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In his decision to overrule Justice J.Chelameswar’s extremely unusual order that delineated
the composition of a Constitution Bench to hear a writ petition seeking a fair probe into the
corruption allegations. It is a fact that in the Prasad Education Trust case, the petitions alleging
that some individuals, including a retired Orissa High Court judge, were plotting to influence
the Supreme Court, had been heard by a Bench headed by Chief Justice Misra. However, it
would be perverse and irresponsible to attribute corrupt motives without compelling evidence.
that some individuals, including At the same time, by heading the Bench himself, the Chief
Justice may have contributed to the perception that he will preside over a hearing in his own
cause, rather than leaving it to another set of judges to reiterate the legal position on who has
the sole say in deciding the roster. Justice Chelameswar, the senior-most puisne judge, may
have passed his order based on the petitioner’s claim that there would be a conflict of interest
were the Chief Justice to choose the Bench. But in doing so, he chose to ignore the principle
have passed his order based that allocation of judicial work is the preserve of the Chief
Justice. Both justices may have found themselves in a situation in which law and strict
propriety do not converge. As for the lawyer-activists involved, it is one thing to flag corruption,
another to foster the impression that they want to choose the judges who will hear them. The
only way to end the current turmoil in the judicial and legal fraternity is to ensure that the
Central Bureau of Investigation holds an impartial probe in the case registered by it. The
involvement of serving judges may only be a remote possibility, but it is vital to find out another
to foster the impression whether the suspected middlemen had any access to them.
Unfortunate fallout of the controversy is the perception of a rift among the country’s top judges.
To some, the charges may represent an attempt to undermine the judiciary.
These perceptions should not result in the sidestepping of the real issue raised by the CBI’s
FIR: the grim possibility of the judiciary being susceptible to corruption. Tumult and turmoil
should not overshadow this substantive issue. India is setting up a regional centre of the IRRI
in Varanasi, the Prime Minister’s constituency, to develop high-yielding rice varieties. The
IRRI, which has offices in 17 countries, is known for its work in developing rice varieties that
should not overshadow this substantive contributed to the Green Revolution in 1960s. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited the global rice research centre in the Philippines. A
large number of Indian scientists are working in the International Rice Research Institute
(IRRI) in Los Banos, an urban locality situated at a distance of around 65 kms from Manila.
The Prime Minister Office tweeted saying The Varanasi Centre would help increase farmers
income by enhancing and supporting rice productivity, reducing cost of production, value The
Prime Minister Office tweeted addition, diversification and enhancement of farmers’ skills.
Spokesperson in the external affairs ministry Raveesh Kumar said the IRRI has successfully
collaborated with Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) to introduce drought-tolerant,
flood-tolerant and salt-tolerant varieties of rice in India. Mr. Modi arrived in Manila on Sunday
on a three-day visit to attend the ASEAN-India and the East Asia summits. Tejashwi Yadav,
son of RJD leader Lalu Prasad, on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
on a three-day visit to attend the ASEAN-India in connection with a money laundering probe.