SC to hear plea for 'public body' to appoint judges on Sep 12The plea also said that there was no effective mechanism to address complaints of misconduct against judges.
05 Sep, 2016, 05.05 PM IST
Supreme Court, government unable to reach consensus on norms of selecting High Court judgesET has reviewed the reply that was sent back by the Supreme Court chief justice that’s in tabular form and records the collegium’s objectio...
09 Jun, 2016, 02.12 AM IST
Supreme Court to pronounce verdict tomorrow on improving collegium systemSupreme Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow the verdict on bringing transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges in higher j...
15 Dec, 2015, 09.00 PM IST
Govt can nominate names for appointment as judges: SCThe government could suggest names for appointment as judges to superior courts under the existing collegium system, the Supreme Court said.
18 Nov, 2015, 09.36 PM IST
Collegium system needs reform: DebateA debate on the now-struck down National Judicial Appointments Commission today saw participants sharply divided on the collegium system of...
23 Oct, 2015, 09.48 PM IST
Lawyers who've never fought a case made law officers in Punjab, HaryanaThe bench asked Punjab's additional advocate general Nikhil Nayyar to submit the CAG report on working of law officers within a week.
11 Sep, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
Supreme Court declines to refer National Judicial Appointments Commission to larger benchThe SC rejected the Modi govt’s demand of referring to a larger bench the issue of whether the proposed National Judicial Appointments Comm...
13 May, 2015, 03.45 AM IST
Supreme Court poses questions on the working of National Judicial Appointment CommissionSC today posed questions in regard to the working of the NJAC for appointing judges to higher judiciary, asking how it would make judicial ...
01 May, 2015, 08.40 PM IST
Government urges Supreme Court not to stay NJAC ActA court stay will bring the process of framing the rules and regulations for the Act and laying of the basic framework such as a secretaria...
12 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Supreme Court restrains High Courts from hearing pleas against NJAC Act"No high court will proceed with the matters relating to the constitutional validity of these laws," a three-judge bench headed by Justice ...
11 Mar, 2015, 05.41 PM 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
Judicial accountability bill hits National Judicial Appointments Commission roadblockA petition in the Supreme Court challenging the NJAC has stalled its notification and thereby also forcing the government to put in abeyanc...
21 Feb, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee gives nod to National Judicial Appointments Commission BillOne of the members will be a woman or belong to the scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, other backward class or minority communities.
01 Jan, 2015, 05.13 AM IST
Tamil Nadu ratifies constitution amendment billThe House adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on the concluding day of the winter session and approved it.
08 Dec, 2014, 05.24 PM IST
NJAC: Mamata Banerjee dissents, wants governor bound by aid & advice of CMThe stand can be traced to the often bitter relationship that successive governments in West Bengal have had with the state governors.
30 Sep, 2014, 05.32 AM 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
Lawyer body challenges judicial panel in Supreme CourtThe apex court is sure to scrutinize whether the petitions can be heard before the constitutional amendments come into force.
22 Aug, 2014, 11.34 AM IST