SC Bench strikes down NJAC Act as ‘unconstitutional and void’
9 years, 5 months ago

SC Bench strikes down NJAC Act as ‘unconstitutional and void’

The Hindu  

Declaring that the judiciary cannot risk being caught in a “web of indebtedness” towards the government, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and the 99th Constitutional Amendment which sought to give politicians and civil society a final say in the appointment of judges to the highest courts. The Bench in a majority of 4:1 rejected the NJAC Act and the Constitutional Amendment as “unconstitutional and void.” It held that the collegium system, as it existed before the NJAC, would again become “operative.” But interestingly, the Bench admitted that all is not well even with the collegium system of “judges appointing judges”, and that the time is ripe to improve the 21-year-old system of judicial appointments. Faultiness: The SC Bench admitted that not everything was okay with the Collegium system of "judges appointing judges", and it was time to improve upon the 21-year-old-system of judicial appointments. The SC Bench admitted that not everything was okay with the Collegium system of "judges appointing judges", and it was time to improve upon the 21-year-old-system of judicial appointments.

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DC Edit | Careful Relook Is Needed at Judicial Appointments
2 days, 22 hours ago

DC Edit | Careful Relook Is Needed at Judicial Appointments

Deccan Chronicle  

The discovery of burnt bundles of Indian currency notes from the official residence of Yashwant Varma, a judge of the Delhi High Court, has triggered widespread discussions on the accountability of the judiciary and the transparency of the process to select persons to run a powerful arm of our democratic government. Articles 124 and 217 of the Constitution, which deal …

Two months before push against Collegium system, International Commission of Jurists report recommended new law for judicial appointments, transfers
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3 days, 2 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 …

SC declines plea against Collegium system to protect public’s best interest
11 months 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
1 year, 3 months 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 to announce date of hearing on plea to ‘abolish’ collegium system, revive NJAC
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court to announce date of hearing on plea to ‘abolish’ collegium system, revive NJAC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday, April 24, 2023, said it will give a date for the hearing of a petition seeking the “abolition” of the collegium system of judicial appointments to the Supreme Court and the High Courts. Explained | The workings of the Supreme Court collegium Justice Kaul is part of the Constitution Bench hearing petition seeking the legal …

'SC Hijacked Constitution': Rijiju Cites Judge With 'Sane Views' on Collegium System for Appointment
2 years, 2 months ago

'SC Hijacked Constitution': Rijiju Cites Judge With 'Sane Views' on Collegium System for Appointment

News 18  

Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Sunday cited the views of a retired high court judge, who said the Supreme Court “hijacked” the Constitution by deciding to appoint judges itself amid ongoing debate over the collegium system of appointing judges. While Rijiju has described the collegium system to appoint judges as something “alien” to the Indian Constitution, …

'Govt Wants Its Representatives In Collegium': Law Minister Writes To CJI
2 years, 2 months ago

'Govt Wants Its Representatives In Collegium': Law Minister Writes To CJI

The Quint  

Is Rijiju the only one? Important to note here are the critical statements made by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar last week on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the National Judicial Appointments Commission. The NJAC was a proposed judicial appointment body that would include the law minister and other representatives chosen by the executive. In November last year Justice Sanjay …

Only 15 Pc Judges Appointed to HCs in Last 5 Yrs from Backward Communities: Dept of Justice to Par Panel
2 years, 2 months ago

Only 15 Pc Judges Appointed to HCs in Last 5 Yrs from Backward Communities: Dept of Justice to Par Panel

News 18  

A little over 15 per cent of the judges appointed to high courts in the last five years were from backward communities, the Department of Justice has told a parliamentary panel, while pointing out that even after three decades of the judiciary assuming primacy in judges’ appointment, it has not become inclusive and socially diverse. Underlining that the initiation of …

As the NJAC debate is revived by the government in 2022, political fault lines have deepened
2 years, 2 months ago

As the NJAC debate is revived by the government in 2022, political fault lines have deepened

The Hindu  

A record appointment of 165 judges to High Courts in a single calendar year is one the key highlights of a year-ender prepared by the Law Ministry. While the top court pointed that the Collegium system is the ‘law of the land,’ Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Parliament there was a need for a new system of appointments but …

Explained | Why is the NJAC verdict at the centre of the impasse over appointment of judges?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Why is the NJAC verdict at the centre of the impasse over appointment of judges?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar last week entered the heated debate between the Central government and the Supreme Court over the matter of judicial appointments. The seven-year-old verdict has been invoked by both sides- while the Court asked if the government’s “unhappiness” over the failure of the NJAC was why it was sitting on the names recommended by …

No proposal at present to reintroduce NJAC, Rajya Sabha told
2 years, 3 months ago

No proposal at present to reintroduce NJAC, Rajya Sabha told

The Hindu  

There is no proposal at present to reintroduce a bill on National Judicial Appointments Commission, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. Responding to a question by the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and CPI‘s John Britas on whether the government proposes to reintroduce NJAC with “suitable modifications”, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply …

VP Dhankhar says startled there was no whisper in Parliament after SC struck down NJAC Act
2 years, 3 months ago

VP Dhankhar says startled there was no whisper in Parliament after SC struck down NJAC Act

The Hindu  

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on December 3 said there was "no whisper" in Parliament after the Supreme Court struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and described it as "too serious an issue". He also said a law passed by Parliament, which reflects the will of the people, was "undone" by the Supreme Court and "the world does not …

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 …

‘Unhappiness’ over NJAC behind govt delay on Collegium recommendations: SC
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Unhappiness’ over NJAC behind govt delay on Collegium recommendations: SC

The Hindu  

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‘Unhappiness’ over NJAC behind govt delay on Collegium recommendations; govt needs to follow the law of the land: Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Unhappiness’ over NJAC behind govt delay on Collegium recommendations; govt needs to follow the law of the land: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on November 28 linked the bitter failure of the National Judicial Appointments Commission to the government’s willingness to “cross some Rubicons” and take on the judiciary by delaying Collegium recommendations. “Let them give the power to us then, we have no difficulty… When somebody high up says ‘let them do it’, we will do it ourselves… This …

Judicial appointments: Judiciary's independence is paramount but need to check ‘imperium in imperio’
2 years, 5 months ago

Judicial appointments: Judiciary's independence is paramount but need to check ‘imperium in imperio’

Firstpost  

Any criticism of the collegium is not meant to undermine the independence of the judiciary. Concerns on functioning of collegium system Recently while speaking at the National Cultural Diversity Summit of Asian Australian Lawyers’ Association Inc, former Chief Justice of India NV Ramana made certain observations regarding the collegium system which once again brought the much-debated issue of the process …

'I Regret NJAC Decision After Seeing Things Now' : Former SC Judge Justice Kurian Joseph
5 years, 2 months ago

'I Regret NJAC Decision After Seeing Things Now' : Former SC Judge Justice Kurian Joseph

Live Law  

Former judge of Supreme Court Justice Kurian Joseph said that he regretted his decision in the NJAC case, after seeing things now. "I now regret being part of the NJAC judgment, after seeing things now", he said.Justice Joseph was part of the Constitution Bench, which by 4:1 majority struck down the 99th Constitution Amendment that had created the National Judicial …

Supreme Court collegium under fire: Read why Justice Chelameswar's strong dissent in 2015 order on NJAC is relevant today
6 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court collegium under fire: Read why Justice Chelameswar's strong dissent in 2015 order on NJAC is relevant today

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court collegium’s recommendation to promote two High Court judges to Supreme Court and Centre’s subsequent nod which came at “great speed” has been criticised severely. The Supreme Court collegium’s recommendation to promote two high court judges to the Supreme Court and Centre’s subsequent nod which came at “great speed” has been criticised severely. A sitting Supreme Court judge …

CJI-led Supreme Court Bench declines to review its 2015 NJAC verdict
6 years, 3 months ago

CJI-led Supreme Court Bench declines to review its 2015 NJAC verdict

The Hindu  

A five-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has dismissed a review petition against an October 2015 judgment of the Constitution Bench declaring the National Judicial Appointments Commission, which briefly made redundant the Collegium system of judicial appointments, unconstitutional. National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Reforms and Transparency, represented by advocates Mathews Nedumpara and Rohini Amin, asked the …

SC dismisses review petition against striking down NJAC, collegium system to stay
6 years, 3 months ago

SC dismisses review petition against striking down NJAC, collegium system to stay

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition challenging the striking down of a Constitutional Amendment that sought to give the executive a say in the appointment of top judges on grounds of delay and lack of merit. On 16 October 2015, in a 4-1 majority verdict, the Supreme Court held that both the Constitution Act, 2014, and the …

SC dismisses plea seeking review of 2015 verdict on NJAC Act, notes 470-day delay in filing of petition
6 years, 3 months ago

SC dismisses plea seeking review of 2015 verdict on NJAC Act, notes 470-day delay in filing of petition

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court in 2015 struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, which had led to the revival of the collegium system for appointment of judges. New Delhi: The Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking review of its 2015 verdict striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, which had led to the revival of the collegium system for …

‘Shouldn’t Have Happened’: SC Judge on KM Joseph Elevation Row
6 years, 10 months ago

‘Shouldn’t Have Happened’: SC Judge on KM Joseph Elevation Row

The Quint  

The collegium had, on 2 May, deferred a decision on the issue of reconsidering its recommendation to elevate Justice KM Joseph, after it was sent back by the government last month. The five-member collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph, met after the apex court's working hours, …

SC To Hear Review Plea Against Quashing Of NJAC In March
7 years, 2 months ago

SC To Hear Review Plea Against Quashing Of NJAC In March

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today said it will hear a petition filed by 'National Lawyers' Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms' seeking review of its October 2015 judgment that quashed NJAC “sometime in March”.“We are seeking complete dismantlement of collegium system of appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts”, advocate Mathew Nedumpara, representing the. The Supreme Court today …

SC To Hear Review Plea Against Quashing Of NJAC In March
7 years, 2 months ago

SC To Hear Review Plea Against Quashing Of NJAC In March

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today said it will hear a petition filed by 'National Lawyers' Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms' seeking review of its October 2015 judgment that quashed NJAC “sometime in March”.“We are seeking complete dismantlement of collegium system of appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts”, advocate Mathew Nedumpara, representing the. The Supreme Court today …

Justice Karnan's case calls for reviewing judges' selection process, says SC
7 years, 8 months ago

Justice Karnan's case calls for reviewing judges' selection process, says SC

India TV News  

Justice C S Karnan's case calls for revisiting the process of selection of judges to the constitutional courts, Justices J Chelameswar and Justice Ranjan Gogoi of the Supreme Court have said. The two judges, who concurred with the main judgement passed by a seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, said this case highlighted the need to set …

Transparency In Collegium System: Former SC Judges Laud Justice Chelameswar’s Stand
8 years, 6 months ago

Transparency In Collegium System: Former SC Judges Laud Justice Chelameswar’s Stand

Live Law  

The judicial circuit is abuzz with talks of Justice Chelameswar’s decision to boycott collegium meetings and his insistence on recording of the minutes. While Justice Sathasivam and Justice RM Lodha favoured recording of views of the collegium members on names considered for appointment of judges to improve transparency, Justice Balakrishnan differed on the aspect. Former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey …

Transparency In Collegium System: Former SC Judges Laud Justice Chelameswar’s Stand
8 years, 6 months ago

Transparency In Collegium System: Former SC Judges Laud Justice Chelameswar’s Stand

Live Law  

The judicial circuit is abuzz with talks of Justice Chelameswar’s decision to boycott collegium meetings and his insistence on recording of the minutes. While Justice Sathasivam and Justice RM Lodha favoured recording of views of the collegium members on names considered for appointment of judges to improve transparency, Justice Balakrishnan differed on the aspect. Former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey …

Justice Chelameswar Opts Out of Collegium Meeting
8 years, 6 months ago

Justice Chelameswar Opts Out of Collegium Meeting

The Quint  

Recently the Supreme Court, while hearing a PIL, had sent out a stern message to the government over non-execution of the collegium’s decision to transfer and appoint Chief Justices and judges in High Courts. It had warned the Centre that the court would not tolerate “logjam in judges’ appointment” and would intervene to “fasten accountability” as the justice delivery system …

SC collegium’s biggest crisis as Justice Chelameswar refuses to attend its meetings
8 years, 6 months ago

SC collegium’s biggest crisis as Justice Chelameswar refuses to attend its meetings

Live Law  

Justice Jasti Chelameswar’s revolt against the Supreme Court’s collegium, reported exclusively by the New Indian Express, is the story of the day. Justice Chelameswar is reportedly of the view that there is no point in attending the collegium’s meetings, as long as its deliberations are kept under wraps. A known dissenter, Justice Chelameswar, must have thought this was the moment …

SC collegium’s biggest crisis as Justice Chelameswar refuses to attend its meetings
8 years, 6 months ago

SC collegium’s biggest crisis as Justice Chelameswar refuses to attend its meetings

Live Law  

Justice Jasti Chelameswar’s revolt against the Supreme Court’s collegium, reported exclusively by the New Indian Express, is the story of the day. Justice Chelameswar is reportedly of the view that there is no point in attending the collegium’s meetings, as long as its deliberations are kept under wraps. A known dissenter, Justice Chelameswar, must have thought this was the moment …

Need for reform
8 years, 7 months ago

Need for reform

The Hindu  

Neither the Constitution nor any statute provides for an instrument like the Memorandum of Procedure for judicial appointments in India. Last year, the Supreme Court struck down the statute for the National Judicial Appointments Commission and the 99th Constitutional Amendment by its 1st NJAC judgment of October 16, 2015, which resuscitated the collegium. The National Lawyers Campaign for Judicial Transparency …

NJAC: Supreme Court issues guidelines to make collegium system more transparent
9 years, 3 months ago

NJAC: Supreme Court issues guidelines to make collegium system more transparent

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court came out with guidelines to improve the collegium system of appointment of judges by asking the Centre to finalise a memorandum of procedure in consultation with the CJI. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday came out with a slew of guidelines to improve the collegium system of appointment of judges in the higher judiciary to make …

Supreme Court to Pronounce Verdict on Improving Collegium System
9 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court to Pronounce Verdict on Improving Collegium System

The Quint  

The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce the verdict on bringing transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges in higher judiciary on December 16. The collegium system of judges appointing judges, which had come into being in 1993 and now stands revived after a five-judge constitution bench recently struck down Centre’s legislation, the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and …

Supreme Court to pronounce verdict tomorrow on improving collegium system
9 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court to pronounce verdict tomorrow on improving collegium system

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow the verdict on bringing transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges in higher judiciary. The collegium system of judges appointing judges, which had come into being in 1993 and now stands revived after a five-judge constitution bench recently struck down Centre's legislation, the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and …

Supreme Court banks on collegium to fill judicial vacancies
9 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court banks on collegium to fill judicial vacancies

The Hindu  

With the judicial vacancies in High Courts mounting and transparency yet to kick in over judicial appointments, the Supreme Court on Thursday chose to bank on the very Collegium process it wants to reform to appoint judges, at least for the time being. Khehar said judges will continue to be appointed under the prevailing and much-criticised Collegium system, which was …

Exclusive - Improving Collegium ; Suggestions include “Written Tests for elevation to SC” [Read the Compiled Suggestions]
9 years, 4 months ago

Exclusive - Improving Collegium ; Suggestions include “Written Tests for elevation to SC” [Read the Compiled Suggestions]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today began attempts to improve the collegium system, where judges themselves appointed judges and is often criticized for being shrouded in secrecy and over-confidentiality, by considering suggestions forwarded by several legal luminaries, former judges and the government.The constitution bench headed by Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar took up for hearing a 20 page report filed. The Supreme Court …

Exclusive ; May bring in a new law again in place of scrapped NJAC: AG tells SC [Read AG's Submissions]
9 years, 4 months ago

Exclusive ; May bring in a new law again in place of scrapped NJAC: AG tells SC [Read AG's Submissions]

Live Law  

The Central government whose ambitious NJAC Act was scrapped by the apex court wholeheartedly participated in efforts to improve the collegium system but dropped a bomb shell telling the court today not to rule out government yet again bringing a new law for appointment of judges to higher judiciary.“The Union of India is submitting the following suggestions for improvement of …

Suggestions in SC to bring transparency in collegium system
9 years, 4 months ago

Suggestions in SC to bring transparency in collegium system

India TV News  

New Delhi: Several suggestions to bring about greater transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges for the higher judiciary, including establishment of a complaint redressal mechanism, were placed before the Supreme Court today. The court heard suggestions put forth by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar and senior advocates including K K Venugopal, who had argued against …

Suggestions to bring transparency in collegium system placed before Supreme Court
9 years, 4 months ago

Suggestions to bring transparency in collegium system placed before Supreme Court

Firstpost  

Several suggestions to bring about greater transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges for the higher judiciary, including establishment of a complaint redressal mechanism, were placed before the Supreme Court New Delhi: Several suggestions to bring about greater transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges for the higher judiciary, including establishment of a complaint redressal mechanism, were placed …

Revamping of collegium: A consultative body must assist collegium, says SCAORA
9 years, 4 months ago

Revamping of collegium: A consultative body must assist collegium, says SCAORA

Live Law  

On having struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission, the Supreme Court is now heading for hearing on suggestions to improve the Collegium system.The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association, one of the petitioners, in its written submission has suggested the constitution of a Consultative body consisting of distinguished jurists, leading lawyers,. The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association, one of the petitioners, in …

Revamping of collegium: A consultative body must assist collegium, says SCAORA
9 years, 4 months ago

Revamping of collegium: A consultative body must assist collegium, says SCAORA

Live Law  

On having struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission, the Supreme Court is now heading for hearing on suggestions to improve the Collegium system.The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association, one of the petitioners, in its written submission has suggested the constitution of a Consultative body consisting of distinguished jurists, leading lawyers,. The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association, one of the petitioners, in …

Collegium to meet soon for appointing HC Chief Justices
9 years, 4 months ago

Collegium to meet soon for appointing HC Chief Justices

Live Law  

As a legal development which follows the landmark judgment of October 16 declaring the NJAC Act as unconstitutional, it is speculated that the Supreme Court Collegium is likely to take a call on appointing regular Chief Justices in 8 high courts in the coming days, namely the high courts of Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, Karnataka, Bombay, Gauhati, Gujarat, Patna, Punjab and Haryana. …

Collegium to meet soon for appointing HC Chief Justices
9 years, 4 months ago

Collegium to meet soon for appointing HC Chief Justices

Live Law  

As a legal development which follows the landmark judgment of October 16 declaring the NJAC Act as unconstitutional, it is speculated that the Supreme Court Collegium is likely to take a call on appointing regular Chief Justices in 8 high courts in the coming days, namely the high courts of Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, Karnataka, Bombay, Gauhati, Gujarat, Patna, Punjab and Haryana. …

Kerala High Court Lawyers moves Resolution against #NJAC Judgment
9 years, 5 months ago

Kerala High Court Lawyers moves Resolution against #NJAC Judgment

Live Law  

About Fifty members of Kerala High Court Advocates Association led by Senior Advocate K. Ramkumar have put forth a Resolution expressing their deep anguish and concern over the Judgement of the Apex Court in striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and restoring the unconstitutional, undemocratic and opaque collegium system.“This Association expresses its. About Fifty members of Kerala High …

Kerala High Court Lawyers moves Resolution against #NJAC Judgment
9 years, 5 months ago

Kerala High Court Lawyers moves Resolution against #NJAC Judgment

Live Law  

About Fifty members of Kerala High Court Advocates Association led by Senior Advocate K. Ramkumar have put forth a Resolution expressing their deep anguish and concern over the Judgement of the Apex Court in striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and restoring the unconstitutional, undemocratic and opaque collegium system.“This Association expresses its. About Fifty members of Kerala High …

‘The NJAC is a cure worse than the disease’
9 years, 5 months ago

‘The NJAC is a cure worse than the disease’

The Hindu  

Prashant Bhushan, advocate and political activist, has been pointing out many loopholes in the collegium system to appoint judges. I criticised the collegium system because it was non-transparent; because sitting judges could not devote adequate time to the selection of judges. All these shortcomings would have continued in the NJAC and would have further compromised the independence of the judiciary …

The #NJAC Debate
9 years, 5 months ago

The #NJAC Debate

Live Law  

It refers to Times Now debate where former CJI RM Lodha now favoured making appointment-process of judges public. RTI responses reveal that a former CJI having not considered to chair NHRC had opined ‘Neither Supreme Court nor Chief Justice of India is the appointing or disciplinary authority in respect of judges of superior courts, including judges of High Courts”. One …

NJAC verdict: No conflict between govt and judiciary, says Arun Jaitley
9 years, 5 months ago

NJAC verdict: No conflict between govt and judiciary, says Arun Jaitley

India TV News  

New Delhi: Days after he spoke against the Supreme Court's reasoning for striking down the NJAC Act, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that there is no confrontation between judiciary and government or between judiciary and Parliament. Holding that the Supreme Court is constitutionally empowered to strike down a constitutional amendment, Jaitley said that the debate for a better …

#NJAC Judgment reflects a craving of the Judiciary to arrogate to itself the Power of Appointment
9 years, 5 months ago

#NJAC Judgment reflects a craving of the Judiciary to arrogate to itself the Power of Appointment

Live Law  

This is an unfortunate judgment. Almost all the doyens of the legal fraternity welcomed the proposal made by the Justice M N Venkatachaliah Commission for creating National Judicial Commission in which both the Executive and the civil society should also be involved along with judges. The very fact that one of the senior judges of the five-judge bench in the …

Open to new norms for collegium, says CJI
9 years, 5 months ago

Open to new norms for collegium, says CJI

The Hindu  

Faced with the historic admission from his own court that the collegium system of judicial appointments was flawed, Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu on Tuesday broke his silence on the issue and told The Hindu that the judiciary was open to “consider” guidelines that may be framed by a Constitution Bench to improve the system. We will see what …

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