Principal Seat/(Bench having jurisdiction of the State) Court State or Union Territory (UT)Agartala Tripura High Court TripuraAhmedabad Gujarat High Court GujaratAllahabad (Bench at Lucknow) Allahabad High Court Uttar PradeshBengaluru (Bench at Dharwad and Gulbarga) Karnataka High … [Read more...] about High Courts of India
Writ petitions
Habeas corpus: The words habeas corpus literally means “to have a body”. The writ is a direction to a person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time at a specified place. The writ has the purpose to set at liberty a person confined without legal justification. It does not punish … [Read more...] about Writ petitions
Highways of India
Highway No. Route LengthNH1 Delhi-Ambala-Jalandhar-Amritsar-Indo-Pak Border 456 kmNH2 Delhi-Mathura-Agra-Allahabad-Varanasi-Barhi-Palsit-Bara-Calcutta 1465 kmNH6 Hajira-Dhule-Nagpur-Raipur-Sambalpur-Baharagora-Calcutta 1949 kmNH7 (longest … [Read more...] about Highways of India
Insanity and Death sentence & Article 21
Insanity is a general defence under criminal law and is also provided under IPC 1960. In a landmark judgment on 21st January 2014, in the case of Shatrugan Chauhan Vs Union of India, the Supreme Court held that:a) Undue unordinary and unreasonable delay in execution of death penalty and, b) Insanity are supervening circumstances which … [Read more...] about Insanity and Death sentence & Article 21
Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs)
Maharatna PSEs1. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. 2. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. 3.Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. 4.Steel Authority of India Ltd. 5.Coal India Ltd. (conferred on April 11, 2011) 6.Gas Authority of India Ltd. (conferred on February 1, 2013) 7.Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (conferred on February 1, … [Read more...] about Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs)
Human Anatomy – Fact-File
Longest bone in human body Femur (thigh bone)Smallest bone Stapes in the middle earHardest material in the human body Tooth enamelStrongest muscle Jaw muscleLargest external organ SkinLargest internal organ LiverSmallest gland PituitaryLargest artery AortaSmallest blood … [Read more...] about Human Anatomy – Fact-File