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System Efficiency Must Be Improved To Check Crime Against Women: Ex Judge
Former Supreme Court judge J Chelameswar has said calls for tough punishments to culprits are made whenever sensational crimes happen but making the system function more efficiently was required to check offences against women.
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Bid To Control Judiciary Always Existed, Says Justice J Chelameswar
Former Judge of Supreme Court, Justice J Chelameswar on Thursday said an attempt to regulate or have control over the judicial system always existed in democracy and to check such a trend the collegium system came into being.
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"More Transparency Needed In Collegium Meetings": Justice Chelameswar
Batting for more transparency in collegium meetings, the second senior most judge of the apex court, Justice J Chelameswar on Monday said a proper performance assessment of high court judges for elevation to the top court was hardly done.
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After Top Judges' Dissent, Chief Justice To Hear Judge Loya Case On Monday
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will on Monday hear the case about Judge BH Loya's death, one of the main triggers for last week's unprecedented crisis in India's judiciary.
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"Don't Want Wise Men To Say We Sold Our Souls": Top Judge On Going Public Against Chief Justice
For the first time in India, four senior judges of the Supreme Court addressed the media at noon today. The unprecedented press conference was held at the home of Justice J Chelameswar, the second-most senior judge after the Chief Justice of India (CJI), Dipak Misra, who wasn't present for the briefing. Justice Chelameswar was accompanied by Justic...
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Constitution Bench To Consider Probe In Ex-Judge Bribe Charge: 10 Facts
The Supreme Court on Thursday started hearing a petition to seek a special team to probe allegations of bribes to judges but later referred the case to a Constitution Bench comprising the court's five senior-most judges. The Constitution Bench will take up the case on Monday, November 13. The petition, filed by senior lawyer Kamini Jaiswal, is link...
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If Pentagon Has Wi-Fi, Why Can't Supreme Court: Senior Judge Justice Chelameswar
If the headquarters of the United States' Department of Defense at Pentagon can have WiFi facility, why can't it be installed in the Supreme Court, a top court judge asked today. "If Pentagon could work with a WiFi, what is the difficulty for any other institution to have the facility in process," Justice J Chelameswar, the third senior-most judge,...
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President Clears The Decks For Supreme Court To Get Five More Judges
President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday cleared the appointment of five high court judges to the Supreme Court, signaling the end of the stalemate triggered by the refusal of a senior judge to participate in the selection process unless it was made transparent. The fresh appointments will raise the strength of the Supreme Court from 23, to 28 judge...
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Will Attend Meeting If Collegium Adopts Transparency: Top Court Judge
A senior Supreme Court judge, who boycotted a meeting of the collegium or the group of senior-most judges that decides on judicial appointments on Thursday, has told NDTV that his endeavour is to bring transparency and accountability.
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'We Will Sort It Out': Chief Justice After Supreme Court Judge Attack On Collegium
A day after a senior Supreme Court judge alleged lack of transparency as he boycotted a meeting of the collegium or the group of senior-most judges that decides on judicial appointments, Chief Justice of India TS Thakur today responded saying, "we will sort it out."
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No Transparency, Alleges Supreme Court Judge Skipping Meet On Appointments
In a singular act of dissent, a senior Supreme Court judge on Thursday alleged lack of transparency as he boycotted a meeting of the collegium or the group of seniormost judges that decides on judicial appointments.
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Collegium System of Judges' Appointment Needs Transparency: Justice J Chelameswar
The Collegium system of judges appointment is "opaque" which needs "transparency", Supreme Court judge Justice J Chelameswar said today.
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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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Privacy Not Fundamental Right, Centre Tells Top Court
The Centre on Wednesday reiterated its stand that privacy was not a fundamental right, while contesting a bunch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme on the ground of violation of citizens' right to privacy.
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System Efficiency Must Be Improved To Check Crime Against Women: Ex Judge
Former Supreme Court judge J Chelameswar has said calls for tough punishments to culprits are made whenever sensational crimes happen but making the system function more efficiently was required to check offences against women.
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Bid To Control Judiciary Always Existed, Says Justice J Chelameswar
Former Judge of Supreme Court, Justice J Chelameswar on Thursday said an attempt to regulate or have control over the judicial system always existed in democracy and to check such a trend the collegium system came into being.
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"More Transparency Needed In Collegium Meetings": Justice Chelameswar
Batting for more transparency in collegium meetings, the second senior most judge of the apex court, Justice J Chelameswar on Monday said a proper performance assessment of high court judges for elevation to the top court was hardly done.
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After Top Judges' Dissent, Chief Justice To Hear Judge Loya Case On Monday
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will on Monday hear the case about Judge BH Loya's death, one of the main triggers for last week's unprecedented crisis in India's judiciary.
-
"Don't Want Wise Men To Say We Sold Our Souls": Top Judge On Going Public Against Chief Justice
For the first time in India, four senior judges of the Supreme Court addressed the media at noon today. The unprecedented press conference was held at the home of Justice J Chelameswar, the second-most senior judge after the Chief Justice of India (CJI), Dipak Misra, who wasn't present for the briefing. Justice Chelameswar was accompanied by Justic...
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Constitution Bench To Consider Probe In Ex-Judge Bribe Charge: 10 Facts
The Supreme Court on Thursday started hearing a petition to seek a special team to probe allegations of bribes to judges but later referred the case to a Constitution Bench comprising the court's five senior-most judges. The Constitution Bench will take up the case on Monday, November 13. The petition, filed by senior lawyer Kamini Jaiswal, is link...
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If Pentagon Has Wi-Fi, Why Can't Supreme Court: Senior Judge Justice Chelameswar
If the headquarters of the United States' Department of Defense at Pentagon can have WiFi facility, why can't it be installed in the Supreme Court, a top court judge asked today. "If Pentagon could work with a WiFi, what is the difficulty for any other institution to have the facility in process," Justice J Chelameswar, the third senior-most judge,...
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President Clears The Decks For Supreme Court To Get Five More Judges
President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday cleared the appointment of five high court judges to the Supreme Court, signaling the end of the stalemate triggered by the refusal of a senior judge to participate in the selection process unless it was made transparent. The fresh appointments will raise the strength of the Supreme Court from 23, to 28 judge...
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Will Attend Meeting If Collegium Adopts Transparency: Top Court Judge
A senior Supreme Court judge, who boycotted a meeting of the collegium or the group of senior-most judges that decides on judicial appointments on Thursday, has told NDTV that his endeavour is to bring transparency and accountability.
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'We Will Sort It Out': Chief Justice After Supreme Court Judge Attack On Collegium
A day after a senior Supreme Court judge alleged lack of transparency as he boycotted a meeting of the collegium or the group of senior-most judges that decides on judicial appointments, Chief Justice of India TS Thakur today responded saying, "we will sort it out."
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No Transparency, Alleges Supreme Court Judge Skipping Meet On Appointments
In a singular act of dissent, a senior Supreme Court judge on Thursday alleged lack of transparency as he boycotted a meeting of the collegium or the group of seniormost judges that decides on judicial appointments.
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Collegium System of Judges' Appointment Needs Transparency: Justice J Chelameswar
The Collegium system of judges appointment is "opaque" which needs "transparency", Supreme Court judge Justice J Chelameswar said today.
-
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.
-
Privacy Not Fundamental Right, Centre Tells Top Court
The Centre on Wednesday reiterated its stand that privacy was not a fundamental right, while contesting a bunch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme on the ground of violation of citizens' right to privacy.
