Press Communiqué

• A Press Communiqué is a formal, official notice issued by a Ministry/Department via the Press Information Bureau (PIB) announcing decisions of constitutional weight — typically appointments, transfers, or elevations of constitutional functionaries (judges, governors etc.).
• Distinct from an ordinary "Press Release": a Communiqué carries the imprimatur of the President / Government of India as the issuing authority and is used where the law mandates official notification of an executive act.
• Most frequently issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice) for appointments under Articles 217 & 224 of the Constitution.
• UPSC relevance: tests constitutional process of higher judiciary appointments, Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), and Centre–Collegium dynamics.