With collegium back, it will have to fill over 400 vacancies in High CourtsWith the collegium system staging a comeback after a gap of six months, it has its task cut out -- to fill over 400 vacancies in HCs and ap...
18 Oct, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
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.
17 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Supreme Court to pronounce its verdict tomorrow on validity of NJAC ActSupreme Court will tomorrow pronounce its judgement on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of National Judicial Appoin...
15 Oct, 2015, 10.24 PM 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
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
NJAC fragile, laden with mischief, says constitutional expert Rajeev DhavanConstitutional expert Rajeev Dhavan told the Supreme Court on Friday that the recommendations of the proposed National Judicial Appointment...
02 May, 2015, 05.32 AM IST
NDA government politicising judicial appointments: Ram Jethmalani to Supreme CourtJethmalani said the previous UPA govt passed a Constitutional amendment which mentioned only one sentence providing for a NJAC and its cont...
29 Apr, 2015, 10.14 PM IST
Rajya Sabha members press government to implement the NJAC lawLawmakers were critical of the judiciary with members in Rajya Sabha saying judges should not be allowed to appoint themselves.
29 Apr, 2015, 09.36 PM IST
NJAC Act violates 'basic structure' of Constitution, SC toldSCAORA, Bar Association of India (BAI) and few others are challenging validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014.
28 Apr, 2015, 07.53 PM 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
Supreme Court refers pleas against NJAC Act to Constitution BenchThe bench said that it is not passing any order on interim relief of staying the operation of the Act as sought by the petitioners.
07 Apr, 2015, 11.13 PM IST
SC refers pleas challenging National Judicial Appointments Commission Act to larger benchThe Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) and other petitioners had sought stay on the operation of NJAC Act.
07 Apr, 2015, 11.37 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
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