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Kudrat Sandhu vs Union of India and Anr.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Date
22 February 2018
Case No.
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 279 of 2017
Bench
Dipak Misra, D.Y. Chandrachud, A.M. Khanwilkar
Citation
[2018] 2 S.C.R. 1005 : 2018 INSC 185
Supreme Court Reports [2018] 2 S.C.R. 1005 : 2018 INSC 185
Headnote

Tribunals – Chairperson/Judicial/Administrative/Expert/Technical members – Selection of – After considering the suggestions filed, along with modifications, order passed by Supreme Court on 9 February 2018 as an interim arrangement to govern selection in all Tribunals – However, since some of the Search-cumSelection Committees (SCSC) had already proceeded with their work prior to the said interim order, matter listed for further hearing wherein inter alia Union of India was directed to file status of selection process by the Committees – Tabular chart filed by Union of India indicating the status of selection process in respect of 19 Tribunals – Tribunal-wise position with regard to the selections analysed by Supreme Court and directions given in respect of each of the Tribunal – Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and Other Authorities (Qualification, Experience and Other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2017.

As published in the Supreme Court Reports, Supreme Court of India. Text from the Indian Supreme Court Judgments open data set (Dattam Labs), CC BY 4.0.

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The follwing order of the Court was delivered: ORDER 1. On 9 February 2018, an interim order was passed by this Court after considering the suggestions filed during the course of hearing. The suggestions read as follows: “1. Staying the composition of Search-cum-Selection Committee as prescribed in Column 4 of the Schedule to the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and Other Authorities (Qualification, experience and other conditions of service of members) Rules, 2017 both in respect of Chairman/Judicial Members and Administrative Members. A further direction to constitute an interim Search-cum Se
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