CJI took upon himself to initiate the process after he came across media reports on high courts not complying with top court’s judgements on ad-hoc appointments, it is learnt.
In an interaction with media persons, he reiterated that he would not accept any post-retirement appointment from the govt, and declined to comment on Justice Yashwant Verma issue.
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.
Read Shahdol civil judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma's full resignation letter, submitted day after Centre notified district judge Rajesh Kumar Gupta’s appointment as MP HC judge for 2 years.
Of the 33 judges currently on the Supreme Court, at least 10 are closely related to former judges, while an equal number had fathers who were lawyers, an investigation by ThePrint has found.
CJI Sajiv Khanna took the step after reading the preliminary investigation conducted by the Delhi HC Chief Justice. A decision on Justice Varma's transfer will be taken Monday.
On the night of the fire on 14 March, no official record or seizure of cash was made after officials were told by Varma's staff that the sacks contained 'stationery & court papers'.
Cash was reported to have been found at Justice Yashwant Varma's official bungalow by team of police & firefighters after a fire broke out there. Judge to be sent back to Allahabad HC.
Apart from Manoj Pulamby Madhavan, CJI-led panel also cleared elevation of Abdul Hakhim Mullapally, Syam Kumar Vadakke Mudavakkat, Harisankar Menon, Manu S. Nair, Easwaran Subramani.
The force for the operation was to be maintained by air through para drops by fixed wing aircrafts while the helicopter effort was primarily earmarked for tasks such as reconnaissance.
Despite damage to key Russian oil infrastructure by Ukrainian drone strikes in March, International Energy Agency data shows Russia’s earnings in March were highest for any month since January 2024.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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