No clear norms to elevate Supreme Court judges are evident, says Olav Albuquerque
Nobody knows how the collegium selects judges. It is unlikely the collegium dissects the judgments of probationary judges in the high courts or those to be elevated to the Supreme Court. If merit is vital, weightage must be given to all judgments of a putative Supreme Court judge, with extra marks for their recent judgments reported in law journals.
The seventh woman judge of the Supreme Court, Indu Malhotra, will retire tomorrow amid adulatory speeches from the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), which organises such functions with Jasti Chelameswar being the only judge to oppose it. Next month, CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde will demit office and N V Ramanna will be sworn in as the next CJI.
Bathinda: In extension to its academic activities, the Central University of Punjab Bathinda (CUPB) under the patronage of Vice Chancellor Prof. Raghavendra P. Tiwari organized four-lecture webinar series & a panel discussion in which eminent personalities from academia enlightened students. This four-lecture webinar series was conducted by CUPB Dept. of Botany, Dept. of History, Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics, Dept. of Financial Administration on relevant topics of their discipline. In addition to this, an online panel discussion programme on the subject of Union Budget 2021-22 was conducted by CUPB Dept. of Economic Studies.
In the first webinar Prof. Gautam Menon, Professor of Physics and Botany from Ashoka University, delivered a lecture on ‘Modeling Disease Spread’. In the second webinar Dr. Rachna Singh, Assistant Professor from Hindu College, University of Delhi, talked about ‘Deindustrialization in 19th Century India: Myth or Reality’. During the third webinar
Bathinda: The Department of History, Central University of Punjab Bathinda (CUPB), under the patronage of Vice Chancellor Prof. Raghavendra P. Tiwari organized a Webinar on 'Deindustrialization in the 19th century Indian Economy: Myth or Reality?'. T
Banana growers call for urgent Government assistance
Australian banana growers who have lost up to 100 per cent of their crop to cyclonic winds are calling for urgent assistance from the Queensland and Federal Governments.
In a devastating blow for growers already battling ongoing low prices and worker shortages, most Innisfail district banana growers are now looking at between 3 and 9 months without an income.
Boogan fifth generation grower, Charles Camuglia, lost all of his crop to extreme wind on March 1.
Grower Charles Camuglia surveys the damage on his farm. Charles lost 100% of his crop
“This is 100 per cent of our income,” he said. “It’s going to be hard.”
Couple suspected of stealing wallet from dying man released by King County judge Gary Horcher
Kuldip Singh’s family says they and their community are outraged and believe the couple should not have been released with no bail and no charges.
“He was everything for my family,” said Singh’s widow Pam Gill, who told KIRO-7 News she watched her husband die after an altercation with a man and a woman the family hired to install a new water heater for $150.
Kent police said that on the night of Feb. 22, Singh hired a man and a woman to come over and install the new water heater. When the couple argued they weren’t paid enough for the work, the man started draining and un-installing the new tank, according to court documents. When Singh arrived home, an argument began. The man was tipping the water heater to its side when Singh tried to push it back upright, said police.