Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah of the Patna High Court and Justice Manoj Misra of the Allahabad High Court will also be administered oath of office by Chief Justice of India...
The decision comes after strong observations were made by the apex court regarding the government's delay in the appointment and transfer of judges as per the SC collegium's recommendations...
The bench expressed displeasure over the delay by govt in clearing recommendations for transfer of high court judges, saying 'it is a very, very serious issue'...
Modi government is following a policy of 'deliberately withholding Collegium recommendations for months and years' to keep the fate of named judges in limbo...