Saurabh Kirpal

SC Collegium reiterated its nomination of adv Saurabh Kirpal for elevation as HC judge rejecting centre's objection over his gay partner being Swiss ...

Hence, as a matter of principle, there can be no objection to the candidature of Shri Saurabh Kirpal on the ground that his partner is a foreign National.” Advocate Saurabh Kirpal is the son of former Chief Justice of India B N Kirpal, and has been practising law for over two decades. The proposal to appoint Kirpal as a Delhi High Court has been pending for over five years. [Responding](https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/Collegium/19012023_105547.pdf) to the concern of the centre that Kirpal’s gay partner is a Swiss national, the Collegium said that Switzerland is a friendly nation and therefore it does not have any bearing on national security. There is no reason to pre-suppose that the partner of the candidate, who is a Swiss National, would be inimically disposed to our country, since the country of his origin is a friendly nation. [reiterated ](https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/saurabh-kirpals-openness-about-sexual-orientation-doesnt-make-him-unsuitable-for-judgeship-supreme-court-collegium-reiterates-proposal-219407)its decision to promote gay Advocate Saurabh Kirpal as a Judge of the Delhi High Court.

The government had stated Mr. Kirpal's “intimate relationship” with his Swiss partner, his openness about his sexuality and possibility of bias because of ...

The government had returned his file to the Collegium for reconsideration on November 25 last year. The Supreme Court Collegium had approved his name in November 2021. “Moreover,” the Collegium quoted the Law Minister’s missive of April 2021 stating that Mr. The Collegium however added a line that it “may have been advisable for the candidate [Mr. Kirpal’s partner being a Swiss national, that they have an “intimate relationship” and the lawyer is “open about his sexual orientation”. Joseph took the rare decision to publish the full extent of the government’s objections to Mr.

The Supreme Court has once again backed Saurabh Kirpal for the Delhi High Court, saying that the appointment has been pending for five years.

Follow us on [also read] [Opinion](https://www.firstpost.com/category/opinion) [Neither a saboteur nor a sage: Governor is a constitutional functionary who needs to be solely loyal to the Constitution](https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/neither-a-saboteur-nor-a-sage-governor-is-a-constitutional-functionary-who-needs-to-be-solely-loyal-to-the-constitution-11999612.html) However, the government has said that the objection is because of a conflict of interest since Kirpal’s partner is European and works with the Swiss Embassy. The SC Collegium has, however, turned down the objections and said that Kirpal’s partner being a foreign national cannot be a ground for rejection. A three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Chandrachud decided against blocking the CCI’s antitrust ruling that would require Google to change the way it markets Android in India. He is a board member of the Naz Foundation Trust, a Delhi-based NGO that played a key role in the battle. The Collegium referred to communication from the Research & Analysis Wing and former Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. [SC Collegium recommended](https://www.firstpost.com/world/from-saurabh-kirpals-likely-elevation-to-delhi-hc-judge-to-beth-robinson-in-the-us-the-worlds-judiciary-is-finally-coming-out-of-the-closet-10140281.html) that Kirpal be considered for appointment as a Delhi HC judge. He alleges that his sexual orientation is the reason he has been facing rejection from the government. [Also read: From Saurabh Kirpal’s likely elevation to Delhi HC judge to Beth Robinson in the US, world’s judiciary is finally coming out of the closet](https://www.firstpost.com/world/from-saurabh-kirpals-likely-elevation-to-delhi-hc-judge-to-beth-robinson-in-the-us-the-worlds-judiciary-is-finally-coming-out-of-the-closet-10140281.html) The Centre has rejected the recommendation several times citing the lawyer’s sexual orientation and the foreign nationality of his partner It was okayed by the apex court, which later decided to defer the decision thrice – in January 2019, April 2019 and in August last year. He was designated senior advocate by 31 judges of the Delhi High Court in March 2021.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday, January 18, reiterated the proposal to appoint advocate Saurabh Kirpal as a judge of the Delhi high ...

[reiterated](https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/Collegium/19012023_121621.pdf) by the collegium on Thursday related to the appointment of R. “The inputs which have been furnished by the Department of Justice in the file on 25 November 2022 do not contain any fresh material or ground. The collegium said that “views on social media attributed to the candidate, do not furnish any foundation to infer that he is biased”. The government had objected to his appointment because “he has aired his views in the social media on several matters which are the subject matter of consideration before the courts”. According to the collegium, the government had objected to his appointment on the basis of two social media posts. “All citizens have the right to free speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. [reiterated the proposal](https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/Collegium/19012023_105547.pdf), revealing that the objections against Kirpal were that his partner is a Swiss National and that Kirpal “is in an intimate relationship and is open about his sexual orientation”. There is also no material to indicate that the expressions used by Sundaresan are “suggestive of his links with any political party with strong ideological leanings”. There is no reason to pre-suppose that the partner of the candidate would be “inimically disposed to our country, since the country of his origin is a friendly nation”. The judges also noted that the law minister, in a letter on April 2021, had said that though “homosexuality stands de-criminalised in India, nonetheless same-sex marriage still remains bereft of recognition either in codified statutory law or uncodified personal law in India”. The recommendation was referred back to the collegium on November 25 2022 for reconsideration by the law ministry. It is also unusual for the collegium to reveal the objections raised by the government and comes amid

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सुप्रीम कोर्ट में जस्टिस माहेश्वरी से उलझ गए वकील विकास सिंह, हुई गरमागरम बहस](https://www.jansatta.com/jansatta-special/heated-debate-between-justice-dinesh-maheshwari-and-advocate-vikas-singh-in-supreme-court/2615245/) LGBTQ कार्यकर्ता भी हैं सौरभ कृपाल कौन हैं सौरभ कृपाल के समलैंगिक पार्टनर?

समलैंगिक वकील सौरभ कृपाल को दिल्ली हाई कोर्ट में बतौर जज नियुक्त करने के मामले में ...

कॉलेजियम ने कहा कि रॉ ने जो कुछ भी बताया, उससे यह बिल्कुल नहीं लगता कि कृपाल के आचरण से राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा पर कोई असर पड़ता है. केंद्र की आपत्तियों के बावजूद सुप्रीम कोर्ट कॉलेजियम ने वरिष्ठ वकील सौरभ कृपाल को दिल्ली हाई कोर्ट का जज बनाने की फिर से सिफारिश की है. साथ ही केंद्र ने कृपाल के पार्टनर के स्विस नागरिक होने पर सवाल उठाए हैं.

हाई कोर्ट के जज के रूप में उनकी नियुक्ति का प्रस्ताव करीब 5 साल के अधिक समय से लंबित पड़ा ...

सुप्रीम कोर्ट की वेबसाइट पर जारी एक बयान में कहा गया है, ‘इस पृष्ठभूमि में, कॉलेजियम ने दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट के न्यायाधीश के रूप में सौरभ कृपाल की नियुक्ति के लिए 11 नवंबर, 2021 की अपनी सिफारिश को दोहराया है, जिस पर तेजी से निर्णय लेने की आवश्यकता है.’ बयान में कहा गया, ‘रिसर्च एंड एनालिसिस विंग (रॉ) के 11 अप्रैल, 2019 और 18 मार्च, 2021 के पत्रों से ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि इस अदालत के कॉलेजियम द्वारा 11 नवंबर, 2021 को सौरभ कृपाल के नाम को लेकर की गई सिफारिश पर दो आपत्तियां हैं: पहला कि सौरभ कृपाल का साथी स्विट्जरलैंड का नागरिक है, और दूसरा यह कि वह घनिष्ठ संबंध में हैं और अपने यौन रुझान को खुले तौर पर स्वीकार करते हैं.’ आपत्तियों को लेकर कॉलेजियम ने कहा कि रॉ के पत्रों में कृपाल के साथी के व्यक्तिगत आचरण या व्यवहार के संबंध में ऐसी किसी भी आशंका की ओर ध्यान आकर्षित नहीं किया गया है, जिसका राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा पर असर पड़ता है. कॉलेजियम के बयान में कृपाल के यौन रुझान के बारे में उनके द्वारा खुलकर बात करने के लिए उनकी सराहना की गई है. चंद्रचूड़ (CJI DY Chandrachud) की अध्यक्षता वाले कॉलेजियम ने कहा कि हाईकोर्ट के न्यायाधीश के रूप में सौरभ कृपाल की नियुक्ति का प्रस्ताव पांच साल से अधिक समय से लंबित है, जिस पर तेजी से निर्णय लेने की आवश्यकता है. सुप्रीम कोर्ट के कॉलेजियम ने अपनी समलैंगिक पहचान खुले तौर पर स्वीकार करने वाले वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता सौरभ कृपाल (Saurabh Kirpal) को दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट का न्यायाधीश नियुक्त करने की 11 नवंबर, 2021 की अपनी सिफारिश को दोहराया है.