SC Dismisses Challenge To NHRC Selection As BJP Vice President Avinash Rai Khanna Withdraws His Candidature [Read Order]
8 years, 2 months ago

SC Dismisses Challenge To NHRC Selection As BJP Vice President Avinash Rai Khanna Withdraws His Candidature [Read Order]

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The Supreme Court bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Rohinton Fali Nariman today dismissed as infructuous the writ petition filed by a NOIDA student, Anupriya Nagori, against the selection of the BJP Vice-President Avinash Rai Khanna as Member, National Human Rights Commission, by the Selection Committee.Today, the Additional Solicitor General, Atmaram Nandkarni, appearing for. The Supreme Court bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Rohinton Fali Nariman today dismissed as infructuous the writ petition filed by a NOIDA student, Anupriya Nagori, against the selection of the BJP Vice-President Avinash Rai Khanna as Member, National Human Rights Commission, by the Selection Committee. Today, the Additional Solicitor General, Atmaram Nandkarni, appearing for the respondents, submitted a letter written by the Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, wherein Khanna had expressed his unwillingness to be appointed to the NHRC due to personal reasons. In the last hearing of this case on December 2, the Supreme Court bench of the Chief Justice T.S.Thakur and Justice D.Y.Chandrachud, expressed its dissatisfaction with the Centre’s status report, and directed the Additional Solicitor General, Pinky Anand, to produce the relevant files concerning the selection process for the perusal of the Court.

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8 years, 3 months ago

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8 years, 3 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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9 years, 10 months ago

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9 years, 11 months ago

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9 years, 11 months ago

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11 years, 3 months ago

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Firstpost  

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11 years, 11 months ago

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India TV News  

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