Judicial appointments MCQ — 2 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

Ritu Bahri was appointed as the first woman Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, which is why she matches the official key. Ruma Pal served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, but she was not appointed to this Uttarakhand post. Hima Kohli also served as a Supreme Court judge and earlier as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, not Uttarakhand. Indira Banerjee served as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court and later as a Supreme Court judge, so she is not the answer here.

Explanation

Justice Pankaj Mithal became Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court after serving as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The question asks for the post held immediately before his Rajasthan High Court appointment. Patna High Court, Madras High Court and Gujarat High Court were not the High Courts where he served as Chief Justice before moving to Rajasthan. In the 2022-cycle context of the paper, the printed key therefore points to Jammu and Kashmir High Court.