An order issued by Chandraker Bharti, principal secretary, Home Department, said that “the appointments of these 103 individuals were not made on merit and were secured through fraudulent manipulation”.
A division bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjith Purohit directed the issuance of notices in a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by People Against Corruption.
The Election Commission of India granted an afternoon appointment for interaction and asked Congress MP Jairam Ramesh to submit names of up to 30 attendees.
According to an official release issued on Monday, the quartet includes senior IAS officers J Radhakrishnan, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Dheeraj Kumar, and P Amutha. This development comes just 10 months ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
The direction came in response to a petition filed by Vinu Thomas, Dean (Academic) of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram.
“We find the Constitution bench did not pass any order on the appointment. We are not inclined to issue notice, accordingly, the matter is dismissed,” the bench said.
It is learnt that the ED has found that the prime accused in the sensational gold smuggling case had received more salary than the state chief secretary during her service in the Space Park.
The Centre on Saturday notified the appointment of five Judges to the Supreme Court. They will be sworn in as top court judges on February 6. They will be administered oath by the Chief Justice Justice D.Y. Chandrachud.
Justice Datta was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court in April 2020. He practised primarily in the apex court and high court in constitutional and civil matters before being elevated as a permanent judge of the Calcutta High Court on June 22, 2006.
The Rozgar Mela is a step towards fulfilment of the PM’s commitment to accord the highest priority to employment generation.
