Day: September 18, 2023

Judges’ appointment process to be more transparent, says Chief Justice

Manish Kumar

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has responded to the criticism over the appointment of judges to Supreme Court and High Court.  Chief Justice said there’s a “Centre for Research and Planning”, headed by an officer from the Haryana judicial services.  “We have prepared a broad platform where we have assessed the top 50 judges of the country who would be considered for appointment to the Supreme Court of India.” He said.  He said the aim is to lay down objective parameters for the selection of judges.  “Now as per…

17 Bollywood celebs on ED radar for attending ₹200 crore Dubai wedding: Here is What one must know

Manish Kumar

Sourabh Chandrakar, promoter of Mahadev Online Book betting app, reportedly spent ₹200 crore for his wedding in which many Bollywood celebs performed.  The ED is investigating ₹5,000 crore money laundering charge against Sourabh Chandrakar and his business partner Ravi Uppal who runs the online gambling app from Dubai.  Mahadev Online Betting application is a game app on which around a million individuals have placed bets in the last year.  The ED seized assets worth ₹417 crore in connection with the case from Bhopal, Mumbai and Kolkata.  Sourabh Chandrakar is believed…

Rahul Navin appointed in-charge director of Enforcement Directorate, Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure ends

Manish Kumar

•     The Centre appointed special director Rahul Navin as in-charge director of the ED till the name of the regular director is announced or until further orders. •     Rahul Navin, a 1993-batch IRS officer, has taken charge as the acting director of the ED replacing Sanjay Kumar Mishra, an IRS officer of the 1984 batch. •     In July, the Supreme Court granted an extension of tenure to ED chief Mishra till September 15 but made it clear there would be no further extension. •     Mishra was first appointed the ED director for two years…