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Judge vs Judge: SC's Justice Sandeep Mehta writes fresh letter to CJI against Rajasthan HC judgeSupreme Court Justice Sandeep Mehta has sent a fourth letter to the Chief Justice of India. He accuses Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma of in...- Gen Z marks the rot: NEET protests mark a deep socioeconomic grievance, and fractured employment systemGen Z faces a prosperity collapse, unlike previous generations in India. This shared economic grievance fosters solidarity among young peop...
- ₹100 bribery case highlights deep fault lines in India’s justice systemIndia’s justice system is under strain as delays, backlogs, and questions over judicial integrity erode public trust. A recent example is a...
- Shine light on an opaque judiciaryConcerns over executive influence led to the collegium system, granting judges significant power in appointments, though it lacks constitut...
- Cash discovery row brings into limelight NJAC which sought to replace collegium systemThe controversy over the discovery of cash at a Delhi High Court judge's residence has revived discussions on the National Judicial Appoint...
- Kerala HC seeks state govt stand on plea against Lok Ayukta ordinanceSpeaking to reporters at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday had said ordinarily there w...
- Before entering high court, government wants judges to disclose assetsResolutions were passed by the Council and sent to the PMO, President and CJI soliciting their intervention for reconsideration of the name...
- All-India common test for lower judiciary need of the hour, says Supreme CourtThe total sanctioned strength of judicial officers in district and subordinate courts is 21,320 as on June 30, 2016, of these, 16,383 have ...
- Supreme Court for All India common test for selection of judges for lower courtsEven the Law Commission in its various reports has favoured creation of AIJS but it was not considered to be practical by some of state gov...
- Government 'sleeping over' setting up all India judicial service: PILThe plea further said the available number of judges are "unable to clear the huge backlog of over 30 million cases".
- 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.
- NDA's "confrontationist attitude" responsible for SC's NJAC decision, says OppositionThe opposition said the effort should now be to work on an improved bill without interpreting the judgement as a turf battle.
- 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...
- D V Sadananda Gowda seeks details from CJs of HCs on judicial services examsD V Sadananda Gowda has sought details from chief justices of high courts about steps initiated to bring transparency in judicial services ...
- Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi alleges Supreme Court collegiums of indulging in "nepotism"Mukul Rohatgi alleged that successive collegiums indulged in “nepotism” in elevating acting NHRC chief Cyriac Joseph as a SC judge.
- Collegium has run its course: Even in the new NJAC, judiciary has veto on appointing judgesThe Constitution does not provide for such a collegium, and judges used to be appointed by the executive branch, that is the government, un...
- Take action against judges suspect of moral deviance: VR Krishna IyerVR Krishna Iyer has sought President Pranab Mukherjee’s intervention to probe who, he says, are “suspect of moral deviance”.
- Collegium system should be revisited: L K AdvaniCollegium system of appointing SC judges should be revisited reports of corruption, nepotism, favouritism have been gaining ground in judic...
- Judicial Accountability Bill in Budget session of ParliamentA meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Manmohan Singh, had last month approved amendments to the Bill.
- Lavalin ruling dents Left's high morality plankThe Left has found a new low, this time courtesy the judiciary. The latter has dented the Left’s carefully cultivated ‘incorruptible’ image...
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