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No Proposal To Reintroduce Judicial Appointments Commission: Law Minister
Union Minister of Law Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that there is no proposal to reintroduce the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) with suitable modifications.
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Vice President Takes On Supreme Court Over Judges' Appointment, Chief Justice Of India Seated
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said there was "no whisper" in Parliament after the Supreme Court struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and described it as "too serious an issue".
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Process Of Appointment Of Judges Cannot Be 'Hijacked': Chief Justice TS Thakur
Amid the judiciary-government tussle, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today asserted the process of appointment of judges cannot be "hijacked" and judiciary needs to be independent as it plays a role in the eventuality of a "tyrannical regime".
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After Rebuke From Chief Justice Of India, Government Preps This Reply
In a week, the government is meant to explain to Chief Justice of India TS Thakur why it is moving slowly on clearing the appointments of top judges.
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Chief Justice Says No To Panel Evaluating Applications For Judges
The Chief Justice of India has rejected the government's move to put in place a committee of retired judges to evaluate the applications of candidates before forwarding them to the collegium to decide whether to recommend their names for elevation or appointment as judges.
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Supreme Court To Get 4 New Judges
The Supreme Court is likely to get four new judges in the next couple of days as the President is learnt to have cleared the names of three high court chief justices and a senior advocate for elevation to the apex court.
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58 Lawmakers Seek Impeachment Proceedings Against Gujarat Court Judge
58 Rajya Sabha lawmakers today moved a petition before the Chairman seeking impeachment of Gujarat High Court judge JB Pardiwala for his alleged "unconstitutional" remarks against reservation made in the Hardik Patel case.
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Supreme Court Likely To Pronounce Verdict On Improving Collegium System
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce today the verdict on bringing transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges in higher judiciary.
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Supreme Court 'Encroached' On Powers Of Parliament By Scrapping NJAC: BJP's R K Singh
A BJP member today alleged in Lok Sabha that the Supreme Court has "encroached" on the powers of Parliament by striking down a law for appointment of judges and wanted Parliament to "stand up" to it by passing a resolution.
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Lok Sabha Members Protest Supreme Court's Scrapping of Judges' Appointment Law
Members in Lok Sabha today came out strongly against the scrapping of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act by the Supreme Court and pitched for accountability of judges.
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'Parliament of India is Not a Sovereign Body', Says Ram Jethmalani
Eminent jurist Ram Jethmalani today asserted that Indian Parliament "is not sovereign" for its decisions can be challenged in court, as he hit out at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for criticising the Supreme Court verdict to scrap National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act on appointment of higher judiciary.
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High Court Slams Magistrate for Sedition Proceedings Against Arun Jaitley
The Allahabad High Court has come down heavily on a judicial magistrate in Uttar Pradesh for initiating suo motu proceedings on sedition charges against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his comments on the Supreme Court verdict striking down the NJAC Act saying, he had committed a "manifest illegality".
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No One Can Meddle in the Process of Judicial Appointments: President
Irrespective of system of judges' appointment, the process must operate on "well-established and transparent principles to select the best" and no one can meddle with it, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday while asking the judiciary to "reinvent itself through introspection and self-correction".
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Thanks, Supreme Court, For Saving Us From Disaster
We need first-rate judges - because they are the final word in a democracy. Many top-notch lawyers would be willing to accept judicial positions if they were better compensated than they are today.
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No Threat to Modi Government if NDA Loses in Bihar, Says Digvijaya Singh
NDA's defeat in the Bihar assembly polls will have some impact on the Centre but that would pose no threat to the Narendra Modi government which has been elected for five years, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has said.
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No Proposal To Reintroduce Judicial Appointments Commission: Law Minister
Union Minister of Law Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that there is no proposal to reintroduce the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) with suitable modifications.
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Vice President Takes On Supreme Court Over Judges' Appointment, Chief Justice Of India Seated
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said there was "no whisper" in Parliament after the Supreme Court struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and described it as "too serious an issue".
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Process Of Appointment Of Judges Cannot Be 'Hijacked': Chief Justice TS Thakur
Amid the judiciary-government tussle, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today asserted the process of appointment of judges cannot be "hijacked" and judiciary needs to be independent as it plays a role in the eventuality of a "tyrannical regime".
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After Rebuke From Chief Justice Of India, Government Preps This Reply
In a week, the government is meant to explain to Chief Justice of India TS Thakur why it is moving slowly on clearing the appointments of top judges.
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Chief Justice Says No To Panel Evaluating Applications For Judges
The Chief Justice of India has rejected the government's move to put in place a committee of retired judges to evaluate the applications of candidates before forwarding them to the collegium to decide whether to recommend their names for elevation or appointment as judges.
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Supreme Court To Get 4 New Judges
The Supreme Court is likely to get four new judges in the next couple of days as the President is learnt to have cleared the names of three high court chief justices and a senior advocate for elevation to the apex court.
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58 Lawmakers Seek Impeachment Proceedings Against Gujarat Court Judge
58 Rajya Sabha lawmakers today moved a petition before the Chairman seeking impeachment of Gujarat High Court judge JB Pardiwala for his alleged "unconstitutional" remarks against reservation made in the Hardik Patel case.
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Supreme Court Likely To Pronounce Verdict On Improving Collegium System
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce today the verdict on bringing transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges in higher judiciary.
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Supreme Court 'Encroached' On Powers Of Parliament By Scrapping NJAC: BJP's R K Singh
A BJP member today alleged in Lok Sabha that the Supreme Court has "encroached" on the powers of Parliament by striking down a law for appointment of judges and wanted Parliament to "stand up" to it by passing a resolution.
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Lok Sabha Members Protest Supreme Court's Scrapping of Judges' Appointment Law
Members in Lok Sabha today came out strongly against the scrapping of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act by the Supreme Court and pitched for accountability of judges.
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'Parliament of India is Not a Sovereign Body', Says Ram Jethmalani
Eminent jurist Ram Jethmalani today asserted that Indian Parliament "is not sovereign" for its decisions can be challenged in court, as he hit out at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for criticising the Supreme Court verdict to scrap National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act on appointment of higher judiciary.
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High Court Slams Magistrate for Sedition Proceedings Against Arun Jaitley
The Allahabad High Court has come down heavily on a judicial magistrate in Uttar Pradesh for initiating suo motu proceedings on sedition charges against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his comments on the Supreme Court verdict striking down the NJAC Act saying, he had committed a "manifest illegality".
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No One Can Meddle in the Process of Judicial Appointments: President
Irrespective of system of judges' appointment, the process must operate on "well-established and transparent principles to select the best" and no one can meddle with it, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday while asking the judiciary to "reinvent itself through introspection and self-correction".
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Thanks, Supreme Court, For Saving Us From Disaster
We need first-rate judges - because they are the final word in a democracy. Many top-notch lawyers would be willing to accept judicial positions if they were better compensated than they are today.
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No Threat to Modi Government if NDA Loses in Bihar, Says Digvijaya Singh
NDA's defeat in the Bihar assembly polls will have some impact on the Centre but that would pose no threat to the Narendra Modi government which has been elected for five years, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has said.
