Centre names CJs for eight high courts, day after Supreme Court prod | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a swift decision, Centre on Saturday cleared the Supreme Court collegium’s recommendations and appointed chief justices for eight high courts, just a day after SC sought explanation from it for the delay in appointments. Significantly, it also appointed chief justice of Jharkhand HC, for which the state had moved a contempt plea…

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Jharkhand moves contempt plea against Centre in SC for delay in appointing CJ – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a first, Jharkhand government has moved Supreme Court seeking contempt of court action against the Centre for its “deliberate and wilful” delay in implementing the SC collegium‘s July 11 resolution recommending appointment of Justice M S Ramachandra Rao as chief justice of the state, reported.In its petition, the Hemant Soren govt said…

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