File photo Justice Yashwant Varma NEW DELHI: The government on Friday notified the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi high court to the Allahabad high court amid the probe over the alleged discovery of cash at his official residence.“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution…
SC asks govt to send Judge Yashwant Varma to Allahabad HC. NEW DELHI: With the three-member judicial panel starting its probe into alleged recovery of unaccounted cash at Justice Yashwant Varma‘s official residence, Supreme Court collegium led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Monday officially recommended to the Union govt he be repatriated to Allahabad HC…
PRAYAGRAJ: Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court, who was summoned by the Supreme Court collegium last month over his remarks on Muslims at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event has told the Chief Justice of the HC that he stands by his remarks on the occasion and that he did not violate…
To erase this perception of lineage trumping merit or a judicial officer getting priority over first-generation lawyers in getting recommended for appointment as high court judges, one of the collegium judges recently mooted the idea of instructing high court collegiums not to recommend lawyers or judicial officers whose parents or close relatives were/are judges of…
Collegium recommends elevation of Delhi HC CJ Manmohan as judge to SC (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday unanimously recommended to the Union govt to appoint Delhi HC chief justice Manmohan as an SC judge. SC, with a sanctioned strength of 34 judges, including the…
CHENNAI: The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of Justice D Krishnakumar, a senior judge in Madras high court, as the Chief Justice of Manipur high court.Justice Krishnakumar was appointed as the judge of Madras high court on April 7, 2016, and is now set to retire on May 21, 2025. He is…
