The Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday notified the appointment of Justice Harish Tandon, currently serving as a judge in the Calcutta High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.
Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna met on Thursday and made the recommendations of Justice Varma's transfer to Centre government to his parent High Court of Allahabad.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear on April 16 a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the law relating to the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for Election C
The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices P.V. Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan, took a serious view of the allegation and asked the ministries to clarify their stance.
The court, led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay, acknowledged the order by the Director of Sports, Ministry of Sports. The court noted that this order revoked WFI's 2023 suspension and reinstated its recognition as the national sports federation for wrestling.
The event, which was attended by the former Chief Justice of India, Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud, and other eminent personalities marked the formal start of the academic journey of the students.
The Central Government, through the Ministry of Law and Justice, on Monday notified the appointment of Justice Joymalya Bagchi of the Calcutta High Court as a judge of the Supreme Court.