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One of the judges was transferred to the Madras High Court. The second judge is now being objected to by the government to be brought to the Supreme Court. Justice Rajiv Shakdher delivered the judgment in the Priya Pillai (2015) case, which broke far more ground than the Supreme Court’s decision in Maneka Gandhi (1978). The second judgment was delivered by Justice KM Joseph, who in 2016, struck down the hastily imposed President’s Rule in Uttarakhand. Hiring - Onboarding - BI Reporting - … Zenefits Learn more The vice of President’s Rule in the States has a long history of abuse and debilitating democratic mandates. Post Nehru, its use has been rampant with every Central Government of every political hue abusing this power to appease the State party apparatchiks. The transfer of Justice Rajiv Shakhder and the government’s refusal to accept the collegiums verdict of KM Joseph are continuation of the naked politics and its nebulous role in the process of judicial appointments. It has a long history. Justice HR Khanna, Justice VS Malimath, Justice ML Pendse are just some of the names. For, after all, India is the most enduring experiment on constitutional democracy in post-colonial history.