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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 …

The story so far: The Union government on September 2 set up a committee under the leadership of former President of India Ram Nath Kovind to look into the feasibility of simultaneous polls to State Assemblies and the Lok Sabha. For instance, the Constitution Act, which established the National Judicial Appointments Commission for the appointment of Supreme Court judges, was …

As a Citizen, I Disagree with Supreme Court’s Verdict on Election Commission: Here’s Why - News18

Article 324 of the Constitution of India says that “The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and such number of other Election Commissioners, if any, as the President may from time to time fix and the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall, subject to the provisions of any law made in that …

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s criticism of the Supreme Court Collegium for publishing excerpts of “secret” Research & Analysis Wing and Intelligence Bureau inputs on candidates under consideration sharply contrasts with the Centre’s push for transparency in the judicial appointments process during the National Judicial Appointments Commission case eight years ago. The NJAC judgment records how the government lampooned the Collegium …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

In his maiden speech in the Parliament on Wednesday, Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar took on the judiciary for scrapping the National Judicial Appointment Commission bill. Asserting that the NJAC bill had "unprecedented" support of Parliament and members "unanimously" voted in its favour, he said the government's three organs should respect the "Laxman Rekha". "This House needs to catalyse this …

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 …

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 …