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Supreme Court Limits High Court Powers on Post-Retirement Benefits and Contempt: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Association of Retired Judges (2024)

Supreme Court Limits High Court Powers on Post-Retirement Benefits and Contempt: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. Association of Retired Judges (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the State Government to implement rules framed by the Chief Justice regarding post-retirement benefits for former judges and whether criminal contempt can be initiated against government […]

Supreme Court Upholds Chief Justice’s Power to Set Qualifications for Promotions: Ashok Kumar vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2021)

January 18, 2021 / A.S. Bopanna, Classification of Employees, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 229, Judges, Promotions, S.A. Bobde, Service Law, Service Rules, V. Ramasubramanian

Supreme Court Upholds Chief Justice’s Power to Set Qualifications for Promotions: Ashok Kumar vs. State of Jammu and Kashmir (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Chief Justice of a High Court can prescribe educational qualifications for promotions within the High Court’s staff, and whether such classifications based on qualifications are valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case

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