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Appointment of judges: SC refuses to accept Centre's stand of rejecting 43 recommended names
• 8 years agoThe Supreme Court on Friday said that it has not accepted the Centre's stand of rejecting the 43 names recommended by the apex court Collegium for their appointment as judges of the various high courts and these have been sent back for reconsideration.
Increasing strength not a solution, India needs more 'working judges': Chairman of Law Commission
Fp Staff • 9 years agoChairman of Law Commission of India and former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan said to meet the current judicial demands, India needs more "working judges" and increasing the "strength of judges" is not a solution
SC Collegium recommends elevation of 4 names to apex court
• 9 years agoThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of three High Court Chief Justices and a senior lawyer to the apex court
Appointment of judges: Govt likely to incorporate 'dissent' clause in collegium MoP
Fp Archives • 9 years agoAny dissent note to a recommendation of the collegium to appoint or elevate judges should be mandatorily shared with the Executive.
'Indian democracy cannot be a tyranny of the unelected': Arun Jaitley's 'alternative view' on NJAC verdict
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe key rationale behind the majority opinion appears to be that independence of judiciary is an essential ingredient of the basic structure of the Constitution. This is unquestionably a correct proposition. Having stated this, the majority transgresses into an erroneous logic.
Boost for Modi govt as Judicial appointments bill passed in Rajya Sabha
Fp Staff • 11 years agoThe Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the landmark National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014, which was passed unanimously by the Lok Sabha yesterday.
Ex Law min Kapil Sibal questions constitutionality of judicial appointments bill
Fp Staff • 11 years agoFormer Law minister and Supreme Court lawyer Kapil Sibal has spoked out against the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014.
Govt wants judicial appointments bill passed this session: Reports
Fp Staff • 11 years agoThe NDA government is hurrying to make sure that that the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) Bill passes in the Lok Sabha during this session.
Appointment of judges: Cabinet defers decision on bill to scrap collegium system
Fp Archives • 11 years agoA decision on a Law Ministry proposal to bring constitutional amendment bill to scrap the collegium system of appointment of judges was deferred by the Union Cabinet today.
NDA seeking views of parties on Judicial Appointments Commission
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe NDA government is seeking the views of various political parties and eminent jurists to set up a Judicial Appointments Commission.