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became public knowledge in mid-April (1981) that the circular asked the recipients to obtain from the additional judges in the state’s high court ‘their consent to be appointed permanent judges in any other high court (they might indicate three courts in order of preference) and to obtain from potential judges ‘their consent to be appointed to any other high court in the country.’"
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As Union Law
Minister, Shiv Shankar was responsible for the issue of circulars, attempting to transfer judges. On 18 March 1981, Shiv Shankar, as the Law Minister, addressed a circular to the governors and chief ministers of all States requesting them to elicit from additional judges their agreement
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from the Kapu community in Andhra
Pradesh (a large community of agriculturists and upper caste), he thought the Reddy community dominated the high court there, and he had resigned from the high court when he thought a Reddy Judge had denied him the chief justiceship." Shiv Shankar was a Judge in
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Shankar during this period. One school of thought believed that he intended to reduce judicial independence, and he carefully avoided recommending for appointment judges unfriendly to Mrs.Gandhi, the then Prime Minister. Another body of
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He seemed to confirm that he sent the circular without consulting the then Chief
Justice of India, Y.V.Chandrachud. What happened thereafter is history. On 30 December 1981, the Supreme Court's seven Judge bench gave its decision in S.P. Gupta vs Union of India, in which the Court held that Shiv
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But the circular was largely seen as an expression of no-confidence in the judiciary and a device to punish the inconvenient judges. Granville Austin, in his
Working A Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience (1999), said about the circular: "This threw kerosene on existing flames when it
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As Austin puts it: "To him, judges were intellectuals or
Brahmins, or from the newly strong economic castes and classes-the upper reaches of the Other Backward Classes – whose monopoly had to be broken, so that lower-ranking members of the OBCs and Scheduled Castes and Tribes could ‘thrive’ as
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Shankar believed that Chief Justices of High courts showed caste preferences in selecting colleagues and in deciding cases, and transfers might ameliorate this because outside judges would have no local roots.
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Punjala Shiv
Shankar died at his residence in Jubilee Hills on 27 February 2017 due to age-related health issues. He was survived by his wife Laxmi, 2 sons ( Late Sudheer Kumar Ex Mla, Dr P.Vinay Kumar) and a daughter Jalaja.
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The reasons mentioned in the circular were that such a policy of transfer would help national integration, combat narrow and parochial tendencies like caste, kinship, and other local considerations.
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Austin also records a personal element which motivated Shiv Shankar. "A
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Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals (DGS&D)
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Pay & Account Office (Supply, Commerce & Textiles)
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Pay & Account Office (Supply, Commerce & Textiles)
1050:"Former Governors of Sikkim on Governor of Sikkim website"
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Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
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Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks
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Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (IRMRA)
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Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry
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Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research
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927:"Shiv Shankar appointed PRP manifesto panel chairman"
901:"P. Shiv Shanker: The most powerful man after the PM"
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Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute (CPPRI)
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National Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (NaCSA)
1104:"Former Union Minister P. Shiv Shankar passes away"
1020:"List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)"
2405:Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI)
2498:Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI)
1131:"Former Union Minister Punjala Shiv Shankar dead"
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1607:North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited
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2546:National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
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781:during these terms. He was deputy chairman of
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2319:Council for Trade Development & Promotion
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173:21 September 1994 – 11 November 1995
3212:Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministers of India
3172:Leaders of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha
2456:Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation
2290:Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
2252:Marine Products Export Development Authority
1957:Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership
754:advocates and find their way to the bench".
387:2 September 1982 – 31 December 1984
2181:State Trading & Infrastructure Division
1947:Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology
1776:Petroleum Conservation Research Association
1129:The New Indian Express (28 February 2017).
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2358:Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council
2259:Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA)
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2396:Federation of Indian Export Organisations
2133:Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)
2019:Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology
1550:Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
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1022:. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Archived from
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3207:Commerce and industry ministers of India
2366:Cashew Export Promotion Council of India
1942:Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
1740:Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy
1000:. National Informatics Centre, New Delhi
970:. National Informatics Centre, New Delhi
880:. National Informatics Centre, New Delhi
769:In 1985, P. Shiv Shankar was elected to
664:to the Late Shri P. Bashiah. He studied
613:. He was a very influential minister in
234:25 July 1987 – 14 February 1988
32:This article includes a list of general
3192:Ministers for external affairs of India
2371:Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council
2055:Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences
1993:Bharatiya Nabhkiya Vidyut Nigam Limited
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2549:Office of Chief Controller of Accounts
1713:Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation
779:Minister of Human Resource Development
334:12 May 1986 – 22 October 1986
120:12 November 1995 – 1 May 1996
3152:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
2534:Office of Technical Adviser (Boilers)
2452:Intellectual Property Appellate Board
2408:National Centre for Trade Information
2375:The Plastics Export Promotion Council
2354:Sports Goods Export Promotion Council
2338:Engineering Exports Promotion Council
2157:Administrative & General Division
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2040:National Board for Higher Mathematics
1797:Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
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726:to be transferred to any high court.
2198:Directorate General of Foreign Trade
645:P. Shiv Shankar was born during the
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2490:National Productivity Council (NPC)
1766:Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
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2295:India Trade Promotion Organisation
2075:Institute of Mathematical Sciences
1988:Nuclear Power Corporation of India
1750:Pandit Deendayal Energy University
1634:Power System Operation Corporation
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38:it lacks sufficient corresponding
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2381:Services Export Promotion Council
2242:Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
2070:Harish-Chandra Research Institute
2060:Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
1667:Solar Energy Corporation of India
1581:National Power Training Institute
1478:§ - additional charge, # - acting
552:(till 2008, 2011 until his death)
3157:Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat
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1973:Electronics Corporation of India
1952:Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
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1576:Central Power Research Institute
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792:P. Shiv Shankar was sworn in as
706:in 1979. He was a member of the
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3217:Members of the Cabinet of India
2871:(as MoS till 23 December 1976)'
2540:Office of the Salt Commissioner
2278:State Trading Corporation (STC)
2045:Atomic Energy Education Society
1832:Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
1771:Oil Industry Safety Directorate
1624:Power Grid Corporation of India
668:at Hindu College, Amritsar and
3182:Praja Rajyam Party politicians
2543:Office of the Economic Adviser
2416:Price Stabilization Fund Trust
1916:Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
1812:Gas Authority of India Limited
1406:Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
1319:12 November 1995 – 1 May 1996
1281:Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
1102:The Hindu (27 February 2017).
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819:and was elected to Lok Sabha.
198:Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani
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3142:Politicians from Secunderabad
2828:(As MoS till 24 January 1966)
2412:India Brand Equity Foundation
2247:Indian Institute of Packaging
2080:Institute for Plasma Research
1932:Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
1545:Central Electricity Authority
1261:Minister for External Affairs
899:India Today (24 March 2014).
846:
811:, he defeated incumbent M.P.
3197:Education ministers of India
2845:(Foreign Trade & Supply)
2486:National Institute of Design
1983:Uranium Corporation of India
1708:Singareni Collieries Company
830:formed by Telugu film actor
775:Minister of External Affairs
716:Third Indira Gandhi Ministry
322:Minister of External Affairs
7:
3202:Ministers of power of India
2351:Council for Leather Exports
1869:Strategic Petroleum Reserve
1822:Numaligarh Refinery Limited
1555:Bureau of Energy Efficiency
1234:Minister of Law and Justice
990:National Informatics Centre
960:National Informatics Centre
870:National Informatics Centre
222:Minister of Law and Justice
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1978:Indian Rare Earths Limited
1560:Damodar Valley Corporation
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2812:(Commerce & Industry)
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2783:(Commerce & Industry)
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2494:Quality Council of India
2401:Indian Diamond Institute
1900:Atomic Energy Commission
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787:Leader of the Opposition
708:Indian National Congress
549:Indian National Congress
3080:(Commerce and Industry)
1807:Engineers India Limited
1422:Chaudhary Randhir Singh
1212:Ummareddy Venkateswarlu
1088:/minister-shiva-shankar
653:family in Mamidipalli,
649:on 10 August 1929 in a
53:more precise citations.
3187:Law ministers of India
2756:Kshitish Chandra Neogy
2677:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
2643:Moinul Hoque Choudhury
2617:Tribhuvan Narain Singh
2592:Syama Prasad Mukherjee
2212:Special Economic Zones
1817:Indian Oil Corporation
1416:K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
1380:Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
1298:K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
805:1998 General elections
692:during 1974 and 1975.
629:from 1994 to 1995 and
210:K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
3020:Devendra Prasad Yadav
2166:Trade Policy Division
655:District of Hyderabad
576:2 sons and 1 daughter
428:Minister of Petroleum
3015:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3010:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2858:Lalit Narayan Mishra
2622:Damodaram Sanjivayya
2567:Guruprasad Mohapatra
2313:Board of Trade (BOT)
2172:Territorial Division
2065:Institute of Physics
2050:Tata Memorial Centre
2014:Nuclear Fuel Complex
1453:Balmiki Prasad Singh
1390:Bhishma Narain Singh
1198:Member of Parliament
1170:Member of Parliament
1026:on 26 September 2015
933:. 15 November 2008.
599:Punjala Shiv Shankar
186:Pawan Kumar Chamling
87:Punjala Shiv Shankar
3167:India MPs 1998–1999
3162:India MPs 1980–1984
3147:Governors of Sikkim
3137:Governors of Kerala
3028:Bolla Bulli Ramaiah
3005:P. V. Narasimha Rao
2989:P. V. Narasimha Rao
2866:D. P. Chattopadhyay
2809:Lal Bahadur Shastri
2511:Subordinate offices
2389:Other Organisations
2191:Subordinate Offices
2175:Plantation Division
1837:Hindustan Petroleum
1385:Kona Prabhakara Rao
1364:Governors of Sikkim
1271:Narayan Dutt Tiwari
1137:on 20 February 2024
1110:on 20 February 2024
1046:Government of India
907:on 20 February 2024
809:Tenali constituency
800:from 1995 to 1996.
783:Planning Commission
637:from 1995 to 1996.
214:(Additional charge)
3103:Hardeep Singh Puri
3060:Nirmala Sitharaman
2788:T T Krishnamachari
2780:Harekrushna Mahtab
2597:Harekrushna Mahtab
2330:Promotion Councils
1691:Bharat Coking Coal
1629:THDC India Limited
1325:Khurshed Alam Khan
1315:Governor of Kerala
1288:Governor of Sikkim
1219:Political offices
1078:.prajarajyamonline
931:The Times of India
828:Praja Rajyam Party
817:Telugu Desam Party
798:Governor of Kerala
794:Governor of Sikkim
695:He was elected to
674:Osmania University
587:Osmania University
556:Praja Rajyam Party
161:Governor of Sikkim
153:Khurshid Alam Khan
108:Governor of Kerala
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3036:Ramakrishna Hegde
2970:Subramanian Swamy
2602:Nityanand Kanungo
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2517:Grievance Offices
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2224:Autonomous Bodies
2163:Economic Division
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2009:Heavy Water Board
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1827:Oil India Limited
1703:NLC India Limited
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1569:Autonomous bodies
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1448:Sudarshan Agarwal
1427:Kidar Nath Sahani
1331:
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1322:Succeeded by
1295:Succeeded by
1268:Succeeded by
1244:Jagannath Kaushal
1241:Succeeded by
1209:Succeeded by
1192:Sarada Tadiparthi
1181:Succeeded by
813:Sarada Tadiparthi
596:
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568:Dr. P. Lakshmibai
560:
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375:Minister of Power
314:Jagannath Kaushal
269:Bindeshwari Dubey
215:
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16:Indian politician
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2920:Pranab Mukherjee
2912:Pranab Mukherjee
2764:Jawaharlal Nehru
2743:I. I. Chundrigar
2672:George Fernandes
2607:Ram Subhag Singh
2582:
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2460:Copyright Office
2446:Statutory Bodies
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2230:Commodity Boards
2160:Finance Division
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1909:Regulatory board
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1678:Ministry of Coal
1659:Renewable Energy
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1538:Statutory bodies
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1468:Lakshman Acharya
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1305:Preceded by
1278:Preceded by
1251:Preceded by
1224:Preceded by
1189:Preceded by
1163:Preceded by
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