Government Role In Judicial Appointments
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Top Court To Hear Petition For Public Role In Selection Of Judges
A petition seeking the formation of a public body, neither controlled by the government nor the judiciary, for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts will be heard by the top court today.
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No Confrontation with Government on Judges' Appointment: Chief Justice HL Dattu
The Supreme Court judgment that declared the NDA government's law that would have given the government a role in the appointment of judges "illegal and unconstitutional" has triggered a debate.
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Why Supreme Court Said No to Political Role in Selecting Judges: 10 Points
The Supreme Court cited the Emergency of 1975-77, imposed by the then Congress government, while striking down a new law that would have given the government a role in the appointment of judges.
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The Judge Who Differed When Court Rejected Government Role in Judges' Selection
As the Supreme Court today struck down a law that gave the government a role in the selection of judges, one of the five judges in the Constitutional bench had a different view.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Political Role in Selecting Judges: 10 Developments
The Supreme Court today rejected a new law that gives politicians a role in appointing judges, in a verdict that sets up a potential confrontation between the judiciary and Parliament. The people's will has been struck down, said the government, calling the verdict a "setback for Parliament."
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'Government Should Have No Voice in Judicial Appointments', Says Eminent Lawyer Ram Jethmalani
Eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani said on Saturday that the government should have no voice in the selection of judges as it may cause prejudice in its favour being the biggest litigant in courts.
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Top Court To Hear Petition For Public Role In Selection Of Judges
A petition seeking the formation of a public body, neither controlled by the government nor the judiciary, for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts will be heard by the top court today.
-
No Confrontation with Government on Judges' Appointment: Chief Justice HL Dattu
The Supreme Court judgment that declared the NDA government's law that would have given the government a role in the appointment of judges "illegal and unconstitutional" has triggered a debate.
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Why Supreme Court Said No to Political Role in Selecting Judges: 10 Points
The Supreme Court cited the Emergency of 1975-77, imposed by the then Congress government, while striking down a new law that would have given the government a role in the appointment of judges.
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The Judge Who Differed When Court Rejected Government Role in Judges' Selection
As the Supreme Court today struck down a law that gave the government a role in the selection of judges, one of the five judges in the Constitutional bench had a different view.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Political Role in Selecting Judges: 10 Developments
The Supreme Court today rejected a new law that gives politicians a role in appointing judges, in a verdict that sets up a potential confrontation between the judiciary and Parliament. The people's will has been struck down, said the government, calling the verdict a "setback for Parliament."
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'Government Should Have No Voice in Judicial Appointments', Says Eminent Lawyer Ram Jethmalani
Eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani said on Saturday that the government should have no voice in the selection of judges as it may cause prejudice in its favour being the biggest litigant in courts.
