Court : Supreme Court of India
Reported in : 1981(1)SCALE848; (1983)1SCC428
1. In these interlocutory proceedings the question is what order this Court should pass regarding the prayer for maintenance of status quo m respect of the two learned Judges of the Delhi High Court (Justice Vohra and Justice Kumar) whose term the Union of India has decided not to extend pending final disposal by this Court of serious and vital issues raised by the petitioner in his transferred writ petition.2. It is true that this Court by its order dated May 8, 1981 directed the Union of India to take a decision whether any of the concerned three Additional Judges should be reappointed for a further term as Additional Judges or they should be appointed as permanent Judges or otherwise and the expression 'or otherwise' in the order undoubtedly means that a decision not to extend their term and drop any of them could be taken by the Union of India. This Court has now been informed that the decision to extend the term of Justice Wad has been taken and communicated to the Chief Justice o...
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