NEW DELHI, July 14 -- The Supreme Court collegium was left surprised last week after the Union government sent back, for the third time in two years, the name of a judicial officer for elevation to the Delhi high court, despite the fact that the collegium had already rejected the proposal twice on the basis of adverse inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
The name, which was first considered in 2023, was returned to the Delhi high court by the collegium following IB's negative feedback. According to people familiar with the matter, there was no change in the IB's stance when the name was sent for reconsideration last year and again this year, and yet, the government chose to forward it once more.P11
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