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Appearing in person, Delhi’s ex-chief minister recounted several instances that raised doubts of biasness by Justice Sharma in the Liquor Policy case even as the Solicitor General dismissed them as 'fantasy'.
Syed Raiyyan
Staff Writer
Our Constitution First newsletter this week looks at a progressive order from the Allahabad High Court.
Justice Paul’s appointment recommendation trails the appointment of several chief justices across High Courts earlier this month.
Justice Mustaque is the sixth chief justice appointed to a High Court in the span of a week.
Despite Justice Revati Mohite-Dere’s appointment as Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, India has only two women chief justices for its 25 High Courts.
Following the recommendations, Justice Revati Mohite Dere is set to be the chief justice of the Meghalaya High Court, with the High Courts of Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Sikkim and Patna also set to get new chiefs.
The controversy around Justice Nisha Banu’s transfer to Kerala HC opens up unsettled constitutional debates on judicial transfers and Article 217(1)(c).
Although the government cleared the names of 24 judges, it did not approve the names of advocates Adnan Ahmad and Jai Krishna Upadhyay.
Release of the Delhi riots conspiracy prisoners, who continue to face incarceration for five plus years without a trial, is no longer a legal issue. It is a test of this nation's moral conscience.