'Certain material' about advocate came to light only after her name was proposed to govt, says CJI. A section of lawyers claim her appointment will undermine judiciary's independence.
Bench expressed concern over govt's purported reluctance to finalise transfer cases & reminded it that unlike in fresh appointments, govt had no role to play in transfers.
Last week the collegium had uploaded detailed resolutions on SC website, in which it reiterated its earlier opinion to elevate 3 advocates as high court judges.
The move hopes to quash ‘unsubstantiated’ objections to the names by Centre and reduce the back and forth, making the appointments to the higher courts a smoother process.
According to SC collegium resolution, Modi govt objected to Kirpal being made Delhi HC judge on grounds that his partner is a Swiss national & his openness about 'his sexual orientation'.
Two of the 8 names recommended for 5 high courts last week were cleared by SC collegium only after central government asked for 'positive reconsideration'.
Reports on proposed transfer of Justice Nikhil Kariel to Patna High Court had triggered protests by lawyers in the Gujarat HC, with a delegation of bar leaders meeting the CJI.
According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.
At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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