While hearing the PIL relating to the appointment of Information Commissioners, Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court today shared an anecdote about how he, as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, batted for the designation of an advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court even though the lawyer did not formally apply for said designation.

During today's hearing of the CIC appointments case , the Justice Kant-led bench was informed by Advocate Prashant Bhushan (for petitioners) that the Union was considering appointing candidates who had not even applied. In this regard, Justice Kant opined that appointment of someone who has not applied may not necessarily be a bad thing.

The judge reminisced that he(as a HC judge) advocated for the designation of Anupam Gupta as a

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