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CJI bench hears plea to review rulings that created collegiumThe plea was filed after the Supreme Court in 2015 struck down the Narendra Modi government-proposed National Judicial Appointments Commiss...- Law Ministry quotes Justice J Chelameswar’s dissenting verdict on NJACJustice Chelameswar who had given a dissenting verdict in the NJAC case had said “proceedings of the collegium were absolutely opaque and i...
- NJAC review: SC refuses specific date for hearing plea"Others are waiting, there are more important cases. You leave at that. You have made your submissions. We will see," the bench observed.
- R P Luthra case: Bone of contention in SC judges' controversyHe had said in his separate verdict that "primacy of the judiciary" in the appointment of judges was a basic feature of the Constitution an...
- Poke Me: GoI wants to stall judges' appointment "in national interest", a vague concept inviting abuseThe procedure for appointment of judges cannot override a judicial verdict. The NJAC verdict is clear. SC struck down the NJAC and restored...
- Allahabad HC quashes summons issued against Arun JaitleyThe HC quashed a summons issued by a Mahoba court against FM Jaitley for criticising the SC decision of striking down the NJAC.
- Supreme Court strikes down NJAC act as flawed, says collegium system more transparentThe Supreme Court struck down the Narendra Modi government's bid to give the executive a greater say in the selection of judges.
- NJAC row brings higher judiciary appointments to a grinding haltThe government and the judiciary have been locked in battle over fundamental changes in the way judges are chosen for about five months now.
- 22 HC judges set to retire even as stalemate over NJAC stalls new appointmentsThe law ministry has drawn up a list of 22 additional judges of various high courts whose terms are coming to an end in the next two months.
- NJAC debate: SC slams government for bucking global trends on judicial appointmentsThe Supreme Court on Wednesday flayed the Modi government for trying to ensure executive participation in the process of judicial appointme...
- Supreme Court doubts over laymen in NJACThe observations came during the final day of hearing with the bench reserving its judgement on the constitutional validity of the National...
- Controversy over ex-SC judge Cyriac Joseph dominates NJAC proceedingsThe controversy over Justice Cyriac Joseph regarding his alleged below-par performance dominated proceedings in the NJAC case in the Suprem...
- Supreme Court raises queries on removal of eminent persons from NJAC"These eminent persons would be there for three years. How will you (Centre) remove them.
- Additional high court judges get 3-month extension amid NJAC rowModi government is giving incumbent additional high court judges a three-month extension to address the massive case pendency and large-sca...
- Supreme Court declines Centre's plea to refer NJAC issue to larger benchThe bench directed that as an interim measure, additional High Court judges, whose present stint is due to end in near future, will continu...
- Reasons why the NJAC Act is bad in lawWhile the establishment of the NJAC is a desirable step, the existing legal and constitutional framework violates the constitutional provis...
- Recuse yourself from hearing or dissociate from National Judicial Appointments Commission: Lawyer S Nariman to Justice Anil R DaveArguing against the creation of the NJAC, Nariman suggested that Justice Dave should recuse himself as there was a conflict of conflicting ...
- Supreme Court judge recuses from hearing pleas challenging NJAC ActA Constitution bench today could not begin the hearing to examine the validity of the law replacing the collegium system of appointment of ...
- Bigger Supreme Court bench to hear NJAC case from April 15The president assented to the twin laws on December 31 but they are yet to be notified, so haven’t come into force yet. Law
- 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...
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