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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicPost-retirement jobs

Topic: post-retirement jobs

Ranjan Gogoi RS seat made big news in 2020. But he is among 70% SC judges with retirement gigs

Apoorva Mandhani -
An analysis of Supreme Court judges who have retired since 1999 reveals that at least 71 per cent took up some sort of assignment after demitting office.

Why judges with post-retirement jobs only criticised, why not ‘activist judges’: Ex-CJI Gogoi

Apoorva Mandhani -
Speaking at an online seminar, retired Supreme Court judge Ranjan Gogoi said as long as a judge is ‘true to his functions, post-retirement is okay’.

We the people must save the software of Indian democracy beyond BJP-Congress whataboutery

Shivam Vij -
The shame of former CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s Rajya Sabha nomination must make us go beyond the present political moment and question our institutions.

The ‘honourability index’: A look at Supreme Court judges who took post-retirement jobs

ThePrint Team -
In episode 418 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta looks beyond Ranjan Gogoi's nomination to Rajya Sabha to discuss other SC chief justices & judges who took up post-retirement jobs.

CDS Bipin Rawat on military retirement age at 58: Is greying army a good or dangerous idea?

ThePrint Team -
CDS Bipin Rawat said Tuesday that the retiring age of armed forces personnel, those below the rank of officers, should be extended to 58, from the current 37-38.

India Inc loves retired bureaucrats. Modi govt can stop the stink with cooling-off period

Maneesh Chhibber -
Former CVC K.V. Chowdary’s joining Reliance Industries as an independent director highlights the need for urgent reforms in Indian bureaucracy.

Below a civil servant’s dignity to apply for a post-retirement job: Former IAS Anil Swarup

Sanya Dhingra -
Ahead of launch of his book ‘Not just a Civil Servant’, Swarup says Narendra Modi hasn't experimented much with bureaucracy.

Most Supreme Court judges like to keep their retirement days busy

Ritika Jain -
The trend of retired judges taking up post-retirement posts has drawn heavy criticism over the years.

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Opinion

Hyderabad’s Nizams are a pale shadow of their past. Unlike Scindia & Karan Singh

Yunus Lasania -
Had the Nizams been part of the state’s politics, I doubt Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM would have emerged as a Muslim-led party.

Arijit Singh didn’t let his feud with Salman Khan ruin his career. He is ‘that guy’

Xi’s military purges are less about China’s strategic goals, more about party control

Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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