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P&H HC directs appointment of Civil Judge candidate who failed after being deprived of 2.5 marks despite writing correct answer

The petitioner answered the question correctly but was not awarded marks, even though other candidates were awarded marks for the same answer.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Purely a Publicity Interest Litigation’; Delhi High Court dismisses PIL seeking transparency in Judicial Appointment Process

The only personal interest of the Petitioner as stated in the petition is that the Petitioner has a case pending in Rohini District Court, Delhi. This Court is at a loss to understand how the delay in disposal of his case in the District Court is anyway connected to the reliefs sought in the instant writ petition.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Appointments can only be made for vacancies advertised, holds Supreme Court; 2 Judges retain Posts despite flawed 2013 Selection Process

Supreme Court reiterated the timeline fixed in Malik Mazhar for vacancies to be declared on 15th January each year, and the process has to be completed by October of the same year.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur: 5th Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court

After completing his LLB, Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur joined the chambers of his brother and former Chief Justice of India, Justice T.S. Thakur. On 28-07-2023, Justice D.S. Thakur was sworn in as 5th Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court (estd. on 26-12-2018).

Case Briefs Supreme Court

PCS (Judicial) Exam| As 47 seats remain vacant, SC asks Justice AK Sikri & Justice SS Saron to re-check some papers in 2 subjects to gather what went wrong

Supreme Court: In the case relating to Punjab Civil Services (Judicial) appointments*, where only 28 people have been recruited against a total