BJP, Congress at loggerheads over NJAC issueAs Congress appeared to be siding with the judiciary, the ruling BJP accused it of playing "petty politics" and taking a U-turn in the wake...
17 Oct, 2015, 09.43 PM IST
Surprised at Supreme Court verdict on NJAC : Venkiah NaiduThe legislation, Naidu claimed, represented 'public will converted into a bill and passed unanimously by Parliament' which the apex court h...
16 Oct, 2015, 09.35 PM IST
How the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act panned out in last 1 yearNEW DELHI: Following is the chronology of events related to the NJAC Act in the Supreme Court that has been hearing the matter since last y...
16 Oct, 2015, 01.08 PM IST
Does any MP understand what NJAC is all about: Ram JethmalaniRam Jethmalani questioned the understanding of politicians, saying MPs grasped very little about the implications of the NJAC before voting...
08 Jul, 2015, 10.40 AM IST
It is Parliament’s will that collegium system to appoint judges must end, Centre tells SCThose against the NJAC argue that it will give the executive undue influence over the selection of judges, while the government rejects tha...
11 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Collegium system to continue till National Judicial Appointments Commission put in placeHe said the Acts will come into force after they are notified by the Centre in the gazette. "Till such time the Acts are brought into force.
27 Feb, 2015, 02.58 PM IST
Cabinet papers cannot be withheld from public: Central Information CommissionCIC has directed the Law Ministry to disclose the Cabinet note about the decision to establish a National Judicial Appointments Commission.
08 Jan, 2015, 05.21 PM IST
Supreme Court declines urgent hearing of plea for quashing of NJAC ActThe Supreme Court today declined urgent hearing of a plea seeking quashing of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act whic...
06 Jan, 2015, 12.15 PM IST
PIL filed against National Judicial Appointments Commission which is to replace collegium systemPIL was filed in SC challenging recently enacted laws that granted constitutional status to NJAC that would replace the collegium system of...
06 Jan, 2015, 06.18 AM IST
Government may not immediately notify law to scrap collegium systemPresident Pranab Mukherjee gave his nod to the NJAC Bill and an accompanying Constitutional Amendment Bill last week.
04 Jan, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
Pranab Mukherjee gives nod to Judicial Appointments BillNew law facilitates the setting up of a commission for appointment of judges, replacing the 20-year-old collegium system. It paves the way ...
31 Dec, 2014, 04.29 PM IST
16 states ratify Judicial Appointments Commission BillAny Constitutional amendment bill requires ratification by at least 50 per cent of the state legislatures.
27 Dec, 2014, 10.59 PM IST
NJAC: SC dismisses petitions, says it’s premature to challenge the Bill“The government will present the JAC bill for the president’s assent along with the Constitution Amendment Bill,” attorney general Mukul Ro...
26 Aug, 2014, 05.12 AM IST
Supreme Court refuses to entertain PILs challenging NJAC BillThe PILs had been filed by former Additional Solicitor General Bishwajit Bhattacharya, advocates R K Kapoor and Manohar Lal Sharma.
25 Aug, 2014, 01.49 PM IST
Parliament erred while passing judicial commission bills, PIL in Madras HC saysPIL in Madras high court says both Houses of Parliament committed faux pas to usher National Judicial Appointments Commission.
23 Aug, 2014, 12.02 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear petitions against scrapping of collegium systemFour PILs have been filed in the Supreme Court for declaring the NJAC move as unconstitutional, days after Parliament passed two bills to s...
21 Aug, 2014, 12.18 PM IST
NJAC culmination of a 24-year process: Law Minister Ravi Shankar PrasadLaw minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) was not a hurried exercise.
18 Aug, 2014, 12.40 PM IST