Govt sends back proposal to elevate Uttarakhand judge to SC
The Centre on Thursday sent back the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation to elevate Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph as an SC judge. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Joseph's elevation wouldn't be fair to "more senior, suitable, and deserving" chief justices. Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that the government was "within its right" to send back the recommendation. 