Justice PS Narasimha Recuses from PIL on Delay in Judges' Appointment Procedure
Supreme Court judge Justice PS Narasimha recused himself from hearing a public interest litigation concerning the prolonged delay in finalising the revised Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointing judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts. The MoP outlines the process for appointment, elevation, and transfer of judges. The PIL, filed by NGO Lok Prahari, highlighted the absence of clear, publicly available criteria for selecting candidates and noted the MoP has remained unfinalised for nearly 11 years despite ongoing correspondence between the government and the Supreme Court. Justice Narasimha recused himself due to his prior role as Additional Solicitor General in related proceedings.
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thetribune broke this story on 2 Nov, 07:16 am. Other outlets followed.