Government introduces bill in LS to scrap collegium system
10 years, 7 months ago

Government introduces bill in LS to scrap collegium system

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government today introduced two bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the collegium system of appointing judges and to reform the judiciary. Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2014, and the Constitution One Hundred and Twenty-First Amendment Bill.The judicial appointments commission bill seeks to regulate the procedure to be followed for recommending people for appointment as Chief Justice of India and other judges of the Supreme Court as well as the high courts and their transfer.The constitution bill seeks to put the proposed commission and its entire composition in the constitution.As per the proposal, the Chief Justice of India will head the commission.Besides the chief justice, the judiciary would be represented by two senior judges of the Supreme Court.Two eminent personalities and the law minister will be the other members of the proposed panel.While the constitutional amendment bill requires two-third majority, an ordinary bill requires a simple majority.Earlier in the day, the government withdrew the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2013 in the Rajya Sabha and said two new bills will be brought.The bill provided for establishing a Judicial Appointments Commission to make recommendations to the president on appointment and transfer of judges in the higher judiciary.Seeking permission to withdraw the bill, Prasad said it was a bill that the standing committee had disapproved.While the Congress objected to the withdrawal, most parties supported the government, calling it a part of streamlining judicial appointments.

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Two months before push against Collegium system, International Commission of Jurists report recommended new law for judicial appointments, transfers
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4 days, 18 hours ago

Two months before push against Collegium system, International Commission of Jurists report recommended new law for judicial appointments, transfers

The Hindu  

Two months before Vice-President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar’s push to find an alternative to the Collegium system following the alleged discovery of half-burnt cash on the residential premises of High Court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma, an international body of jurists had published a report urging the government and the Parliament to enact a law constituting a …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 8 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Gujarat High Court
1 week, 3 days ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 8 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of eight judicial officers as judges of the Gujarat High Court. In its meeting held on Wednesday the Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of the following Judicial Officers as Gujarat High Court Judges: Shri Liyakathussain Shamsuddin Pirzada, Shri Ramchandra Thakurdas Vachhani, Shri. In its meeting held on Wednesday the Collegium …

Centre notifies appointment of Justice K Vinod Chandran as Supreme Court judge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre notifies appointment of Justice K Vinod Chandran as Supreme Court judge

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre, in a notification issued on Monday, appointed Patna High Court Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran as a Supreme Court judge. “In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran, Chief Justice, Patna High Court, as a …

The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days

The Hindu  

Two interesting nuggets of information have emanated in recent days about the functioning of the Supreme Court of India’s Collegium. But, in short, it postulates the following: the recommendation to appoint a new judge to a High Court or to the Supreme Court, to transfer a judge from one High Court to another, and to elect a new Chief Justice …

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 3 lawyers as Delhi HC judges: Check names here
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 3 lawyers as Delhi HC judges: Check names here

India TV News  

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday recommended the names of three lawyers for appointment as judges of the Delhi High Court. We have also perused the observations made by the Department of Justice in the file," the resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium stated. Lawyers who have been recommended are: Ajay Digpal Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar Shwetasri Majumdar Current strength …

Supreme Court gets 2 new judges, its first from Manipur
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court gets 2 new judges, its first from Manipur

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The central government on Tuesday notified the appointments of justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan to the Supreme Court, following the recommendations by the collegium. The Supreme Court collegium, led by CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, recommended their names on July 11, considering factors such as seniority, merit and judicial integrity Justice Singh’s elevation marks a historic moment …

SC collegium suggests Centre to permanently appoint three Delhi HC judges
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC collegium suggests Centre to permanently appoint three Delhi HC judges

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has recommended to the Centre the names of three additional judges of the Delhi High Court for appointment as permanent judges. The collegium, which also comprised Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai, recommended that seven additional judges of the Bombay High Court be appointed as permanent …

Central Govt Notifies Appointment Of Justice Rajesh Sekhri As Additional Judge Of J&K High Court For Fresh Term
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Central Govt Notifies Appointment Of Justice Rajesh Sekhri As Additional Judge Of J&K High Court For Fresh Term

Live Law  

The Central Govt has notified the appointment of Justice Rajesh Sekhri as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for a fresh term of one year. A post to this effect was made by Law Minister Arjun Singh Meghwal on X Earlier on 23 April 2024, the Collegium of the High Court of Jammu …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of A Judicial Officer As Chhattisgarh HC Judge
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of A Judicial Officer As Chhattisgarh HC Judge

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judicial Officer, for appointment as Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh.On 6 August 2023, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues made the above recommendation. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Shri Arvind Kumar …

Controversial bill on appointments to Election Commission clears Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

Controversial bill on appointments to Election Commission clears Lok Sabha

India Today  

The highly contentious Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Bill, 2023, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. It directly conflicts with the Supreme Court's direction that the Election Commission should be selected by a panel comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, and the Chief Justice of India. In March this year, a constitution bench …

Supreme Court has prepared a ‘platform’ to assess ‘top’ 50 judges before appointment in the apex court: CJI
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court has prepared a ‘platform’ to assess ‘top’ 50 judges before appointment in the apex court: CJI

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday said the apex court with a young team of distinguished scholars, interns and law researchers had prepared a “broad platform” to assess every one of the “top 50 judges” in the country who would be considered for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court. “One of the criticisms about the collegium system …

Parliament Special Session Will Consider Bill On Election Commissioners' Appointment Process
1 year, 6 months ago

Parliament Special Session Will Consider Bill On Election Commissioners' Appointment Process

Live Law  

The Parliament will consider in its Special Session next week the Bill introduced by the Central Government to regulate the appointment process for the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners.As per the Bill titled "Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Bill, 2023", the Chief Election Commissioner. The Parliament will consider in its Special Session next week the Bill …

Centre Moves Bill To Drop Chief Justice of India From Selection Panel For Election Commissioners
1 year, 7 months ago

Centre Moves Bill To Drop Chief Justice of India From Selection Panel For Election Commissioners

Live Law  

The Central Government has moved a Bill to prescribe the manner of selecting the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners. As per the Bill, the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of a Selection Committee consisting : the Prime Minister- Chairperson; the Leader of Opposition in the. As per …

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 …

DELHI Govt VS Lieutenant governor-Supreme Court Judgement Today- LIVE UPDATES
1 year, 10 months ago

DELHI Govt VS Lieutenant governor-Supreme Court Judgement Today- LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court to pronounce the Judgement In the matter pertaining to the dispute between the Delhi government and the union government regarding control of administrative services in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.A constitution bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha will deliver the. Supreme Court to pronounce …

DELHI Govt VS Lieutenant governor-Supreme Court Judgement Today- LIVE UPDATES
1 year, 10 months ago

DELHI Govt VS Lieutenant governor-Supreme Court Judgement Today- LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court to pronounce the Judgement In the matter pertaining to the dispute between the Delhi government and the union government regarding control of administrative services in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.A constitution bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha will deliver the. Supreme Court to pronounce …

Resolve the judges appointment logjam
1 year, 11 months ago

Resolve the judges appointment logjam

Hindustan Times  

The decision of the Supreme Court collegium late on Wednesday to recall the name of justice S Muralidhar after the government sat on the recommendation to appoint him as the chief justice of the Madras high court for nearly seven months underlines a disquieting trend of breakdown of communication between two pillars of India’s democracy. That this came on the …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 7 Judicial Officers As The Judges Of Madhya Pradesh High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 7 Judicial Officers As The Judges Of Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the names of the following seven District Judges for appointment as Judges of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh: Shri Roopesh Chandra Varshney, Anuradha Shukla, Sanjeev Sudhakar Kalgaonkar, Prem Narayan Singh, Achal Kumar Paliwal, Hirdesh, and Avnindra Kumar Singh. As per Collegium’s statement, the above names were recommended by the Chief Justice of the …

Collegium System Is Best: CJI Chandrachud Hours After Rijiju's 'Judges' Appointment Is Govt's Duty' Remark
2 years ago

Collegium System Is Best: CJI Chandrachud Hours After Rijiju's 'Judges' Appointment Is Govt's Duty' Remark

ABP News  

New Delhi: The tussle between the judiciary and the government over the appointment of judges keeps making headlines with both sides maintaining their sides. Now, in a fresh development, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said that not every system is perfect, but the current Collegium system is the "best" mechanism developed by the judiciary to maintain its …

Supreme Court Directs Appointment Of Election Commissioners On Advise Of Committee Comprising Prime Minister, Leader Of Opposition And CJI
2 years ago

Supreme Court Directs Appointment Of Election Commissioners On Advise Of Committee Comprising Prime Minister, Leader Of Opposition And CJI

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has ordered that Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President of India on the advice of a Committee consisting of the Prime Minister, and leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India.This practice will be enforced until a law in this regard is made by the Parliament, …

Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment Tomorrow On Petitions Seeking Independent Mechanism To Appoint Election Commissioners
2 years ago

Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment Tomorrow On Petitions Seeking Independent Mechanism To Appoint Election Commissioners

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will deliver judgment tomorrow on a batch of petitions seeking an independent mechanism to appoint Election Commissioners in the Election Commission of India so as to ensure the independence and autonomy of the poll panel.A Constitution Bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar had reserved judgment in the matter. The …

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Chief Justices of 4 High Courts
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Chief Justices of 4 High Courts

India Today  

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday recommended the appointment of the chief justices of the High Courts of Patna, Himachal Pradesh, Guwahati and Tripura. The collegium had on January 25 proposed the appointment of Justice Jaswant Singh, who is at present a judge of the Orissa High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court. The Collegium has …

Appointment of 5 judges recommended by Collegium likely in two days, Centre tells Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Appointment of 5 judges recommended by Collegium likely in two days, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday recorded a submission by Attorney General R. Venkataramani that warrants of appointment of five judges to the apex court will be likely issued by February 5. The Collegium had recommended Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal, Patna High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Karol, Manipur High Court Chief Justice P V Sanjay Kumar, Patna High …

Manish Tewari | Who should appoint judges?
2 years, 2 months ago

Manish Tewari | Who should appoint judges?

Deccan Chronicle  

An independent judiciary, credible media, autonomous election commission, unshackled Parliament and enlightened executive committed to protecting and preserving civil liberties and fundamental freedoms are the hallmarks of a vibrant democracy. While the former has repeatedly called into question the basic structure doctrine, a judge-made constitutional fiat that puts some features of the Constitution of India beyond the amending powers of …

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju seeks government nominees in court collegiums, writes to CJI
2 years, 2 months ago

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju seeks government nominees in court collegiums, writes to CJI

The Hindu  

In a clear indication that the Narendra Modi government is determined to restructure the collegium system of appointments to the higher judiciary, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has written to Chief Justice of India D.Y. Explained | The workings of the Supreme Court collegium The letter is a fresh salvo by the Law Minister after recent statements by the Vice-President and …

Government to adhere to timelines fixed by Supreme Court for judicial postings
2 years, 2 months ago

Government to adhere to timelines fixed by Supreme Court for judicial postings

The Hindu  

Attorney-General of India R. Venkataramani told the Supreme Court on Friday that the Union government will adhere to the timelines fixed by the court to process recommendations for judicial appointments. He said the government would be likely processing 44 names for High Court judgeships and forwarding them to the Supreme Court Collegium over the weekend. Mr. Venkataramani, however, sought more …

Parliamentary panel 'surprised' that govt, SC failed to arrive at consensus on MoP despite lapse of nearly 7 years
2 years, 2 months ago

Parliamentary panel 'surprised' that govt, SC failed to arrive at consensus on MoP despite lapse of nearly 7 years

The Hindu  

A parliamentary panel has expressed surprise that the government and the Supreme Court Collegium have failed to arrive at a consensus on the memorandum of procedure, guiding the appointment, elevation and transfer of apex court and high court judges, even after almost seven years. Seeking to overturn the collegium system of appointing Supreme Court and high court judges, the government …

Par Panel 'Surprised' Centre, SC Failed to Arrive at Consensus on MoP Despite Nearly 7-Yr Lapse
2 years, 2 months ago

Par Panel 'Surprised' Centre, SC Failed to Arrive at Consensus on MoP Despite Nearly 7-Yr Lapse

News 18  

A parliamentary panel has expressed surprise that the government and the Supreme Court Collegium have failed to arrive at a consensus on the memorandum of procedure, guiding the appointment, elevation and transfer of apex court and high court judges, even after almost seven years. Seeking to overturn the collegium system of appointing Supreme Court and high court judges, the government …

Received representations on lack of transparency in Collegium system: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
2 years, 3 months ago

Received representations on lack of transparency in Collegium system: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

The government has received various ‘representations’ on the lack of transparency, objectivity and social diversity in the Collegium system of appointment of Supreme Court and High Court judges, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written reply, Mr. Rijiju said the government had sent suggestions for supplementing the Memorandum of Procedure for appointment of judges …

Private member bill on judges\' appointment panel introduced in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 3 months ago

Private member bill on judges\' appointment panel introduced in Rajya Sabha

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: A private member bill to regulate the appointment of judges through the National Judicial Commission was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. CPI's Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya introduced the National Judicial Commission Bill 2022 after the majority of voice votes were in its favour in the Upper House. The CPI lawmaker moved the bill that aims to regulate …

National Judicial Commission Bill Introduced In Rajya Sabha
2 years, 3 months ago

National Judicial Commission Bill Introduced In Rajya Sabha

Live Law  

A private member bill was introduced by CPI 's Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya in Rajya Sabha on Friday to regulate the appointments of judges to the High Courts and the Supreme Court.Bhattacharya's bill proposes to set up a National Judicial Commission for recommending persons for appointment as the Chief Justice of India and other Judges of the Supreme Court and Chief …

No proposal at present to reintroduce National Judicial Appointments Commission, says law minister
2 years, 3 months ago

No proposal at present to reintroduce National Judicial Appointments Commission, says law minister

India Today  

In response to a question posed in the ongoing Rajya Sabha session asking whether the Government proposes to reintroduce the National Judicial Appointments Commission with suitable modifications, Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju said that there is no such proposal at present. -Number of collegium proposals returned by the Government during the last five years -State-wise details of proposals …

Until government brings new law on judicial appointments, Collegium system is the law: Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Until government brings new law on judicial appointments, Collegium system is the law: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said nobody is stopping the government from bringing a new law on judicial appointments, but till then Collegium system and its Memorandum of Procedure is the “final word”. The court said the law on judicial appointments to the High Courts, as it stands now, is the Collegium system evolved by the Supreme Court in the …

Centre Says It Has No Proposal To Reintroduce National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) With Modifications
2 years, 3 months ago

Centre Says It Has No Proposal To Reintroduce National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) With Modifications

Live Law  

The Central Government has no proposal to reintroduce the NJAC with suitable modifications, the Union Minister of Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju informed the Lok Sabha today. The answer was in response to a question put by Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge and CPI MP Dr. John Brittas as to whether the Government proposes to reintroduce National Judicial Appointments Commission with …

Counterview: Collegium System Needs Upgrade But It Provides Judges A Fair Chance
2 years, 3 months ago

Counterview: Collegium System Needs Upgrade But It Provides Judges A Fair Chance

The Quint  

Does the decades-old Collegium system have any relevance in modern-day judiciary? This has been the most asked question from several quarters after Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju took on the Supreme Court's process of appointment of judges in India. Weighing in on the issue, Vikram Hegde—an Advocate on Record to the Supreme Court discusses the problems and solutions of the …

Laying the ground to delegitimise the Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Laying the ground to delegitimise the Supreme Court

The Hindu  

A change of guard at the office of the Chief Justice of India on November 9 seems to have triggered a reorientation of the Union government’s strategy towards the Supreme Court. However, the Union government, through the Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, took the position before the Bench that the right and power to frame the MoP was squarely in its …

In govt-judiciary clash, no one is the winner
2 years, 4 months ago

In govt-judiciary clash, no one is the winner

Hindustan Times  

India’s system of judicial appointments has run into rough weather. In recent weeks, the collegium system came in for sharp criticism from the executive, led by Union law minister Kiren Rijiju, even as the judiciary, led by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, defended the process. Tensions simmering over a slew of stalled judicial appointments appear to have boiled …

Malady and remedy: The Hindu Editorial on the collegium system of judicial appointments
2 years, 4 months ago

Malady and remedy: The Hindu Editorial on the collegium system of judicial appointments

The Hindu  

The collegium system of making appointments to the higher judiciary has come under focus, largely due to critical remarks made by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. A lawyer has now formally approached the Supreme Court for reconsideration of its 2015 judgment striking down the Constitution amendment and the law creating a National Judicial Appointments Commission. While the petition will be …

DC Edit | Judges’ pick: Make it transparent
2 years, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Judges’ pick: Make it transparent

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court expressing its displeasure to the Union government over the delay in appointing people in the higher judiciary despite reiteration by its collegium and issuing notice to bureaucrats in the ministry of law and justice must trigger a serious discussion in the way in which the whole exercise is being conducted. However, with the passage of time, the …

Can't Leave Judicial Appointments to Govt, But Make Collegium System Transparent
2 years, 5 months ago

Can't Leave Judicial Appointments to Govt, But Make Collegium System Transparent

The Quint  

The objections to the collegium system require a deeper understanding of the rule of law and limited government. For example, the 3 October 2017 resolution regarding the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Kerala High Court goes into details of the candidature of each judicial officer and describes the collegium’s process. For instance, the government proposed that …

People unhappy with collegium, govt should appoint judges: Law minister Rijiju
2 years, 5 months ago

People unhappy with collegium, govt should appoint judges: Law minister Rijiju

India Today  

Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju said the people of the country are not happy with the collegium system and according to the spirit of the Constitution, it is the government's job to appoint judges. He said he has observed that half of the time judges are "preoccupied" with deciding appointments, due to which their primary job of delivering …

Explained | Why does the SC Collegium hold primacy over appointments and transfers?
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Why does the SC Collegium hold primacy over appointments and transfers?

The Hindu  

Appointments and transfers of judges in the constitutional courts is a participatory consultative process between the Supreme Court and the government. While the need of the hour is to fill up judicial vacancies for effective justice administration, the primacy of the Collegium to recommend names for elevation to the Supreme Court and appointments and transfers in high courts, is affected …

Supreme Court Collegium headed by CJI UU Lalit approves 20 judges for three High Courts
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium headed by CJI UU Lalit approves 20 judges for three High Courts

India TV News  

Highlights SC Collegium approved appointment of 20 judges to HCs of Punjab & Haryana, Bombay, and Karnataka Supreme Court Collegium was headed by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit SC Collegium meeting was held on September 12 where the decision was taken The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, has approved the appointment of 20 …

Explained | The workings of the Supreme Court collegium
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | The workings of the Supreme Court collegium

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana’s tenure is drawing to an end in a few days. The collegium, as a united front, was able to recommend numerous judicial appointments and scripted history by getting nine Supreme Court judges appointed in one go. It ruled that the CJI would have to consult a collegium of his …

SC Collegium Proposed Names Of 39 Women For Appointment As High Court Judges Since Last Year, 27 Recommendations Approved So Far: Law Ministry
2 years, 11 months ago

SC Collegium Proposed Names Of 39 Women For Appointment As High Court Judges Since Last Year, 27 Recommendations Approved So Far: Law Ministry

Live Law  

The Ministry of Law and Justice has informed the Lok Sabha that from January 1, 2021 till March 30, 2022, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 39 women for appointment as High Court Judges, out of which 27 women were appointed and remaining 12 cases are under various stages of processing. Sreekandan on women representation on benches: " whether the …

Call from within judiciary to change collegium system: Rijiju
3 years, 3 months ago

Call from within judiciary to change collegium system: Rijiju

The Hindu  

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that there was a call from within the judiciary and parliamentarians to change the collegium system for appointment of judges. He said the Government has written to the Chief Justices of all High Courts to include names of members from the reserved categories while recommending names for appointment as …

"No Proposal Under Consideration To Make Law Commission Of India A Statutory Body" Centre Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

"No Proposal Under Consideration To Make Law Commission Of India A Statutory Body" Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

Opposing a plea seeking directions to make Law Commission a statutory body, the Union of India has informed the Supreme Court that while appointment of Chairperson and Member of 22nd Law Commission is under consideration, no proposal is under consideration to make Law Commission of India a statutory body.The submissions have been made by Union of India through an affidavit …

Lok Sabha members flag vacancies in judiciary, ask govt to revisit collegium system
3 years, 3 months ago

Lok Sabha members flag vacancies in judiciary, ask govt to revisit collegium system

India Today  

Lok Sabha members on Tuesday urged the government to revisit the collegium system to appoint Supreme Court and high court judges even as they flagged the high pendency of cases and vacancies in the judiciary. Participating in a debate to amend two laws for bringing clarity on when SC and HC judges will get enhanced pension on attaining a certain …

President bats for BJP's all-India judicial service to pick judges
3 years, 4 months ago

President bats for BJP's all-India judicial service to pick judges

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Referring to the issue of judicial appointments, the President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday favoured creating an All-India Judicial Service for the recruitment and appointment of judges at all levels of judiciary, saying that the idea is in voyage for the last five decades but has not been tested. For instance, there can be an All-India Judicial Service …

Justice AM Khanwilkar Appointed As Chairman Of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee
3 years, 7 months ago

Justice AM Khanwilkar Appointed As Chairman Of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

Live Law  

Justice AM Khanwilkar has been appointed as Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.The notification in this regard has been issued by the Law Ministry. Justice AM Khanwilkar has been appointed as Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee. Supreme Court Legal Services Committee is constituted for implementing the legal services programme insofar as it relates to the …

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