‘We Can Finish Anyone’s Career’: Supreme Court Pulls Up Gujarat Govt for Notifying Promotion Of District Judges During Pendency Of Plea

Awstika Das

1 May 2023 8:54 PM IST

  • ‘We Can Finish Anyone’s Career’: Supreme Court Pulls Up Gujarat Govt for Notifying Promotion Of District Judges During Pendency Of Plea

    What was the extraordinary hurry that the state govt could not wait ten days before notifying the promotions, SC asks.

    The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday took strong exception to the promotions granted to district judges in Gujarat by a government notification in March, during the pendency of a plea challenging the names recommended by the high court. Justice MR Shah said: “What was the extraordinary hurry that the state government could not wait ten days before notifying the promotions? Is...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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