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 and Reforms, through its letter dated November 2, 2015, bemoaned: “The judgment of the Supreme Court in the NJAC case, running into more than 1,000 pages, means that what legislative or administrative policy the country should adopt could not be decided by the people through their elected representatives.” In the 2nd NJAC verdict, the court noted that the “practice had been consistently adopted” following the Second Judges’ case. According to the Commonwealth Latimer House Principles, judicial appointments need to be made by following “clearly defined criteria and by a publicly declared process” ). The Centre has to assiduously try a new law on the subject for revamping the system of judicial appointments and in that process the executive should forsake its “political” interests.

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NJAC can be a check on judicial monarchy
17 hours, 16 minutes ago

NJAC can be a check on judicial monarchy

Hindustan Times  

Long etched in Indian political and legal history shall remain the dissenting words of justice Jasti Chelameswar in the National Judicial Appointments Commission case. One is constrained to question as to whether the collegium feels the district judiciary suffers from a fatal lack of talent or is the system rigged in favour of judges who are present at Lutyens parties …

Two months before push against Collegium system, International Commission of Jurists report recommended new law for judicial appointments, transfers
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5 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 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 …

Govt vs Court – the problem is structural
1 year, 4 months ago

Govt vs Court – the problem is structural

Hindustan Times  

A Bench of the Supreme Court consisting of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia has criticised the Centre’s “selective approach” in appointing and transferring judges of the higher judiciary. In the United Kingdom, it is a Judicial Appointment Commission that chooses judges for higher courts; neither the judiciary nor the executive has predominance. India does not have a “clearly …

Centre wanted vetting process in picking judges
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre wanted vetting process in picking judges

The Hindu  

The government, just a little over a month before the Supreme Court Collegium recommended advocate Victoria Gowri for Madras High Court judgeship on January 17, 2023, had in the apex court flagged the “compelling need” for a debate to include an “appropriate mechanism” in the Memorandum of Procedure for “assessment of the personality” of candidates under consideration for judicial appointments …

Supreme Court Collegium’s Landmark Reiterations Show It Is No Longer Pusillanimous
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium’s Landmark Reiterations Show It Is No Longer Pusillanimous

Live Law  

On Thursday, the Supreme Court’s three-member Collegium - comprising the Chief Justice of India, D.Y.Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M.Joseph - responsible for recommending suitable names for elevation as the High Court Judges, reiterated certain names recommended by it earlier, for elevation to various High Courts. The reiteration of recommendation to elevate senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal as a …

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 …

Friend Of The Court: NJAC: Part 1
2 years, 3 months ago

Friend Of The Court: NJAC: Part 1

Live Law  

Description: The Constitution spells out the procedure for appointing judges as a consultative process between the government and the judiciary. Right from the Nehru years, the government's social reform agenda puts it on a collision course with the courts. The Supreme Court answers this question several times over before settling it once and for all in the Kesavananda Bharati case. …

‘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 …

Filled to the nines: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court’s appointment spree
3 years, 7 months ago

Filled to the nines: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court’s appointment spree

The Hindu  

It is not often that nine judges are appointed to the Supreme Court at one go. In a welcome sign of cooperation between the judiciary and the executive, the President of India has signed warrants of appointment within days of the five-member Collegium recommending eight High Court judges, including three women, and a lawyer for elevation. It is nearly two …

Prolixity Syndrome In Indian Supreme Court Judgements
4 years, 9 months ago

Prolixity Syndrome In Indian Supreme Court Judgements

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered a brilliant judgment in Parliament Prorogation case Cherry and Others ] on 24 September 2019. In a judgment of around 24 pages, the U. K. Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Borris Johnson's advice to the Queen regarding the prorogation of Parliament for five weeks was unlawful. The unanimous judgment from 11 …

'I Regret NJAC Decision After Seeing Things Now' : Former SC Judge Justice Kurian Joseph
5 years, 3 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 …

‘Favouritism, Casteism’: Judge Accuses Collegium Over Appointments
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Favouritism, Casteism’: Judge Accuses Collegium Over Appointments

The Quint  

Pandey alleged that when the appointment of the relatives of some senior judges to the high court fails, they are appointed in the subordinate judiciary. He also criticised the Supreme Court's 2015 judgment, rejecting the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act which sought to give transparency in the appointment of judges to the highest courts. Invoking the 2018 press conference of …

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 …

Supreme Court gets two new judges in Sanjiv Khanna, Dinesh Maheshwari
6 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court gets two new judges in Sanjiv Khanna, Dinesh Maheshwari

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Amidst appointments that created controversy, the names of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna were cleared by the Centre for elevation to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sanjiv Khanna, judge of the Delhi high …

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 …

Condemning Justice Patel's Resignation, K'taka Bar Council Resolves To Abstain From Work On Oct 4 [Read Resolution]
7 years, 6 months ago

Condemning Justice Patel's Resignation, K'taka Bar Council Resolves To Abstain From Work On Oct 4 [Read Resolution]

Live Law  

Shocked by the resignation of Justice Jayant Patel, the second senior-most judge of the Karnataka High Court, the Karnataka Bar Council on Wednesday condemned the lack of transparency in the appointment of judges and the collegium system, while resolving to abstain from work on October 4 as a mark of protest.The Bar Council had called an emergent meeting to consider …

Trend Of Litigants Seeking Judges’ Recusal Needs To Be Discouraged: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 6 months ago

Trend Of Litigants Seeking Judges’ Recusal Needs To Be Discouraged: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Taking a tough stand against the idea of litigants seeking recusals from judges alleging bias without any substantial reason, the Bombay High Court has cited judgments of the Supreme Court to elucidate why such arbitrary requests must be discouraged.A bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice PD Naik was hearing an income tax appeal tagged along with a criminal writ …

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 …

Appoint Gujarat HC Judges To SC and As CJs Of Other HCs, Expedite Appointments In HC: HC Advocates Association [Read Letter]
8 years ago

Appoint Gujarat HC Judges To SC and As CJs Of Other HCs, Expedite Appointments In HC: HC Advocates Association [Read Letter]

Live Law  

In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar, the Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association has requested that appointments to the High Court be expedited, and that Gujarat HC Judges be considered for appointment to the SC and as Chief Justices of other High Courts.“The whole intention of the majority judgment to which your lordship is party …

Selecting Judges For A Democratic India [Text of Justice Chelameswar's Speech at Wisconsin]
8 years, 4 months ago

Selecting Judges For A Democratic India [Text of Justice Chelameswar's Speech at Wisconsin]

Live Law  

It is an honour to be present here and interact with the scholars and students of this great university. The provision in the article is that there should be consultation of persons who are ex hypothesi, well qualified to give proper advice in matters of this sort, and my judgment is that this sort of provision may be regarded as …

Selecting Judges For A Democratic India [Text of Justice Chelameswar's Speech at Wisconsin]
8 years, 4 months ago

Selecting Judges For A Democratic India [Text of Justice Chelameswar's Speech at Wisconsin]

Live Law  

It is an honour to be present here and interact with the scholars and students of this great university. The provision in the article is that there should be consultation of persons who are ex hypothesi, well qualified to give proper advice in matters of this sort, and my judgment is that this sort of provision may be regarded as …

Supreme Court and Narendra Modi govt's latest bone of contention: Judicial dynasties
8 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court and Narendra Modi govt's latest bone of contention: Judicial dynasties

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court of India and the Narendra Modi government seemed to be deadlocked over the Memorandum of Procedure for the appointment of judges. The memorandum stated: “Independence and integrity of Indian judiciary has been put at stake by the collegium of Punjab and Haryana High Court while recommending the names of advocates for elevation as judges. The reason for …

Govt appoints four Supreme Court judges
8 years, 10 months ago

Govt appoints four Supreme Court judges

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday appointed four judges to the Supreme Court of India, Union law minister D. Sadananda Gowda said on Twitter. Chandrachud, chief justice of the Allahabad high court, Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh high court, Ashok Bhushan, chief justice of the Kerala high court and senior advocate L. Nageswara Rao—had been recommended …

Petition filed in Delhi HC against Supreme Court Collegium and its Recommendations
8 years, 10 months ago

Petition filed in Delhi HC against Supreme Court Collegium and its Recommendations

Live Law  

A petition has been filed before the High Court of Delhi, for restraining the collegium consisting of the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India and four senior most Judges of the Supreme Court from making any recommendation for appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts and further to prohibit and restrain the Union of India from acting …

Petition filed in Delhi HC against Supreme Court Collegium and its Recommendations
8 years, 10 months ago

Petition filed in Delhi HC against Supreme Court Collegium and its Recommendations

Live Law  

A petition has been filed before the High Court of Delhi, for restraining the collegium consisting of the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India and four senior most Judges of the Supreme Court from making any recommendation for appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts and further to prohibit and restrain the Union of India from acting …

Reflections on CJI’S speech: Going beyond judicial appointments for clearance of cases
8 years, 10 months ago

Reflections on CJI’S speech: Going beyond judicial appointments for clearance of cases

Live Law  

Years ago, Justice Krishna Iyer was received by almost all the judges of the Allahabad High Court. Looking at the huge crowd of around 100 judges, Justice Iyer wondered “this is not court; this is population”. But the Allahabad High Court had the highest average pendency of case in India of 1337 days, according to a study by DAKSH, a …

After NJAC, Supreme Court and Centre Head Towards Another Face-off
8 years, 11 months ago

After NJAC, Supreme Court and Centre Head Towards Another Face-off

The Quint  

Months after quashing the contentious National Judicial Appointment Commission law, it seems like the Supreme Court is all set for another face-off with the government. This time, it is over the Centre’s attempts at bringing transparency in judges’ appointment. Two Supreme Court judges have told The Telegraph “that the government’s latest suggestions are as damaging for judicial independence as the …

Constitution Bench Judgments of Supreme Court of India in 2015
9 years, 3 months ago

Constitution Bench Judgments of Supreme Court of India in 2015

Live Law  

A bench of at least five judges of the Supreme Court which sit to decide any case “involving a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India” is popularly known as ‘Constitution bench’. Largest ever Constitution bench comprising of 13 judges of the Apex Court had heard the famous Keshavananda Bharati case. In short, The …

Constitution Bench Judgments of Supreme Court of India in 2015
9 years, 3 months ago

Constitution Bench Judgments of Supreme Court of India in 2015

Live Law  

A bench of at least five judges of the Supreme Court which sit to decide any case “involving a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India” is popularly known as ‘Constitution bench’. Largest ever Constitution bench comprising of 13 judges of the Apex Court had heard the famous Keshavananda Bharati case. In short, The …

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. …

Pranab: no one can meddle in judges’ appointments
9 years, 5 months ago

Pranab: no one can meddle in judges’ appointments

The Hindu  

Close on the heels of the Supreme Court striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said no one could meddle in the process of appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts. Inaugurating the golden jubilee celebrations of Delhi High Court at Vigyan Bhawan here, Mr. Mukherjee said whichever system of appointment …

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 …

Judicial assertion
9 years, 5 months ago

Judicial assertion

The Hindu  

In India’s constitutional history, it is only in a few cases that the Supreme Court has struck down constitutional amendments on the grounds that they damaged or destroyed the basic structure of the Constitution. What distinguishes the Supreme Court’s ruling on October 16 striking down the 99th Constitution Amendment Act, 2014, and the National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, 2014, from …

President appoints 22 Additional Judges in High Courts
9 years, 5 months ago

President appoints 22 Additional Judges in High Courts

Live Law  

In a Major development after the NJAC Judgment, President of India has appointed 22 Additional Judges in various High Courts.Justices Smt. Samapati Chatterjee, Shri Sahidullah Munshi, Shri Subrata Talukdar, Shri Tapabrata Chakraborty, Shri Arindam Sinha, Shri Arijit Banerjee, and Shri Debangsu Basak are appointed as Additional Judges in Calcutta High Court for. Samapati Chatterjee, Shri Sahidullah Munshi, Shri Subrata Talukdar, …

President appoints 22 Additional Judges in High Courts
9 years, 5 months ago

President appoints 22 Additional Judges in High Courts

Live Law  

In a Major development after the NJAC Judgment, President of India has appointed 22 Additional Judges in various High Courts.Justices Smt. Samapati Chatterjee, Shri Sahidullah Munshi, Shri Subrata Talukdar, Shri Tapabrata Chakraborty, Shri Arindam Sinha, Shri Arijit Banerjee, and Shri Debangsu Basak are appointed as Additional Judges in Calcutta High Court for. Samapati Chatterjee, Shri Sahidullah Munshi, Shri Subrata Talukdar, …

NJAC - Misadventure of Elected towards Tyranny
9 years, 5 months ago

NJAC - Misadventure of Elected towards Tyranny

Live Law  

On 16th October, 2015, the Apex Court subdued mischievous attempt by the Executive to curtail the independence of ‘watchdog’ of this Country. Being one of the Petitioners in the matter, it gave me immense joy that Supreme Court rose up to the occasion and delivered what can be humbly termed as a ‘historic’ judgment. After failing to convince Hon’ble Supreme …

NJAC - Misadventure of Elected towards Tyranny
9 years, 5 months ago

NJAC - Misadventure of Elected towards Tyranny

Live Law  

On 16th October, 2015, the Apex Court subdued mischievous attempt by the Executive to curtail the independence of ‘watchdog’ of this Country. Being one of the Petitioners in the matter, it gave me immense joy that Supreme Court rose up to the occasion and delivered what can be humbly termed as a ‘historic’ judgment. After failing to convince Hon’ble Supreme …

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 …

NJAC verdict: After then CJI Lodha’s tough words, Govt should have seen it coming?
9 years, 5 months ago

NJAC verdict: After then CJI Lodha’s tough words, Govt should have seen it coming?

Live Law  

On August 15, 2014, a day after Parliament passed the bill for setting up the National Judicial Appointments Commission, the then Chief Justice of India R. M. Lodha, present CJI H L Dattu’s predecessor, surprisingly minced no words while warning the Central government against encroaching into the sphere of the judiciary and reminded the centre of the principle of separation …

Constitution’s will upheld
9 years, 5 months ago

Constitution’s will upheld

The Hindu  

Two days after the Supreme Court pronounced its verdict on the 99th Constitution Amendment Act and the National Judicial Appointments Commission, declaring them to be ultra vires the Constitution, the Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, said in his blog, “Indian democracy cannot be a tyranny of the unelected and if elected are undermined, democracy itself would be in danger.” Law Minister …

NJAC verdict: Why Justice Khehar did not recuse
9 years, 5 months ago

NJAC verdict: Why Justice Khehar did not recuse

The Hindu  

Among the pages of the voluminous judgment striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission is a short narrative of Justice J.S. This narrative, in a 16-page order, is fashioned as a message to the judiciary, drawn from his personal experience in the NJAC case, that the choice to step down from a case is that of a judge and no …

Supreme Court weekly round-up
9 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court weekly round-up

Live Law  

JudgmentsThe Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court declared the National Judicial Commission unconstitutional, as it violates basic structure of Constitution of India, by a 4:1 Majority. Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel declared the 99th Amendment and NJAC Act unconstitutional while Justice Chelameswar upheld it.The Court. Judgments The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court declared the National …

Congress wavers over NJAC ruling
9 years, 5 months ago

Congress wavers over NJAC ruling

The Hindu  

A day after >welcoming the Supreme Court striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission law, the Congress on Saturday displayed an ambiguous stand on the judgment. Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi had expressed his disappointment on the judgment day, saying: “The NJAC should have been given a fair chance.” But Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala was quick to clarify …

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