RAS question
The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court was established in which year?
Correct answer: (D) 1977.
The Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court was re-established with effect from 31 January 1977.
Explanation
The Rajasthan High Court’s own Annual Report 2017 traces the Court’s institutional history and separates three dates that are easy to confuse. The first High Court of Rajasthan was inaugurated at Jodhpur on 29 August 1949. After the State Reorganisation Act, 1956, Rajasthan became an A-class State on 1 November 1956. The Jaipur Bench had existed earlier but was abolished in 1958; it was re-established with effect from 31 January 1977. The Jaipur Bench improved access to justice for people in eastern Rajasthan.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 1949 refers to the inauguration of the first Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur, not the establishment of the Jaipur Bench.
- (B) 1958 is linked to the abolition of the Jaipur Bench, so it cannot be the year of its establishment.
- (C) 1956 is the year associated with the State Reorganisation Act and Rajasthan becoming an A-class State, not with the Jaipur Bench’s establishment.
Concept
The constitutional and administrative history of Rajasthan’s judiciary connects state formation, institutional location, and access to justice. RAS repeats such dates because they are central to Rajasthan’s institutional development.