SC Gives Government Four More Weeks To Fill A Three-Year Old Vacancy In NHRC [Read Order]
8 years, 1 month ago

SC Gives Government Four More Weeks To Fill A Three-Year Old Vacancy In NHRC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench comprising the Chief Justice, Justice J.S.Khehar, and justices N.V.Ramana and D.Y.Chandrachud, today gave the Central Government four more weeks to fill a vacancy in National Human Rights Commission, which has remained unfilled since March 1, 2014.The petitioner, Radhakanta Tripathy, who appeared-in-person, must have been surprised at the bench's indulgence, because. The Supreme Court bench comprising the Chief Justice, Justice J.S.Khehar, and justices N.V.Ramana and D.Y.Chandrachud, today gave the Central Government four more weeks to fill a vacancy in National Human Rights Commission, which has remained unfilled since March 1, 2014. The petitioner, Radhakanta Tripathy, who appeared-in-person, must have been surprised at the bench's indulgence, because the previous bench, headed by the then Chief Justice, T.S.Thakur, had on December 2 last year, found the Government's explanation wholly unsatisfactory, to say the least. A change in the bench's composition, with the retirement of the former CJI, Justice T.S.Thakur, appears to have come as a blessing in disguise to the Government, whose non-filling of the vacancies in time, has considerably weakened the NHRC's ability to function as a watchdog on human rights.

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Congress slams appointment of NHRC chief – ‘pre-determined and flawed process’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress slams appointment of NHRC chief – ‘pre-determined and flawed process’

Live Mint  

Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi have expressed their dissent over the selection of the chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission, the party said on December 24. The dissent note by the leaders comes a day after President Droupadi Murmu appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramanian as the next chairperson of the rights panel. …

Flawed selection process: Congress on appointment of human rights panel chief
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Flawed selection process: Congress on appointment of human rights panel chief

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge have recorded their dissent over the selection of the chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission on the grounds that the process adopted was "flawed" and a "pre-determined" exercise that ignored mutual consultation and consensus. Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Kharge, the Leader of Opposition …

Who is Justice V Ramasubramanian? Ex-Supreme Court judge appointed as new National Human Rights Commission chief
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is Justice V Ramasubramanian? Ex-Supreme Court judge appointed as new National Human Rights Commission chief

Live Mint  

V Ramasubramanian, the former Supreme Court judge, has been appointed the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission. Arun Kumar Mishra, who was a former Supreme Court judge, was the first non-CJI to be appointed to the NHRC chief post since the amendment of the Protection of Human Rights Act in 2019. Typically, a former chief justice of India …

Ex-Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramanian is new NHRC chief
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramanian is new NHRC chief

Hindustan Times  

Former Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian was on Monday appointed as the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission. Mishra, a former Supreme Court judge, was also the first non-CJI to be appointed to the NHRC chief post since the amendment of the Protection of Human Rights Act in 2019. “Hon’ble President of India appoints Shri Justice V. Ramasubramanian …

President Appoints Former SC Judge Justice V. Ramasubramanian As Chairperson Of National Human Rights Commission
2 months, 3 weeks ago

President Appoints Former SC Judge Justice V. Ramasubramanian As Chairperson Of National Human Rights Commission

Live Law  

Former Supreme Court judge Justice V. Ramasubramanian will be the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission. #JustIN | President Of India Droupadi Murmu appoints former Supreme Court judge V. Ramasubramanian as the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission. pic.twitter.com/KidPRef4SX — Live Law December 23, 2024 Born on June 30, 1958, Justice Ramasubramanian Graduated in Chemistry from Ramakrishna …

Retired Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian appointed new NHRC chief
Top News
3 months ago

Retired Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian appointed new NHRC chief

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian has been appointed the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, the rights panel said on Monday. On December 18, a high-powered committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting to select the next chairperson of the NHRC, sources earlier said. A former chief justice of India or a …

Retire Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian appointed new NHRC chief
Top News
3 months ago

Retire Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian appointed new NHRC chief

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian has been appointed the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, the rights panel said on Monday. On December 18, a high-powered committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting to select the next chairperson of the NHRC, sources earlier said. A former chief justice of India or a …

Fill Vacancies In Central Govt Industrial Tribunals By August 31 : Supreme Court To Union
1 year, 8 months ago

Fill Vacancies In Central Govt Industrial Tribunals By August 31 : Supreme Court To Union

Live Law  

The Supreme Court directed the Union Government to complete the process of appointing judicial officers to the vacant seats of the Central Government Industrial Tribunals before August 31, 2023. The petitioner in the matter, Labour Law Association had submitted that as many as nine out of twenty two benches of the Central Government Industrial Tribunals were vacant and three more …

Supreme Court seeks govt. response on failure to fill NHRC vacancies
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court seeks govt. response on failure to fill NHRC vacancies

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 4 decided to examine a plea accusing a “lethargic” Union government of not filling up vacancies in the National Human Rights Commission. In its short order, the Bench recorded the petitioner’s submission that there were three vacancies in the apex human rights body of the country, namely, that of two judicial members and a woman …

SC on tribunal appointments
3 years, 1 month ago

SC on tribunal appointments

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said its judicial intervention saw the government make abrupt efforts to fill up vacancies in tribunals some time back and nothing after that. In September last, a Special Bench led by the CJI accused the Centre of “cherry-picking” names for appointments to tribunals groaning under backlog and left almost defunct by long-pending vacancies. Chandrachud and …

Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking directions to fill vacant posts in NHRC
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking directions to fill vacant posts in NHRC

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking directions to fill vacant posts at the National Human Rights Commission. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao noted that former apex court judge Justice Arun Mishra has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission. The top court was hearing a plea filed by lawyer Radhakant …

Nominate Persons to Vacant Positions in Minority Commission by Sept 30: HC to Centre
3 years, 7 months ago

Nominate Persons to Vacant Positions in Minority Commission by Sept 30: HC to Centre

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Thursday extended by two months the deadline given to the centre to nominate persons to all the vacant positions in the National Commission for Minorities. The high court had earlier directed that the nomination of all the vacant positions be filled on or before July 31 in order to ensure that the Commission functions efficiently and …

'NHRC Working Without Full Strength For First Time' : Plea In Supreme Court To Fill Up Vacancies
3 years, 7 months ago

'NHRC Working Without Full Strength For First Time' : Plea In Supreme Court To Fill Up Vacancies

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned a plea seeking Top Court's intervention to ensure that the Apex Human Rights watchdog of the country runs with its full strength to September 9, 2021. Claiming that it was for the first time in the history of the National Human Rights Commission's since its inception, the apex human rights watchdog of the country …

'Deliberately Misled House' : Breach Of Privilege Motion Against Law Minister Over Statement On Judges Appointments
3 years, 7 months ago

'Deliberately Misled House' : Breach Of Privilege Motion Against Law Minister Over Statement On Judges Appointments

Live Law  

Alleging that the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju "deliberately misled the house" with his reply on a query related to judges' appointments, a breach of privilege motion has been moved against him.The motion has been moved by Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas of the Communist Party of India, who had earlier raised a starred question seeking the details of the …

Why Taking So Long To Fill Up Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission Vacancies? Bombay High Court Asks
3 years, 8 months ago

Why Taking So Long To Fill Up Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission Vacancies? Bombay High Court Asks

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government why was it taking so long to fill up vacancies in the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission while hearing a PIL that claims 50% of the posts are vacant. The only adjudicatory member being the judicial member/acting chairperson retired on April 27 this year and this has left the commission entirely …

Complete Re-Appointment Process Of NCLT/NCLAT Members Within 2 Months : Supreme Court Directs Centre
3 years, 9 months ago

Complete Re-Appointment Process Of NCLT/NCLAT Members Within 2 Months : Supreme Court Directs Centre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central government to complete the process of reappointment of members of NCLT and NCLAT at the earliest, and not later than two months. "As the government has already initiated the process of reappointment by writing to the Chief Justice Of India, we trust and hope that reappointment process should be completed expeditiously as …

Supreme Court Modifies Its Direction On Constitution Of Search Cum Selection Committee For Appointment Of Tribunal Members
4 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Modifies Its Direction On Constitution Of Search Cum Selection Committee For Appointment Of Tribunal Members

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has modified a direction issued by it in the matter of constitution of Search-cum-Selection Committee for appointment of members of the tribunals.The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat allowed Centre's request to modify a direction issued in Madras Bar Association v. Union of India by substituting the. The Supreme Court has …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Appointment Of Full-Time Chairman, VC, Members Of National Commissions For SC, ST
4 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Appointment Of Full-Time Chairman, VC, Members Of National Commissions For SC, ST

Live Law  

The plea urges that owing to the glaring vacancies/non-appointment of the Chairmen/Chairpersons and key high-officers, these Commissions have failed to provide any relief in matters relating to the SCs and STs of India. Also, they have miserably failed in their duty of publishing their Annual Reports on the developments and working of the safeguards put in place, as to the …

SC Asks Two CERC Members To Go On Leave Until Appointment Of A Law Member [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

SC Asks Two CERC Members To Go On Leave Until Appointment Of A Law Member [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked two members of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission to go on leave until a Member law is appointed to the Commission. The plea was moved seeking enforcement of a 2018 verdict of the Supreme Court, holding that it is mandatory that there should be a person of law as a Member of the Commission, …

Nearly 40% Sanctioned Posts Of HC Judges Vacant: SC Seeks AG's Help For Prompt Appointments Of Judges At All Levels
5 years, 4 months ago

Nearly 40% Sanctioned Posts Of HC Judges Vacant: SC Seeks AG's Help For Prompt Appointments Of Judges At All Levels

Live Law  

The observations by a two judges bench of the Supreme Court in a recent order seem to be in variance with the claims of the CJI-designate Justice S A Bobde that the Central Government was not delaying judicial appointments.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K M Joseph took note of the alarming increase in vacancies of High Court …

Top court pulls up HCs, state governments over vacancies in lower judiciary
6 years, 4 months ago

Top court pulls up HCs, state governments over vacancies in lower judiciary

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has warned state governments and high courts that it will take over the process of filling up vacancies in the lower judiciary if they fail to expedite the exercise. If you cannot fill vacancies, then we will take over and have a centralised exam,” a bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told lawyers. On …

Tribunals And Commissions May Not Remain Headless, SC Allows Appointment Of Former HC Judges In Tribunals If No Suitable Former HC CJ/SC Judge Is Available [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

Tribunals And Commissions May Not Remain Headless, SC Allows Appointment Of Former HC Judges In Tribunals If No Suitable Former HC CJ/SC Judge Is Available [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued an important directive that wherever qualification required for appointment to a tribunal/commission is of a former Chief Justice or a former Supreme Court judge and no suitable person of that category is available, it will be open to make appointment of any suitable former judge of a high court till any legislative amendment in that …

SC Issues Interim Directions on Appointments in Tribunals: Search-cum-Selection Panel Formed
7 years, 1 month ago

SC Issues Interim Directions on Appointments in Tribunals: Search-cum-Selection Panel Formed

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has accepted suggestions made by the Central Administrative Tribunal Bar Association regarding the composition of search-cum-selection committees for judicial/administrative members and chairpersons of all tribunals. The interim order will remain in effect during the pendency of the writ petitions challenging sections 182, 183, 184 and 185 of the Finance Act of 2017.

Delhi High Court asks Centre to justify inordinate delay over NCPCR appointments
7 years, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court asks Centre to justify inordinate delay over NCPCR appointments

Firstpost  

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to explain the inordinate delay in appointment of the three members in the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights which is currently functioning below its full administrative capacity. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to explain the inordinate delay in appointment of the three members …

Process of filling vacancies of HC judges on war footing: Supreme Court
8 years ago

Process of filling vacancies of HC judges on war footing: Supreme Court

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the memorandum of procedure for appointments to the higher judiciary has been cleared and the process of filling the vacancies in the high courts was proceeding on a “war footing”. It also gave liberty to Delhi BJP spokesperson and advocate Ashwini Upadhaya to approach the apex court if he wanted to suggest …

Appoint Two NHRC Members By April 30 : SC To Centre
8 years ago

Appoint Two NHRC Members By April 30 : SC To Centre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today directed the government to fill up two vacant posts of members in the National Human Rights Commission latest by April 30.A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul, which had given four weeks for this purpose on January 23, extended it again after the Centre said there …

Fill Up NCST Vacancies In 3 Months: SC Tells Centre [Read Order]
8 years, 2 months ago

Fill Up NCST Vacancies In 3 Months: SC Tells Centre [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to fill up vacancies in the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes within three months.A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar issued this direction while hearing a writ petition filed by one Radhakanta Tripathy. The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to fill up vacancies in the …

Fill Up NCST Vacancies In 3 Months: SC Tells Centre [Read Order]
8 years, 2 months ago

Fill Up NCST Vacancies In 3 Months: SC Tells Centre [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to fill up vacancies in the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes within three months.A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar issued this direction while hearing a writ petition filed by one Radhakanta Tripathy. The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to fill up vacancies in the …

After HCs & AFT, SC Now Slams Centre For Delay In NHRC Appointments
8 years, 3 months ago

After HCs & AFT, SC Now Slams Centre For Delay In NHRC Appointments

Live Law  

After the row over delay in appointing judges to High Courts and Armed Forces Tribunal, now the Supreme Court has taken up the case of National Human Rights Commission and asked pointed questions to the Centre.A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and justice D Y Chandrachud have questioned the inordinate delay in filling up vacant positions in the …

Judicial Appointments to continue till NJAC put in place
10 years, 1 month ago

Judicial Appointments to continue till NJAC put in place

Live Law  

Putting at the rest the speculations regarding appointments by the collegium until the National Judicial Appointments Commissions is put in place; Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda has said that the judicial appointments are not put on hold until the mechanism is structured. Further, he is hoping that the Chief Justice of India, who is the chairman of NJAC, would extend …

Judicial Appointments to continue till NJAC put in place
10 years, 1 month ago

Judicial Appointments to continue till NJAC put in place

Live Law  

Putting at the rest the speculations regarding appointments by the collegium until the National Judicial Appointments Commissions is put in place; Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda has said that the judicial appointments are not put on hold until the mechanism is structured. Further, he is hoping that the Chief Justice of India, who is the chairman of NJAC, would extend …

National Judicial Commission a welcome step, but it's not perfect
10 years, 7 months ago

National Judicial Commission a welcome step, but it's not perfect

Hindustan Times  

The passage of the Constitution Bill, 2014, and the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014, was a momentous occasion for several reasons. The Indian judiciary invented both the basic legal structure of the country as well as the system of public interest litigation and exercises the widest and deepest judicial reviews in this world. Second, clauses 5 & 6 of …

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