The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of two Advocates as Judges of the Patna High Court. The decision was made during a meeting of the Collegium held on July 1, 2025.
They are:
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The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of two Advocates and two Judicial Officers as Judges of the Gauhati High Court. The decision was taken during a meeting of the Collegium held on July 1, 2025.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of two Judicial Officers as Judges of the Delhi High Court. The decision was made during a Collegium meeting held on July 1, 2025.
The officers recommended for appointment are:
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The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of five advocates as Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Collegium held on July 1, 2025.
The names recommended for appointment are:
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The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Biswadeep Bhattacharjee, currently serving as an Additional Judge, as a Permanent Judge of the Meghalaya High Court.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Collegium held on July 1, 2025. The recommendation has been sent to the central government for approval and issuance of the formal appointment order.
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The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of three judicial officers as Judges of the Allahabad High Court. The recommendation was made during a Collegium meeting held on July 1, 2025.
The three Judicial Officers proposed for elevation are:
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The central deputation tenure of Longjam Siddhartha Singh (IA&AS:1994), currently serving as Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Defence, has been extended till May 12, 2026.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (July 1, 2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Mr Singh has been serving in this post since August 2022 after being empanelled as Additional Secretary in May 2022. Before that, he served as Joint Secretary in the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Murali Manohar Singh (IDES:1996), who has been serving as Director in the Department of Higher Education, has been repatriated to his parent cadre.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (July 1, 2025), the competent authority has approved the Department of Higher Education’s proposal to repatriate Mr. Singh with the provision of extended cooling-off.
Singh was appointed as Director in the Department of Higher Education in April 2019 for a five-year central deputation. In March 2024, he was granted a two-year extension, allowing him to continue till April 2026. However, he has now been repatriated nearly 10 months before the end of his extended tenure.
The West Bengal government on Monday (30.06.2025) extended the tenure of Chief Secretary Manoj Pant (IAS:1991:WB) by six months, following approval from the central government.
Pant, who was scheduled to retire on June 30, 2025, will now continue in office until December 31, 2025, as per the state government’s notification issued after the Centre cleared its proposal.
In a major development, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Tuesday (July 1, 2025) ordered the reinstatement of senior IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash (IPS:2004:KN), who had been suspended in the aftermath of the June 4 stampede at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The tribunal also directed the Karnataka government to treat his entire suspension period as official duty.
Vikash, who was serving as Additional Commissioner of Police (West), Bengaluru City, was suspended by the state government following the stampede that occurred during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory parade. The incident claimed 11 lives and left nearly 70 others injured.
Challenging the suspension, Vikash filed a petition before the CAT on June 9. In his plea, he argued that the suspension was arbitrary and imposed without following due process. He alleged he had been made a scapegoat and was not given an opportunity to explain the circumstances. He also maintained that the police had not granted permission for the RCB parade.
In its order, the CAT stated that the suspension of police officers in the given circumstances was not based on sufficient or substantial material. The tribunal noted that, at the time the order was passed, there was no convincing evidence pointing to default or negligence by the concerned officers. “Prima facie, it appears that, at the time of passing the impugned order of suspension, no material was available showing ‘substantial dereliction of duty’,” the tribunal observed, adding that the suspension was therefore liable to be quashed.
Five officers—three IPS and two from the State Police Service—were suspended following the incident. However, Vikash was the only one who challenged the order before the tribunal. The other officers suspended include B Dayananda (IPS:1994:KN), ADG and Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City; Shekhar H. Tekkannavar (IPS:2014:KN), DCP (Central Division); C. Balakrishna, ACP (Cubbon Park); and A.K. Girish, Inspector (Cubbon Park Police Station).
While all five officers were initially held responsible for “substantial dereliction of duty,” only Vikash sought legal recourse—and the CAT ruled in his favour.
Following the tribunal’s direction, Vikash is expected to submit the CAT order to the state government and seek reinstatement, likely to the same post. However, sources indicate that the Congress-led Karnataka government is considering challenging the CAT ruling in the High Court.
Notably, the central government has also approved the suspension of the three IPS officers involved in the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede case.
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