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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
12/14/1992Balasaheb Deora, RSS chief, kept under house arrest. National head quarters of the party in New Delhi sealed.
2/2/1952India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras.
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
2/8/1948Indian govt. bans Muslim groups 'Khaksars' and 'League National Guard'.
8/6/1905Chittaranjan Das ""Desh Bandhu"", freedom fighter and advocate, started an organisation named ""Swadeshi Mandali"". He also founded magazine named Narayana in 1914 and a Bengali weekly in 1922 and the daily 'Forward'.
2/25/1992Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.
12/17/1934Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died.
12/17/1934Sun City India founded by Rao in Jodhpur.
11/25/1997Election Commission de-recognises Janata Party and Congress (Tiwari) as national parties and de-recognises Pattali Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu, J & K Panthers Party and J & K People's Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Congress (Socialist) in Kerala and Manipur and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu. Pattali Makkal Katchi will continue to be recognised as State party in Pondicherry.
1/9/1997John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry.