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Topic: retired judges

Why a district judge’s name has been cleared for promotion to Delhi HC 7 months after retirement

It's very rare for SC collegium to recommend a retired district judge as a judge of high court. Vimal Kumar Yadav demitted office in January as district judge of Patiala House Court.

Asked to vacate govt bungalow at SC’s request, ex-CJI Chandrachud says need 10-15 days to relocate

Upon retirement in November 2024, former CJI wrote to his successor Justice Sanjiv Khanna, seeking time till 30 April to vacate premises. New house is under renovation, he says.

House panel discusses judges’ ‘misconduct’, ‘cooling-off period’ before taking up post-retirement jobs

The parliamentary panel, chaired by BJP MP Brij Lal, also saw lawmakers discuss raising the retirement age for judges and concerns over the political ambitions some of them harbour.

Retd Punjab & Haryana HC judges to be reimbursed for driver, security & internet. What new rules say

Notified by Haryana govt on 30 May, rules entitle former chief justices, judges, or their surviving spouses to post-retirement assistance covering a range of expenses.

Haryana pushes for stay of HC-ordered probe into protesting farmer’s death, SC refuses

Haryana govt tells SC it's not function of judges to investigate such incidents, says inquiry into police's use of force could demoralise cops.

‘Every state officer who colluded with rioters must be held accountable’ — SC order on Manipur

Bench led by CJI said lapses in investigative process do not bode well for state, asserted that victims of the violence 'must receive remedial measures irrespective of their community'.

Nehru & Ambedkar agreed on judges holding power after they retire — it should be allowed

India has seen an RSS-affiliated advocate and a former CPI minister as SC judges. A former CJI has also been acting President twice.

1 yr on, Modi govt still waiting for SC’s reply on appointing retired judges to HCs as ad hocs

Law ministry's letter in August 2021, asking SC for formal process to appoint retired judges, came 3 months after top court suggested such appointments to tackle backlog of cases.

Retired CJIs, SC judges to get domestic help, chauffeur for lifetime

The benefits of the amended rules will be extended to all living former CJIs and retired Supreme Court judges, the government notification said.

Compulsory Retirement Order doesn’t create stigma, but judicial accountability for judges

The Compulsory Retirement Order can be used to weed out officers who are inefficient and is often issued in public interest.

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Amid the new war in Middle East, ‘God’ surfaces in oil and commodities contracts

Multiple companies have invoked the principle of ‘force majeure’, which lets a party off the hook in case of unforeseen ‘acts of God’, to avoid penalties.

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.