SC stays Jharkhand HC order for CBI inquiry into alleged irregularities in assembly appointments, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Jharkhand High Court order directing the CBI inquiry into alleged irregularities in appointments and promotions made in the state assembly. A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan stayed the Jharkhand High Court order and agreed to examine the petition filed by the state Vidhan […]
SC curbs unilateral arbitrator appointments in public contracts, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled against unilateral appointment of arbitrators by the public sector undertakings in contractual disputes, saying such practices violate principles of fairness, impartiality and equality guaranteed under the Constitution. The top court held that unilateral appointment clauses in public-private contracts for appointing arbitrators are violative of Article 14 (right to equality) […]
Process of judicial appointments to superior court not prerogative of single individual: SC, ET LegalWorld
The process of judicial appointments to a superior court is not the prerogative of an individual, the Supreme Court said on Friday and directed the Himachal Pradesh High Court collegium to reconsider “collectively” the elevation of two senior-most district and sessions judges, who were passed over for promotion to high court judgeship. It said there […]