New judges for Delhi, Calcutta High Courts
The Hindu
Nine additional judges of the Madras High Court have been elevated as permanent judges.
The Law Ministry on Tuesday elevated nine additional judges of the Madras High Court as permanent judges, extended the term of one additional judge by one more year and appointed new judges to the Delhi and Calcutta High Courts.
Sharing the list of appointments in Twitter, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said, "I extend best wishes to all of them!".
Among the new appointments, advocate Anish Dayal has been appointed a judge in the Delhi High Court while advocate Amit Sharma has been made an additional judge in the same High Court.
Two judicial officers, Shampa Dutt (Paul) and Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury, have been made additional judges in the Calcutta High Court, the notification of the Department of Justice said.
Those additional judges of the Madras High Court who have been elevated included Justices Govindarajulu Chandrasekharan, Veerasamy Sivagnanam, Ganesan llangovan, Ananthi Subramanian, Kannammal Shanmuga Sundaram, Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup, Murali Shankar Kuppuraju, Manjula Ramaraju Nalliah and Thamilselvi T. Valayapalayam.
Justice A.A. Nakkiran has been given a one-year fresh term with effect from December 3 later this year, the notification said.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.