Checkmating the IAS

While most loathe the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), few gather the courage to take it head on. Last week, the Supreme Court did even better. Not only did it indict the IAS for attempting to manipulate post-retirement posting for its ilk, the second time it is doing so in less than two years, it went a step further and set a precedent by issuing an order that quasijudicial bodies such as the Information Commission should include members of the judiciary.

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