BCCI vs Lodha: All eyes on SC as administrators for crucial transition phase to be announced
Vedam Jaishankar • 8 years agoAll affected parties; BCCI, state units, their erstwhile administrators, other sports’ associations, office-bearers and fans would be keenly watching how the Supreme Court announcement pans out.
Nariman, Sorabjee and JNU: How we reduced eminent lawyers to tools of our confirmation bias
Sreemoy Talukdar • 9 years agoWhile firing from the shoulders of Fali S Nariman, eminent jurist and senior advocate at Supreme Court, India’s ‘liberalatti’ has reduced a constitutional debate to a ‘tu tu main main’, served best with poha and hot masala chai.
Right to appoint judges is part of judicial independence: Lawyers body tells SC
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe right of judiciary to insist on appointing judges is a "vital" part of its independence and basic structure of the Constitution which has been taken away by the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), a lawyers body on Thursday told the Supreme Court.
NJAC: Will decide issue of referring petition to larger bench first, says SC
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that it would first decide on the issue of referring the challenge to the new system of appointment of judges to a larger bench of nine or eleven judges and then go into the merits of the case.
NJAC: Opponents accuse Modi government of 'holding up' Supreme Court
Fp Archives • 10 years agoOpponents of the new system of higher judicial appointments on Friday attacked in the Supreme Court the Centre's "late" demand for a larger bench to hear the challenge saying "the whole court is held up for no purpose".
Nariman slams bills on judges appointment, says will petition SC
Fp Archives • 11 years agoNariman, a former nominated member of Parliament, has said many lawyers including him will challenge the legislations in the Supreme Court.
UPA damaging institution of Lokpal, says BJP
Fp Archives • 11 years agoCiting the refusal of an eminent jurist and a former Supreme Court judge to serve on the Search Committee for Lokpal, BJP today accused UPA government of damaging the institution of Lokpal even before its creation.