Author: Rishi.Khemnani

Amidst the recent controversy over the appointment of the judges between the executive and judiciary, the CJI remarked that the sexual orientation is immaterial in characterising the ability of the judge. He spoke at the 20th Edition of India Today conclave which is being held in Delhi. The remarks hold significance owing to the recent spat over appointment of Saurabh Kirpal, a gay advocate, as a judge of the Delhi HC. In January the collegium rejected the contentions placed by the govt over his sexual orientation while rejecting his name for the said post. The collegium stood adamant over his…

In a major India Today Conclave, Home Minister Amit Shah commented that ED and CBI have been working to their top notch efficacy and probing the cases unbiasedly. The development comes amidst recent crackdown on Manish Sisiodia, former Deputy CM of Delhi and other alleged accused in the excise policy case. The opposition has alleged that the institutions are working at the tunes of incumbent govt, which leads to the arrest of the members of opposition parties. To this the Home Minister replied that the chargesheet or FIR filed by the investigation agencies can be very well challenged in the…