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TopicJustice Kureshi

Topic: Justice Kureshi

410 vacancies but govt sat on names — why 2019 wasn’t a good year for judge appointments

Debayan Roy -
Law ministry data says total number of vacancies in Supreme Court & high courts was 392 in the beginning of 2019, and increased to 410 by year-end.

Justice Kureshi, who ruled against Modi & Shah, likely to become chief justice of Tripura HC

Debayan Roy -
SC had initially recommended Justice A.A. Kureshi to be appointed Madhya Pradesh HC chief justice. But central govt objected to it.

No NJAC but Modi govt still manages to have a say on judges’ appointments, transfers

Maneesh Chhibber -
Justice Akil Kureshi’s case won’t be the last one where Supreme Court collegium will bow down to the arbitrary diktat of Modi government.

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Opinion

India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

Bidisha Bhattacharya -
What worsens India’s dependence on fertiliser imports is not merely the volume of imports, but the inefficiency with which the country utilises them.

Amitav Ghosh wants to fight climate change with faith, not reason

Mamata Banerjee should grab Pujarini Pradhan before BJP bags her as its good luck charm

Economy

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Esha Mishra -
Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

Defence

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

Keshav Padmanabhan -
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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