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Historical Event on 5/10/1985

P. N. Bhagawati appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1985Under the 52nd Constitutional Amendment, Anti-Defector Bill was passed unanimously in Lok Sabha. This avoided the Representatives of People to switch over political parties.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
8/27/1994Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.
12/3/1998India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology.
11/30/1989Congress (I) emerges largest party in Lok Sabha by winning 193 seats, Congress (I) rule in Karnataka and Veerendra Patil made the Chief Minister.
4/22/1996Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM.
11/16/1991Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died
12/6/2000The Supreme Court gives a clean chit to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao upholding the trial court's order, and discharging him and former Union Minister K.K. Tewary from the 'St.Kitts forgery case'.
4/6/1985Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
11/7/1995Lukose Leelamma at Pune sets record for 10,000m (Women) in 34.33.50.