Supreme Court Judge Asks CJI to Remove Rajasthan High Court's Acting Chief Justice
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A judge from India's Supreme Court has written letters about a court problem.
The judge is called Justice Mehta.
He wrote to the Chief Justice of India. His name is Surya Kant.
The Chief Justice of India is the top judge in the country.
Justice Mehta wants the acting chief justice of Rajasthan High Court to be removed.
An acting chief justice is a judge who does the top job for a short time.
The Rajasthan High Court is a big court in the state of Rajasthan.
Justice Mehta wrote more than one letter about this.
He made serious allegations against the acting chief justice.
An allegation is when someone says a person did something wrong.
We do not know all the details yet.
The letters are now with the Chief Justice of India.
Vocabulary5 words
- Supreme Court
- the highest court in a country
- Chief Justice
- the top judge in a court
- acting chief justice
- a judge doing the top job for a short time
- High Court
- a big, important court in a state
- allegations
- words saying someone did something bad
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Answer key
1. A Supreme Court judge, Justice Mehta 2. The Chief Justice of India 3. The removal of the acting chief justice of Rajasthan High Court
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A judge from India's Supreme Court has written _____ about a court problem.
The judge is called Justice _____.
He wrote to the Chief Justice of India. His name is Surya _____.
Justice Mehta wants the acting chief justice of Rajasthan _____ to be removed.
An acting chief justice is a judge who does the top job for a _____ time.
The Rajasthan High Court is a big court in the _____ of Rajasthan.
Justice Mehta wrote more than one _____ about this.
He made serious _____ against the acting chief justice.
An allegation is when someone says a person did something _____.
The letters are now with the Chief Justice of _____.