Thread by @barandbench

#SupremeCourt to hear its suo motu case regarding pending vacancies in Districts and State Consumer Redressal Commission Across India.
#suomotu #vacancies

Application by Patiala District Bar Association has been taken up.

Adv Shirin Khajuria: the president of the consumer forum is retiring and there will be no judicial member

Justice Hemant Gupta: Kiran Sibal is a member with a judicial background. I know her personally and i have checked the website

Khajuria: vacancies have to be notified before 6 month

Justice Kaul: please unmute state of Punjab

Adv Atul Nanda: please give me 15 days to respond.

Khajuria: Please extend the tenure of the member of the president.

Justice Kaul: no we cannot do that. we are giving time and it will be wrapped up in 15 days

Khajuria: there needs to be an advertisement

Justice Gupta: there is no ad required for the chairperson

Justice Gupta: Ms Khajuria, are you interested in functioning of the commission or this proxy application?

Justice Kaul: Mr Nanda, do you have to advertise for the post of the chairman?

Nanda: in mind, it is not required. But if required we will distribute among the retired judges

Justice Kaul: 15 days is enough

Nanda: no problem if its three weeks

Justice Kaul: we take this statement on record. (to Adv Nanda for Punjab)

Justice Kaul: applications have been disposed off.

Adv Khajuria: please keep it pending till the appointment is done

Justice Kaul: this cannot go on. if we have to issue notice to each bar then how will we carry on. if it does not happen you have liberty to come here again

Justice Kaul: List the case after three weeks. The states who are not filling vacancies we will take action. Please do the needful.

Matter over.
#supremecourt