The Supreme Court Collegium on May 2 recommended the elevation of Advocate Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla as a judge of the Bombay High Court, overruling the objection raised by the Intelligence Bureau.
We are reliving those sordid days of judges being superseded, which prompted the resignation of several Supreme Court judges 50 years ago. But now, it is happening at the high court level.
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A resolution passed by the collegium on March 21 made critical remarks on the Union government, especially for withholding the appointment of advocate John Sathyan as a Madras high court judge.
India will join the ranks of advanced countries like the USA where the sexual orientation of an incumbent judge does not mar the prospects of being elevated