice from one High Court to
another will be governed by the provision of Article 222. Transfer of a Chief Justice
to and from Jammu & Kashmir High Court shall be made in accordance with clause
(1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India read with Article 222(1A) of the
Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Order, 1954
2. The Constitution of India has declared Delhi to be the seat of the Supreme Court.
But the Chief Justice of India, on the advice of the President, can declare any other
place to be seat of the Supreme Court of India.
3. Supreme Courts can issue writs that relate with only the Fundamental Rights of
citizens High Courts can issue writs on issues that relate with the Fundamental
Rights of citizens as well as for other reasons. The jurisdiction with regards to writs
is wider for the High Courts as compared to Supreme Court of India. The writ
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court can be extended by the Parliament, but never
decreased
4. A “writ” is written court order which commands someone to do something or to
refrain from doing something. This term originated in English common law where it
was first used to describe a written command from the King. As such, a writ carried
great weight and authority. American common law incorporated the term “writ” into
its legal system as well.In law, a “writ” is distinguishable from a mere “order” in that
writs are generally only used to grant extraordinary relief. For example, a Writ of
Habeas Corpus is an order which releases a person from confinement. (Habeas
corpus is a Latin term, meaning “you have the body.” An order could be passed in
any matter. It can be said that all writs are orders, but all orders cannot be writs
5. Parliament by law can extend power to issue writs to any other courts (including
local courts) for local limits of jurisdiction of such courts.
6. Among the first banks were the Bank of Hindustan, which was established in 1770
and liquidated in 1829–32; and the General Bank of India, established in 1786 but
failed in 1791.1]2]3]4]
7. The largest bank, and the oldest still in existence, is the State Bank of India (S.B.I).
It originated as the Bank of Calcutta in June 1806.
8. The Reserve Bank of India5 was established in 1935, under the Reserve Bank of
India Act, 1934.
9. The Indian banking sector is broadly classified into scheduled and non-scheduled
banks. The scheduled banks are those included under the 2nd Schedule of the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The scheduled banks are further classified into:
nationalised banks; State Bank of India and its associates; Regional Rural
Banks (RRBs); foreign banks; and other Indian private sector banks. 7] The term
commercial banks refers to both scheduled and non-scheduled commercial banks
regulated under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.10]
10. The Government of India issued an ordinance ('Banking Companies (Acquisition
and Transfer of Undertakings) Ordinance, 1969') and nationalised the 14 largest
commercial banks with effect from the midnight of 19 July 1969. These banks
contained 85 percent of bank deposits in the country. 21] Jayaprakash Narayan, a
 national leader of India, described the step as a "masterstroke of political
sagacity." Within two weeks of the issue of the ordinance, the Parliament passed
the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Bill, and it
received the presidential approval on 9 August 1969.
11. Laws placed in the 9th schedule afterapril 1973 areopen tio be challenged on
grounds ofviolating the fundamental rights of the citrizens
12. The Attorney General for India is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and
is primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. He can be said to be the lawyer
from government's side. He is appointed by the President of India under Article
76(1) of the Constitutionand holds office during the pleasure of the President. He
must be a person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court, also
must have been a judge of some high court for five years or an advocate of some
high court for ten years or an eminent jurist, in the opinion of the President
13. The 11th Schedule of Indian Constitution was added in 1992 by the 73rd
Constitution Amendment Act. This schedule contains 29 subjects
14. K.C. Wheare termed Indian Constituttion asquasi federal
15. Maximum/minimum strength of the legislative eassembly
16. The first ARC was established on 5 January 1966. The Administrative Reforms
Commission was initially chaired by Morarji Desai, and later on K.
Hanumanthaiahbecame its chairman when Desai became the Deputy Prime
Minister of India.
17. NITI ayog chairman is prime minister
18. Article 19 gets suspended on proclamation of emergency 352
19. J. Hidayatullah acted as a president being a chief justice
20. nti-Defection Law is contained in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, which was
introduced by the 52nd Amendment in 1985 during tenure of Rajiv Gandhi. Earlier,
10th schedule was related to association of Sikkim with India. Once, Sikkim
became full fledged state, this schedule was repealed via the 36th amendment act.
21. As per the rules, at least 10 per cent members of the total strength of a House
are required to be present for quorum. The sanctioned strength of the Rajya
Sabha is 245
22. Zonal Councils are advisory councils and are made up of the states of India that
have been grouped into five zones to fostercooperation among them. Five Zonal
Councils were set up vide Part-III of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
23. The primary object of an adjournment motion is to draw the attention of Lok Sabha
to a recent matter of urgent public importance having serious consequences and in
regard to which a motion or a resolution with proper notice will be too late.
24. the Chairman or any other member of a Public Service Commission shall only be
removed from his office by order of the President on the ground of misbehaviour
after the Supreme Court, on reference being made to it by the President
25. The ordinance-making power of the governor under Article 214 is similar to that of
the president under Article 123. The governor can issue ordinance only when two
conditions are fulfilled ; (a) the governor can only issue ordinances when the
legislative assembly of a state both houses in session or where there are two
houses in a state both houses are not in session. (b) the governor must be
satisfied that circumstance exist which render it necessary for him to take
immediate action. The court cannot question the validity or the ordinance on the
ground that there was no necessity or sufficient ground for issuing the ordinance
by the governor. The existence of such necessity is not a justiciable discretionary.
The exercise of ordinance-making power is not discretionary. The governor
exercises this power on the advice of the cabinet.