Congress, AAP attack Narendra Modi government over NJAC verdictCongress and AAP today attacked the Modi government over NJAC verdict, accusing it of having "eroded" institutional autonomy over last 17 m...
16 Oct, 2015, 10.13 PM IST
Congress reacts cautiously to SC verdict striking down NJAC ActCongress today said the collegium system, which will stage a comeback after the Supreme Court scrapped NJAC is "shrouded in secrecy" and ha...
16 Oct, 2015, 06.17 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
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.
06 Oct, 2015, 05.07 AM IST
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...
16 Jul, 2015, 06.02 AM IST
Does NJAC conform to basic structure of Constitution: Supreme Court"Don't put the new law to good or bad. If it meets the parameters of the basic structure, work it out," a five-judge Constitution Bench hea...
10 Jul, 2015, 10.05 PM IST
Supreme Court wants to know whether NJAC provisions violate ConstitutionSC sought to know the Centre's stand on certain provisions of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act on the selection of high...
09 Jul, 2015, 10.50 PM IST
Supreme Court wants to know whether NJAC provisions violate ConstitutionSC sought to know the Centre's stand on certain provisions of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act on the selection of high...
09 Jul, 2015, 10.46 PM IST
Supreme Court to resume hearing from June 8 on pleas against NJACThe Supreme Court will resume tomorrow hearing arguments on the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJ...
07 Jun, 2015, 11.18 AM IST
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...
12 May, 2015, 02.05 PM IST
Govt will not encroach judiciary's independence on NJAC: Sadananda GowdaAsserting that the government is "not going back" on NJAC, Gowda said it would ensure the supremacy of Parliament.
30 Apr, 2015, 02.17 PM IST
NJAC row: Government urged Supreme Court to force CJI HL Dattu to take part in consultative processGovernment urged SC to force Chief Justice of India HL Dattu to take part in consultative process which will eventually culminate in the co...
28 Apr, 2015, 06.22 AM IST
NJAC will not appoint judges till Supreme Court decides on its validityDuring brief proceedings today, the Attorney General said barring four-five cases, all recommendations of erstwhile collegium have been acc...
23 Apr, 2015, 08.49 PM IST
Supreme Court faces fresh hurdle in hearing NJAC issue"We should decide who will hear the matter," said the bench, which also comprised Justices J Chelameswar, Madan B Lokur, Kurian Joseph and ...
21 Apr, 2015, 07.19 PM IST
NJAC is a fraud on Constitution, Ram Jethmalani saysNoted lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Saturday said it would pave the way for appointment of judges who are "pliable and favourable to government"
12 Apr, 2015, 10.14 AM IST
Supreme Court bench to decide whether appointments have an impact on judicial independenceThe govt may notify NJAC as there are no legal obstacles to such a move, Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi said
08 Apr, 2015, 12.48 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