Reservation is not required to be provided while appointing Law Officers by Government: Madras High Court
The relationship between the government and the Law Officer is purely a professional relationship and not that of a master and servant
Appointment
Supreme Court upholds Union Government’s power to appoint GNCTD Chief Secretary; Allows Centre to extend the term of Naresh Kumar
Supreme Court clarified that the analysis in the present case is confined to a prima facie evaluation, without entering into issues pending adjudication before the Constitution Bench
President appoints Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court
10 Months after Supreme Court Collegium re-recommendation, Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan is appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Bombay
Know Thy Newly Appointed Supreme Court Judge | Justice Satish Chandra Sharma
Following a meticulous assessment of the qualifications, integrity, capabilities and giving due consideration to a range of factors, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended and Centre Government approved the appointment of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma as Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Three new Judges of the Supreme Court of India take oath
Following the Collegium’s recommendation for appointment of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Justice Augustine George Masih, and Justice Sandeep Mehta as Judges of the Supreme Court of India, the Centre cleared the recommendation within 48 hrs.
Delhi High Court dismisses plea challenging appointment of Dr. Ishwarappa as Director of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga
“Petitioner has not provided evidence of such a nature that will compel the Court to override the presumption of regularity or question the legitimacy of Dr. Ishwarappa’s tenure as a Director of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga.”
SC Collegium recommends appointment of 3 Chief Justices of High Courts as Judges of the Supreme Court of India
Following a meticulous assessment of the qualifications, the Collegium on 06-11-2023, recommended the names of the Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Justice Augustine George Masih, and Justice Sandeep Mehta, Chief Justices of High Courts of Delhi, Rajasthan and Gauhati respectively, to be elevated as Judges of the Supreme Court.
Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
Consequent to the retirement of current Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, Justice Sanjib Banerjee on 01-11-2023, Justice Thangkhiew will take over the responsibilities of Acting Chief Justice.
Party given an option to choose from list of five arbitrators, shows panel is not broad based: Delhi High Court
“The Court failed to appreciate as to how the position, where not only does the respondent had the power to unilaterally appoint two out of the three arbitrators and compelled the petitioner to choose one of the panels of five arbitrators can be said to meet the test of ‘counter balancing’.”
‘Discriminated and arbitrarily deprived of the fruit of selection’; SC directs appointment of 50-year-old as Postal Assistant after 28 year wait
“If the candidature is not rejected at the threshold and candidate is allowed to participate in the selection process and ultimately his name was there in the merit list, though such candidate has no indefeasible right to claim appointment, he does have a limited right of being accorded fair and non-discriminatory treatment”.
President appoints Justice Siddharth Mridul as the 7th Chief Justice of Manipur High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the name of Justice Mridul as the next Chief Justice of Manipur High Court in July 2023; however, the recommendation was pending before the Ministry of Law and Justice for approval.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 13 Judicial Officers and 5 Advocates as High Court Judges
The recommendations were made by the Collegium keeping in mind the integrity, qualifications and experience of the judicial officers and advocates.
Calcutta High Court dismisses challenge to appointment of Fair Price Shop dealer on meeting of all eligibility criteria
Calcutta High Court observed that the Courts should refrain from interfering in the grant of contracts or licenses unless there is clear arbitrariness or malafide conduct.
Anganwari helper post| Calcutta High Court upholds merit-based appointment of candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste community against unreserved vacancy
As per West Bengal’s reservation policy, unreserved vacancies could be filled by meritorious reserved category candidates without adjusting them against reserved category vacancies.
Accrual of cause of action at a place for pursuing substantive legal action, not a consideration for determining territorial jurisdiction u/s 11 of A&C Act, 1996: Delhi High Court
“As per Clause 31.16 of Letter of Intent between parties, place of arbitration was Faridabad (Haryana), which will be chosen as the seat, since seat has not been separately named and there are no other contrary indicia to show that place of arbitration is not intended to be seat of arbitration.”
President appoints 7 additional judges of Allahabad High Court as permanent judges
The President appoints following Additional Judges of Allahabad High Court, to be Judges of the High Court with effect from the date
Patna HC reads down the words “with approval of” as “in consultation with” for appointment of teachers; saves constitutionality of Section 57A(5) of Bihar State Universities Act, 1976
“The rule of reading down a provision of the Act is a rule of harmonious construction used in order to save such provision from being declared unconstitutional.”
Creating separate classification in appointments for better qualification will not violate fundamental rights of a person: Delhi High Court
“The Central Public Sector Enterprises are entrusted to work efficiently and generate profits for the government. For the same, the Public Enterprises Selection Board needs to appoint better qualified candidates to run and oversee the operations of the said entities.”
A politician is not disabled from being appointed as a Chairperson of the Bihar State Food Commission: Patna High Court
“No mandate on the State to carry out public advertisement, especially when a Selection Committee was appointed which could device a method by which the search of suitable people could be made, and recommendations could be given to the Government.”
Article 226 does not empower High Court to issue positive direction for Muslim Marriage Registrar post creation: Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court directed the appellant to consider the formation of the new Police Station and relevant rules to create a permanent or temporary MMR post.