Close X
Monday, November 11, 2024
ADVT 
India

Sukhbir seeks PM Modi's intervention in appointment of Sikhs as judge

Darpan News Desk IANS, 23 Nov, 2023 04:56 PM
  • Sukhbir seeks PM Modi's intervention in appointment of Sikhs as judge

Chandigarh, Nov 23 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking "his immediate and urgent intervention against the omission of two Sikh lawyers Harmit Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh in their appointment as judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court despite recommendations by the Supreme Court collegium".

Badal urged the Prime Minister to get the injustice and communal discrimination against Sikhs stopped by personally intervening in the matter.

In his letter, Badal described the issue as one of "great sensitivity".

Badal recalled that the Supreme Court collegium on October 17 forwarded to the government the names of five lawyers for appointment as judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

While the names of the three of the five judges have been cleared by the government, both Sikh lawyers were denied their due appointment despite the collegium's recommendations. Badal said this was not the first time that such an omission had been made.

"In March 2022 also the apex court collegium had recommended 12 names for appointment as High Court judges. First of all, only one of the 12 was a Sikh which by itself seemed so strange and unfair. On top of it, even the sole Sikh name recommended by the Supreme Court was withheld while all other 11 were duly cleared," he wrote.

MORE India ARTICLES

Talks of Pilot floating new party mere speculation, says Randhawa

Talks of Pilot floating new party mere speculation, says Randhawa
Stating that Pilot will not float a new party, Randhawa said, "Pilot and (Ashok) Gehlot will work together. Both of them know that the formula for reconciliation was reached on the day of the meeting in Delhi. But I cannot disclose the formula."

Talks of Pilot floating new party mere speculation, says Randhawa

Modi thanks US Speaker for inviting him to address joint meeting of Congress

Modi thanks US Speaker for inviting him to address joint meeting of Congress
The Prime Minister was responding to McCarthy's tweet of June 2, when he had said, "It is my honor to invite @PMOIndia @narendramodi to address a Joint Meeting of Congress on Thursday, June 22nd."

Modi thanks US Speaker for inviting him to address joint meeting of Congress

Man held at IGI airport for smuggling gold in shoes

Man held at IGI airport for smuggling gold in shoes
The gold concealed in a pair of shoes that the accused was carrying. A senior official said that the man was detained at the airport due to his suspicious activities. Further investigation into the matter is currently underway.

Man held at IGI airport for smuggling gold in shoes

Save future of students facing deportation from Canada: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Save future of students facing deportation from Canada: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
While 700 students had faced action on the same ground earlier, now it had come to light that 200 more students had been served deportation orders by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) after it was revealed that they had been given fake admission letters by an authorised agent -- Education Migration Services in Jalandhar.

Save future of students facing deportation from Canada: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Need for sustainable environment for future generations: Punjab CM

Need for sustainable environment for future generations: Punjab CM
Chairing a state-level function to mark World Environment Day, he expressed concern over the depleting ground water table and polluting environment in the state. He said immediate remedial steps are required to save the only precious and scarce natural resource of Punjab in terms of water along with checking the environmental pollution.

Need for sustainable environment for future generations: Punjab CM

Signs of 'deliberate interference' in electronic interlocking system led to CBI probe recommendation

Signs of 'deliberate interference' in electronic interlocking system led to CBI probe recommendation
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had on Sunday said that the Railway Board has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Friday's horrifying accident which left 275 people dead and over 800 injured. He also said that the accident happened due to a change in electronic interlocking.

Signs of 'deliberate interference' in electronic interlocking system led to CBI probe recommendation