Appointment to gazetted posts: whole and sole domain of respective public service commissions
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., allowed a writ petition filed against the order of
Appointment
Disputes arising out of an agreement containing arbitration clause, must be settled through arbitration
Karnataka High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of Dinesh Maheshwari, J. while hearing a petition praying for the appointment of an
Interim relief in nature of final order cannot be granted: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench comprising of Anand Pathak, J., filed against an order
Acquittal due to hostile prosecutrix doesn’t make applicant’s character unfit for purpose of employment; matter directed to be reconsidered: SC
“Judicial service is very different from other services and the yardstick of suitability that may apply to other services, may not be
Settlement Agreement set aside by virtue of which office of National Director of Public Prosecutions was vacated
Constitutional Court of South Africa: Bench comprising of Cachalia, Dlodlo, Goliath and Petse, AJ., Froneman, Jafta, Khampepe, Madlanga, and Theron, JJ., confirmed
Requirement of ‘A’ Grade in past 5 years for appointment to post of District Judge not arbitrary: Delhi HC
“High Court is the body which is intimately familiar with efficiency and quality of officers, fit to be promoted as District Judges.”
SC disapproves Centre’s response on appointment of Lokpal
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi and Navin Sinha JJ., expressed it’s wholly unsatisfactory view on the affidavit
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel appointed Chairperson, National Green Tribunal
S.O. 3325(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 6 and Section 7 of the National
Yuji Iwasawa elected to International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice: Japanese international law professor Yuji Iwasawa was elected a Judge of the International Court of Justice, the UN’s
Shri S. Ramesh takes over as Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Shri S. Ramesh, IRS (C&CE:1981) has taken over as Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs [CBIC], on superannuation of Smt.
Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan appointed Chief Justice, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Court
The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of lndia, after consultation with
Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai appointed Actg Chief Justice, Sikkim High Court
The President in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, appointed Smt. Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai,
Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi appointed Chief Justice, Chhattisgarh High Court
The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, appointed Shri Justice
Centre notifies new model code of rules for appointment of Judges to consumer fora
To dispose of pending consumer cases more smoothly, the Central Governement has notified a new model code of rules for appointment of
Mere filing of an appeal does not stay the order appealed against
Tripura High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ajay Rastogi, CJ and Arindam Lodh, JJ. dismissed an intra court appeal filed against
Appointment of Additional Judges, Chhattisgarh High Court
The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, appointed (1) Shri
Compassionate appointment allowed to the sister of R&AW Indian spy detained in Pakistan jail
Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.R. Shah and A.Y. Kogje, JJ., decided a petition wherein Union of India was
Shri Sharad Kumar appointed Vigilance Commissioner
Shri Sharad Kumar (Indian Police Service, Retd., HY:1979) has been appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi
Assistant Public Prosecutors cannot claim parity with Public Prosecutors in respect of age of superannuation
Supreme Court: A full court, speaking through A.M. Khanwilkar, J. for himself and Dipak Misra, CJ and Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, dismissed an
Rules pertaining to seniority in service cannot be applied to matters of appointment
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of V.K. Tahilramani, Acting CJ, and M.S. Sonak, J. dismissed a writ petition filed challenging