Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice K. Vinod Chandran
Formerly a Judge of Kerala High Court and Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice K. Vinod Chandran was appointed as Judge of Supreme Court in January 2025.
Appointment
Department of Personnel & Training appoints and extends the additional charge of several Presiding Officers of DRTs
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appointed 11 new Presiding Officers and extended the additional charge arrangements of 8 existing Presiding Officers in various cities.
Can’t deny benefit of ‘experience mark’ to former outsourced employee merely because they weren’t appointed on sanctioned post: SC
“The true thrust of every selection process ought to be to find out and select suitable candidates, having experience in the related work and fulfilling other criteria, from among eligible candidates and to go ahead with appointing the more meritorious of those found suitable”.
SC dismisses petition regarding challenge to the appointment of Catering Supervisor made only on basis of interview marks
The respondent had filed original application before Central Administrative Tribunal challenging selection of Catering Supervisor based only on marks obtained in the interview and excluding marks of written test.
Mere involvement in criminal case does not automatically negate candidate’s appointment: Rajasthan High Court
“Before reaching to the conclusion as to whether a person is unfit to be appointed in the Government job or not, each case is required to be scrutinized by the competent authorities considering the facts involved in that particular criminal case.”
2024 SCC Vol. 8 Part 2
Constitution of India — Art. 21 and Pt. III — Bail — Power of constitutional courts to grant — Scope of: Restrictive bail provision
Know Thy Judge | Justice Manmohan, Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium on 11-7-2024 recommended the name of Justice Manmohan as the next Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi and the recommendation was confirmed on 21-9-2024.
‘Improper to discriminate among homogenous group’; SC directs reinstatement of Teacher whose candidature was cancelled over graduation cutoff marks
“It will be improper to discriminate inter se among a homogenous group of students admitted for the academic session 2009-10. It could not be that those students admitted in the first round of counselling would be eligible, even with less than 50% marks in graduation, while the others admitted in the subsequent rounds of counselling would not be.”
Bombay HC rejects Amit Goenka’s plea challenging SEBI’s order appointing KPMG as Forensic Auditor in Shirpur Gold Refinery case
As petitioner filed reply to the show cause notice and had already questioned the appointment of KPMG as Forensic Auditor and the Report, he is free to pursue the matter before SEBI in accordance with law.
Recruitment agencies should ignore procedural lapses in documents; consider candidate’s date of passing of exam and not date of issuance of degrees: P&H HC
In the competitive examinations, the candidates work hard and make their best efforts to secure good marks. Therefore, only because of the date of issuance of degree/certificate, they should not be denied appointment as these were only procedural delays/lapses.
‘Dispensing services without giving any opportunity of hearing clearly violates natural justice’; Chhattisgarh HC sets aside cancellation of Anganwadi Sahayika’s appointment
In the administrative action where the decision of authority may result in civil consequences, a hearing before taking a decision is necessary.
Seven years ‘continuous’ practice is not required by an Advocate for Additional District and Sessions Judge appointment: Himachal Pradesh HC
Respondent 4 was in active practice and possessed cumulatively more than 7 years of active practice.
Centre notifies appointment of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, as Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva will begin to perform the duties of Acting CJ consequent upon appointment of Justice Sheel Nagu, as the 66th Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
President appoints Justice Sheel Nagu as the new Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court
In December 2023, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended Justice Sheel Nagu as the next Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court after the retirement of former Chief Justice, Justice Ravi Shanker Jha.
Dr. Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi appointed as 15th Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
Supreme Court Collegium on 27-12-2023 recommended the appointment of Dr. Justice B R Sarangi, as next Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court after the post fell vacant with the retirement of former Chief Justice, Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra on 28-12-2023.
Gauhati High Court directs State to reconsider experience as homeguards/ Special Police Officers for constables recruitment under Assam Industrial Security Force
The High Court directed the State to follow a uniform marks allocation process for the appointment of constables under AISF and reconsider the case of candidates having prior experience as home guards and SPOs.
Exclusion of Professors/Department Heads indicates favoritism; Selection Committee playing ‘a game of pick and choose’: MP High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court held that non-inclusion of Professors/Head of the Department in selection committee amounts to violating the mandate of Madhya Pradesh Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Avam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1990.
Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice S.V. Bhatti
Justice Bhatti served as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court for 1 month before being elevated to the Supreme Court on 14-07-2023.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of a Permanent Judge and extension of term for 3 Additional Judges
The Collegium on 24-04-2024 recommended the appointment of 1 Permanent Judge and extension of term of 2 Additional Judges for Chhattisgarh High Court and extension of term of 1 Additional Judge for the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
CAT grants interim protection to 17 KVS Primary Teacher (Music) candidates over ‘communication gap’ grievances, subject to final outcome
The case was filed, compelled by the absence of communication regarding the outcome of the selection process for the post of Primary Teacher (Music) despite an active participation, whereas other candidates received offers of appointment while keeping her in the dark about the status.