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Thursday, September 25, 2025
TopicSeniority

Topic: Seniority

Why new chief secretary’s appointment may delay resolution of Haryana IAS seniority dispute

Anurag Rastogi’s appointment is in supersession of 2 officers of his batch placed above him in the cadre seniority list. The officers' seniority was disputed last yr by Rastogi & 2 others.

CMs violate IAS seniority rules too often with pick-and-choose game for chief secretaries

From Jayalalithaa to Amarinder Singh, chief ministers throughout the years seem to have ignored the seniority principle in choosing chief secretaries.

Govt opposes Justice Joseph’s elevation due to seniority, but often ignored it with other judges

Official data shows there are over 45 HC judges who are senior to Deepak Gupta, the most recently-appointed judge of the Supreme Court.

On Camera

How did Nepal become a ‘Hindu Rashtra’?

Nepal called itself ‘world’s only Hindu kingdom’ for much of the previous century. However, for most of history, the country was religiously, politically, and ethnically fragmented.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

‘Agni’ on the move—India successfully test-fires Agni-Prime nuclear missile from a train

With the latest test, India has the capability to launch a nuclear missile from under the sea, surface, air, and now from a railway network.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.