NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind order relating to the three-decade-old judges-selecting-judges mechanism, Supreme Court Friday ruled that high court collegiums collectively decide on recommending names for appointment as HC judges and said a HC chief justice individually can’t take a call in this regard.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant K Mishra gave this…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a decision by the chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh high court, who had individually rejected the candidacy of two district judges for appointment as high court judges.In a first of its kind order, the bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and PK Mishra directed, directed the high…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed grave concern over the pittance of pension — between Rs 15,000 and Rs 25,000— received by retired HC judges, who were appointed as HC judges after spending their entire life in the district judiciary.These concerns were expressed by a bench of CJI D Y Chandrachud, and Justices…
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has upheld the compulsory retirement rule for non-performing or under-performing district judges at the age of 50, with the observation, “A member of the judicial service must possess the highest standards of rectitude, honesty and integrity.”Some of the judges of district court had challenged the rule in 2016, contending that it…
