Cancellation of jobs: HC exempts cancer patient Soma Das
A Division Bench of the HC cancelled the illegal appointments of such a huge number of candidates. The court also ordered fresh recruitment against the posts within 15 days.
A plea was submitted with the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking suspension of the six-month sentence awarded to Justice CS Karnan of the Calcutta High Court for contempt of court.
As Karnan's counsel Mathew Nadumpara submitted the petition before the constitution bench at the fag end of the proceedings on Thursday, Chief Justice JS Khehar, who is heading the bench, said that they will consider it.
CJI Khehar asked Nedumpara where Justice Karnan was, to which the bench was informed that he was "very much in Chennai".
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The petition comes at a time when there is no information about Justice Karnan whereabouts even as police is looking for him.
He was reported to have left the State Guest House in Chennai for the Shiva temple in Srikalahasti town in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
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