SC Collegium to Reiterate Justice Joseph's Name for Elevation
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AP / PTI It is for the first time that people would be able told to remove know about the queue status at polling stations with large number of voters through a mobile turban app, sources said. No party in Karnataka has OTTAWA US security officials have apologised won a second successive term in office since after a Sikh minister of Prime Minister Justin 1985 when the Janata Dal under Ramakrishna Trudeau’s Cabinet was asked to remove his SC Collegium to reiterate Justice Hegde had retained power. paGE 5 > turban at a US airport before boarding a flight last year. Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic IT dept files charge- Development Navdeep Bains said the incident Joseph’s name for elevation happened at Detroit Metro Airport on his way sheets against back to Canada in April 2017. He said the airport NEW DELHI The Supreme Court Col- names of other Chief Justices of High is required,” the resolution said. Jospeph, the Collegium deliberated staff had behaved inappropriately, SBS News legium on Friday agreed in principle Courts for elevation as judges of the “In view of the aforesaid, the meet- on the names of some judges from Chidambarams under reported on Friday. to reiterate the recommendation Supreme Court. ing stands deferred for being held Calcutta, Rajasthan and Telangana black money act Bains said the security guards asked him to for elevation of Uttarakhand High The Collegium, in a resolution, said at 4.15 PM on Wednesday, May 16, & Andhra Pradesh High Courts for undergo special screening because of his turban, Court Chief Justice K M Joseph as there was need for further discussion 2018,” it said. elevation as apex court judges. CHENNAI The Income Tax department on despite passing through the metal detector. But a judge of the apex court, after his on the issue of sending the other The resolution further said that The Centre, while returning the Friday filed four charge-sheets against former the test malfunctioned. name was returned by the Centre. names to the Centre and decided to the Collegium met to consider the file of Justice Joseph to the collegium, Union finance minister P Chidambaram, his wife That is when a security official asked him to Justice Joseph had headed the bench meet again on May 16. following agenda: “1. To consider had also mentioned that judges from Nalini, son Karti and daughter-in-law Srinidhi remove his turban for inspection. Bains said in the Uttarakhand High Court that “The Chief Justice and other mem- reiteration of the recommendation various high courts have not found under the Black Money Act for allegedly not he pushed back and asked them to do the test had quashed the Narendra Modi bers of the Collegium have, on prin- dated January 10, 2018 for elevation place in the apex court. disclosing their foreign assets. The charge- again during the April 2017 incident. He said government’s decision to impose ciple, unanimously agreed that the of Justice K M Joseph, Chief Justice, During the deliberations today, sheets or prosecution complaints have been security agents at a Detroit airport were “very President’s rule in the Congress-ruled recommendation for appointment Uttarakhand High Court [Parent High sources said those high court judges filed by the department before a special court insistent and very difficult” when he told them hill state in 2016. In 2017, the Con- of Justice K M Joseph, Chief Justice, Court: Kerala] as Judge of the Su- who are in the race to be elevated to in Chennai under Section 50 of the Black Money he did not want to remove his turban. gress lost the assembly election there. Uttarakhand High Court [Parent High preme Court. 2. To consider names the apex court are Chief Justice of (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and The airport officials allowed him to board After an hour-long deliberation, the Court: Kerala] as a Judge of the Su- of High Court Judges for elevation as Madras High Court Indira Banerjee, Imposition of Tax Act, 2015, officials said. his flight only after he revealed his diplomatic five-member Collegium, comprising preme Court should be reiterated. Judges of the Supreme Court.” The who is originally from the Calcutta Nalini Chidambaram, Karti and Srinidhi passport. The incident prompted Canada to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra “However, the said reiteration decision to convene the meeting was HC, Gujarat HC Chief Justice R Sub- have been charged for allegedly not disclos- complain to US officials. The officials with the and Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan should also be accompanied by the taken late last evening by the CJI. hash Reddy, whose parent cadre ing, either partly or fully, immovable assets US Transportation Security Administration Gogoi, M B Lokur and Kurian Joseph, recommendation of the names of Earlier on May 2, the Collegium is Telangana and Andhra Pradesh like the one at Cambridge in the UK worth Rs (TSA) and the Department of Homeland Secu- unanimously decided that Justice Chief Justices of High Courts for el- had met on the issue but had deferred HC, and Karnataka High Court Chief 5.37 crore, property worth Rs 80 lakh in the rity apologised to Canada on behalf of the US Joseph’s name should be accompa- evation as Judges of the Supreme its decision. In today’s meeting, the Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who is same country and asset worth Rs 3.28 crore in government. / IANS / nied with the recommendation of Court, for which detailed discussion agenda was same and besides Justice originally from Rajasthan HC. / PTI / the US, they said. paGE 5 > dailyheadlines Blow after blow dims re-election hopes of Pakistan’s ruling party 07 Malaysia king to pardon Anwar 08 Putin speaks with Merkel, Erdogan in bid to keep Iran deal 09 ‘Airbus to announce its decision on selling planes to Tehran soon’ 10 PATNA Yoga guru Ramdev on Friday porters, “I have blessed Tej Pratap J’khand HC Ramdev meets congratulated RJD chief Lalu Prasad for a happy married life. While I was GRANTS 6 WEEK on his son’s marriage and blessed with Lalu, he called up his would- the groom Tej Pratap Yadav by tying be daughter-in-law, thanking her PROVISIONAL Lalu, blesses a sacred thread around his neck for the good luck she has brought BAIL TO LALU to cast off evil eyes. Later, he also on his family. I am now going to ON MEDICAL Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a giant floral garland from Nepalese officials in Janakpur, groom Tej blessed Aishwarya Rai, the bride. Aishwarya’s house to bless the Nepal, Friday, May 11, 2018. Modi began a two-day visit to Nepal Friday as the two South Asian nations Ramdev met Lalu at the 10, Cir- bride.” Replying to queries on GROUND work to improve relations that were strained over Indian-backed ethnic protests in Nepal in 2015. AP / PTI cular Road residence of Rabri Devi, Prasad’s bail, which came a day RANCHI The Jharkhand High Pratap, bride where he also congratulated the after he was given parole for only Court on Friday granted six- RJD supremo on getting a six-week three days, Ramdev said, “Lalu week provisional bail to for- Modi, Oli jointly inaugurate Janakpur- Aishwarya provisional bail from the Jharkhand is not a criminal. 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