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Historical Event on 5/24/2000

The Supreme Court rejects the proposal for setting up benches outside Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
7/24/1996Akbar captured Ahmednagar.
6/5/1995Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
1/14/1998Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
1/16/1942Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi.
3/31/1996Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.
4/5/1908Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"".
2/28/1998The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.
12/12/1930Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.