Whether right or wrong, SC order gave birth to process: Retired judge bats for Collegium system
1 year, 10 months ago

Whether right or wrong, SC order gave birth to process: Retired judge bats for Collegium system

India Today  

Retired Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman made strong assertions about the ongoing tussle between the Legislature and Executive over the appointment of judges. Nariman said any authority was bound by the Supreme Court's judgments, which gave birth to the Collegium system. "Whether it is right or wrong, the Centre is bound by the 1993 judgment on the Collegium system," the retired judge said while batting for the incumbent process. NARIMAN ON LAW MINISTER KIREN RIJIJU’S STATEMENTS Reacting to Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's remark that the process of judges-selecting-judges lacked transparency, Nariman said, "We have heard a diatribe by the law minister of the day against this process. ON DELAY IN APPROVAL OF COLLEGIUM RECOMMENDATIONS "And that Constitution bench should, in my humble opinion, lay down once and for all that once a name is sent by the collegium to the government, if the government has nothing to say within a period, let's say 30 days, then it would be taken that it has nothing to sayâ€æsitting on the names is deadly for the democracy in this country," he said.

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Centre to share information with SC on collegiums resolutions on HC chief justices
3 months ago

Centre to share information with SC on collegiums resolutions on HC chief justices

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it will be providing some details next week concerning the collegium's recommendations on the appointment of chief justices in several high courts in the country. Earlier, the attorney general on September 13 told the bench that the central government had received some "sensitive material" that had led to a …

SC declines plea against Collegium system to protect public’s best interest
7 months, 4 weeks ago

SC declines plea against Collegium system to protect public’s best interest

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Registry has refused to accept a petition to end the Collegium system of judicial appointments and revive the National Judicial Appointments Commission, seeking to “prevent needless waste of judicial time and energy”. In a six-page order, Supreme Court Registrar Puneet Sehgal explained that the Collegium system had already been upheld, while the NJAC — which gave an …

‘Collegium not the best system to pick judges... transparent dialogue needed’: Justice SK Kaul
11 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Collegium not the best system to pick judges... transparent dialogue needed’: Justice SK Kaul

Hindustan Times  

The collegium system of appointing judges to constitutional courts is no longer the best mechanism and the executive and the judiciary ought to come together to formalise a method enabling transparent exchange of views instead of “secretive” or “back-door” consultations, outgoing Supreme Court judge justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul has emphasised. Justice SK Kaul Associated with the issue of judicial appointments …

Supreme Court has prepared a ‘platform’ to assess ‘top’ 50 judges before appointment in the apex court: CJI
1 year, 3 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 …

Collegium system is vibrant, committed to its task: CJI Chandrachud
1 year, 5 months ago

Collegium system is vibrant, committed to its task: CJI Chandrachud

Hindustan Times  

Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Tuesday said that the recent appointment of two judges to the Supreme Court within 72 hours of their recommendation was a message to the nation that the Collegium is vibrant, active, and committed to its task. Read here: Bilkis case: SC to hear petitions against remission to 11 convicts Addressing a gathering …

Kiren Rijiju blames Cong, SC for judges appointing judges
1 year, 9 months ago

Kiren Rijiju blames Cong, SC for judges appointing judges

Hindustan Times  

There is no confrontation between the judiciary and the executive, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday, even as he emphasised that judges cannot be appointed through judicial orders and that it has to be done by the government. our government is committed towards giving space to the judiciary, maintaining its independence and strengthening the judiciary,” Rijiju said at …

Collegium system not perfect but best available: CJI Chandrachud
1 year, 9 months ago

Collegium system not perfect but best available: CJI Chandrachud

The Hindu  

Not every system is perfect but this is the best system developed by the judiciary, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said on Saturday, while defending the Collegium system of judges appointing judges, a major bone of contention between the government and judiciary. Amid the tussle between the government and the judiciary, the CJI also responded to Law Minister Kiren …

‘Collegium Can Reconsider Its Recommendation On Genuine & Honest Grounds’: Former Supreme Court Judge Indira Banerjee
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Collegium Can Reconsider Its Recommendation On Genuine & Honest Grounds’: Former Supreme Court Judge Indira Banerjee

Live Law  

There is no reason why the recommendations of a collegium cannot be reconsidered, if, on the basis of material on record, it has doubts regarding the correctness of the decision, said former Supreme Court judge, Indira Banerjee. Also on the panel were former Patna High Court judge, Anjana Prakash, Senior Advocate Sriram Panchu, transparency activist Anjali Bharadwaj and Advocate Prashant …

Centre to clear SC collegium’s selection soon
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre to clear SC collegium’s selection soon

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Attorney General R. Venkataramani on Friday informed the Supreme Court that the Centre will soon clear the names of five judges recommended by the collegium on December 13, 2022 for elevation from HCs to the top court. The Collegium recommended five judges for elevation to the apex court — Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal, Patna High …

Government can seek rethink on Collegium recommendations: Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 10 months ago

Government can seek rethink on Collegium recommendations: Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

Asserting that the Union government can seek a reconsideration of the names recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that there are 18 such cases. HC Collegiums missing deadlines In response to another question, Mr. Rijiju said that various High Court Collegiums are in “breach” of the six-month timeline to send …

[Judges Appointment] Govt Sent Back 18 SC Collegium Recommendations, 6 Have Been Reiterated: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 10 months ago

[Judges Appointment] Govt Sent Back 18 SC Collegium Recommendations, 6 Have Been Reiterated: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Live Law  

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday informed Rajya Sabha that a total of 18 proposals recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment of judges has been sent back by the government to the collegium for reconsideration. While answering to the question on total number of collegium proposals returned by Government on its own to Supreme Court Collegium …

'No public scrutiny of judges', says Law Minister Kiren Rijiju amid Collegium row
1 year, 11 months ago

'No public scrutiny of judges', says Law Minister Kiren Rijiju amid Collegium row

India Today  

Amid the debate revolving around the need for judicial reform and the reliability of the current Collegium system, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiiju on Monday said there is no “public scrutiny” of judges. Delivering a virtual speech at a Republic Day event organised by Delhi Bar Association, the law minister said, “There is no public scrutiny of judges. Once they …

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju backs retd judge's remarks that SC 'hijacked' Constitution
1 year, 11 months ago

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju backs retd judge's remarks that SC 'hijacked' Constitution

India TV News  

Centre vs Judiciary: Days after Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in a letter to the Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud suggested the inclusion of Union government's representatives in the SC collegium, the former on Sunday sought to support the views of a retired high court judge who said the Supreme Court "hijacked" the Constitution by deciding to appoint …

'How Can Govt Nominee Be Part Of Collegium? People Making Comments Without Knowing Facts' : Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 11 months ago

'How Can Govt Nominee Be Part Of Collegium? People Making Comments Without Knowing Facts' : Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Live Law  

Amidst confusion created by reports that the Centre has written to the CJI asking for its representatives to be placed in the collegium for selecting judges, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has made a clarification.The Minister denied that the Centre has sought for its representatives to be included in the collegium of the Supreme Court and the High Courts. Amidst …

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju seeks government nominees in court collegiums, writes to CJI
1 year, 11 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 …

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju writes to CJI Chandrachud over appointment of judges seeking representatives in evaluation panel
1 year, 11 months ago

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju writes to CJI Chandrachud over appointment of judges seeking representatives in evaluation panel

Op India  

On Monday, the Centre wrote a letter to Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, proposing the inclusion of government representatives in the 25-year-old Supreme Court-created two-tiered system for the selection of judges for infusing openness and public accountability into the recruitment process of constitutional court justices. In the letter issued on January 16, the minister has proposed including representatives …

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

In Centre vs collegium, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju says 'Issue of vacancies will linger till...'
2 years ago

In Centre vs collegium, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju says 'Issue of vacancies will linger till...'

India TV News  

Law Minister vs Supreme Court: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the issue of vacancies and appointments in the higher judiciary would continue to linger till such time a new system is created for the same. Replying to questions in the Upper House of Parliament, the law minister said the Centre has limited powers over …

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

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

Collegium system for appointment of judges most transparent, says Supreme Court
2 years ago

Collegium system for appointment of judges most transparent, says Supreme Court

India Today  

The system of appointment of judges is the most transparent one and should not be derailed, said the Supreme Court on Friday while hearing an appeal against a Delhi High Court judgment which denied information on a collegium meeting of 2018 under the Right to Information Act. The apex court was hearing a case filed by activist Anjali Bhardwaj, who …

Unseemly conflict: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court-government tussle over the Collegium system
2 years ago

Unseemly conflict: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court-government tussle over the Collegium system

The Hindu  

The Union government appears determined to turn its conflict with the judiciary over judicial appointments into something unseemly. One is the daily diatribe by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who appears to have been given an assignment to target the Collegium system with trenchant criticism of its known, but uncorrected flaws, and top it with unwarranted remarks such as asking …

'Should not have happened', SC on Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks on collegium
2 years ago

'Should not have happened', SC on Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks on collegium

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday took strong exception to Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's recent comment on the collegium system of appointing judges, saying it should not have happened. A bench comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and A.S. Oka said, "When someone in a high position says that.it should not have happened.". Senior advocate Vikas Singh brought to the notice of …

SC and govt cannot select good judges if we find fault with each other: CJI
2 years ago

SC and govt cannot select good judges if we find fault with each other: CJI

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday responded to strident criticism against the Collegium system of judicial appointments, saying the government and the Supreme Court cannot work together to select good judges if they find fault with each other. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who was sitting on the dais at the Law Day Eve function, had recently launched a …

Collegium system 'alien' to Indian Constitution: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
2 years, 1 month ago

Collegium system 'alien' to Indian Constitution: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

India TV News  

Collegium system in India: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today launched a fresh attack on the mechanism to appoint Supreme Court and high court judges, saying the collegium system is alien to the Constitution. Rijiju was responding to a question on the government "sitting" on various Supreme Court collegium recommendations at a time when cases are piling up in courts. …

Lawyer protests unite CJI, Law Minister on protecting sanctity of Collegium decisions
2 years, 1 month ago

Lawyer protests unite CJI, Law Minister on protecting sanctity of Collegium decisions

The Hindu  

Lawyers’ protests over the reported transfer of two Gujarat and Telangana High Courts’ judges may have brought the judiciary and the government closer on the need to protect the sanctity of Supreme Court Collegium decisions. Saturday saw Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, an ardent critic of the Collegium system, worry about the outcome if such protests “recur” against future Collegium decisions …

Malady and remedy: The Hindu Editorial on the collegium system of judicial appointments
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Supreme Court agrees to list plea to reconsider collegium system, revive NJAC
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court agrees to list plea to reconsider collegium system, revive NJAC

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday agreed to list in due course a writ petition to reconsider the collegium system of judicial appointments to the Supreme Court and the High Courts. The petition sought the revival of the National Judicial Appointments Commission or NJAC, which briefly gave the government an equal role along with the judiciary in the …

Former Live Law staffer denigrates Kiren Rijiju over his critique of collegium system
2 years, 1 month ago

Former Live Law staffer denigrates Kiren Rijiju over his critique of collegium system

Op India  

Radhika Roy, the former associate editor with Live Law, recently had a meltdown on Twitter after Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju continued his relentless attack against the collegium system for the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and high courts. Source: Twitter Roy’s vituperation came in the wake of Rijiju’s acerbic comment against the Collegium system, which he said …

'Opaque system': Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on collegium system | Five points
2 years, 1 month ago

'Opaque system': Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on collegium system | Five points

India Today  

Union minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Thursday continued his relentless attack on the collegium system for the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and high courts. Here's all that's happening at India Today Conclave Mumbai 2022 'OPAQUE SYSTEM' Speaking at the India Today Conclave Mumbai 2022, Rijiju said that the existing system was “opaque”. ‘JUDGES NOT …

People unhappy with collegium, govt should appoint judges: Law minister Rijiju
2 years, 2 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 …

Ushering in clarity in collegium discussions
2 years, 2 months ago

Ushering in clarity in collegium discussions

Hindustan Times  

A controversy which broke out last week over a proposal by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit for the appointment of four new judges in the Supreme Court by seeking written consent of his fellow judges in the collegium appeared laid to rest on Monday with a resolution uploaded on the court website. The document said CJI Lalit sent the …

SC Collegium resolves not to undertake further deliberations on appointments of Judges
2 years, 2 months ago

SC Collegium resolves not to undertake further deliberations on appointments of Judges

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium has resolved to not undertake any further deliberations on 10 names identified for consideration as apex court judges as the Law Ministry has already sent its request to Chief Justice of India U.U. Chandrachud and S. Abdul Nazeer had objected to the CJI’s proposal to recommend names for appointment as Supreme Court judges through circulation. The …

Need to rethink collegium system of appointment, suggests Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
2 years, 3 months ago

Need to rethink collegium system of appointment, suggests Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday suggested there is a need to rethink the collegium system to expedite the process of appointment in higher judiciary as there are concerns about the existing process. He said appointments in higher judiciary are “pending”, but “not due to the law minister but due to the system”. “There is a need …

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju says need to 'think about' collegium system of appointment
2 years, 3 months ago

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju says need to 'think about' collegium system of appointment

India TV News  

Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday suggested there is a need to rethink the collegium system to expedite the process of appointment in higher judiciary as there are concerns about the existing process. He said appointments in higher judiciary are "pending", but "not due to Law Minister but due to the system". "There is a need to …

Call from within judiciary to change collegium system: Rijiju
3 years 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 …

'Matter Needs Early Decision By HC' : SC Says While Declining To Entertain Plea Against Andhra Pradesh HC's Stay On Three Capital Law
4 years, 3 months ago

'Matter Needs Early Decision By HC' : SC Says While Declining To Entertain Plea Against Andhra Pradesh HC's Stay On Three Capital Law

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain the plea for vacation of stay passed by the the Andhra Pradesh High Court on the formation of three capital cities in the State.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah stated that they were not inclined to interfere in the interim order which was first passed on …

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