ZPM meet on Tuesday evening to decide on formation of next Mizoram govt
Aizawl (PTI): Lalduhoma, the chief ministerial face of the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) in Mizoram will hold a meeting with the newly elected party candidates and other leaders on Tuesday evening to decide on the formation of the next government in the state, a party leader said.
ZPM emerged victorious in the assembly polls on Monday, bagging 27 of the total 40 seats.
The formation of the council of ministers and distribution of portfolios will be the top agenda of the meeting, he said.
"Lalduhoma will hold a meeting with elected MLAs, Val Upa Council, the decision-making body of the party, and other leaders, at 8 pm on Tuesday. We will stake claim to form the government after the meeting," the ZPM leader said.
Lalduhoma is likely to meet Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati at 10 am on Wednesday to stake the claim for the formation of the next government, an official said.
"The council of ministers is likely to be sworn in on Friday," a ZPM source said.
The timeline of the swearing-in ceremony will be finalised after the meeting between Lalduhoma and the governor.
Lalduhoma, an ex-IPS officer who had served as the security in-charge of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, on Monday expressed satisfaction with his party winning a majority of the seats in the House and emphasised the importance of building strong ties with the Union government.
Senior Election Commission officers of the state will also meet the governor on Tuesday evening to submit due-constitution notification of the state assembly elections, the official added.
The ZPM swept the state assembly polls on Monday, dethroning the incumbent Mizo National Front (MNF) which got only 10 seats. The BJP trailed far behind with just two seats and the Congress just one.
The MNF had secured 26 seats in the 2018 assembly elections.
Polling for the 40-member assembly polls was held on November 7, where more than 82 per cent of over 8.57 lakh voters exercised their franchise.
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CJI's advice to aspirant: Join the bar, become a lawyer, don't hanker for judicial services post
New Delhi (PTI): She came to the Supreme Court seeking a re-evaluation of her paper in the examination for joining judicial services as a magistrate. What she got instead was a rejection — and a candid confession by the Chief Justice that he too had wanted to join the judicial services in his youth but was advised by a senior judge to become a lawyer instead.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi on Friday dismissed a plea filed by Prerna Gupta, the judicial services aspirant.
As Gupta pressed her case, the CJI intervened and said, "Let me share my personal story and I hope you will go happily as we cannot allow your petition."
He recounted his time as a final-year law student in 1984 when he wanted to become a judicial officer. As per requirement, he cleared the written test and was set to appear for an interview.
Judicial services is one of the two routes to become a judge after initially joining as a magistrate in lower court and thereafter rising through the ranks to become judge in a high court and possibly the Supreme Court.
The other route is to join the Bar, which means becoming a lawyer, and after building a reputation be picked from the Bar to become a judge at a senior level.
By the time the CJI's exam results came out, he had started practising at the Punjab and Haryana High Court when he was called for the interview.
The senior-most judge on the interview panel happened to be a judge before whom he had recently argued two significant matters.
"One of the matters was Sunita Rani vs Baldev Raj, where he had allowed my appeal in a matrimonial case and set aside the decree of divorce granted by the District Judge on the ground of schizophrenia," he noted.
Before the interview could take place, the judge called the young Surya Kant to his chamber and asked, 'Do you want to become a judicial officer?'
"I said 'yes.' He immediately said, 'Get out from (my) the chamber.'"
The courtroom fell silent as the CJI Justice described his initial heartbreak.
“I came out trembling. All my dreams were shattered. I thought he had snubbed me and that my career was over,” the CJI said.
However, the story took another turn the following day and the judge summoned him again, this time offering a piece of advice that would change the trajectory of his life.
“He said, ‘If you want to become (a judge), you are welcome. But my advice is, don’t become a judicial officer. The Bar is waiting for you,’” Justice Surya Kant recalled.
The CJI said he decided to skip his interview and didn't even tell his parents at first, fearing their disappointment, and instead chose to dedicate himself to his practice as an advocate.
“Now tell me did I make a bad right or bad decision,” the CJI asked and the litigant lawyer left the court with a smile on her face despite her case being dismissed.
Encouraging the petitioner to look toward the future rather than dwelling on the re-evaluation of a single paper, Justice Surya Kant said, "The Bar has much to offer."
