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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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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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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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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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Congress slams Arun Jaitley's 'Acrimonious' Attack over Top Court Order on Judges' Appointments
Taking on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's view over the Supreme Court order striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act (NJAC), Congress today said he should not forget that imperiousness of numbers often converts elected governments into "unabashed autocrats".
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Supreme Court Verdict on Appointment of Judges Evokes Mixed Reactions
The Supreme Court verdict rejecting the National Judicial Appointments Commission or NJAC Act today evoked mixed reactions from legal experts. Some former top court judges hailed the top court for upholding independence of judiciary while some termed the collegium system a failure.
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Verdict on Validity of Law on Judges' Appointment by Supreme Court Today
The Supreme Court on Friday will pronounce its judgement on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) which brought to an end the two-decade-old collegium system of judges appointing judges in the higher judiciary.
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Ram Jethmalani Attacks New Law on Judges Appointment
Noted jurist Ram Jethmalani today attacked the Centre's defence of the new law on appointment of judges saying it would compromise with the independence of the judiciary and give primacy to the executive.
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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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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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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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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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Congress slams Arun Jaitley's 'Acrimonious' Attack over Top Court Order on Judges' Appointments
Taking on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's view over the Supreme Court order striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act (NJAC), Congress today said he should not forget that imperiousness of numbers often converts elected governments into "unabashed autocrats".
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Supreme Court Verdict on Appointment of Judges Evokes Mixed Reactions
The Supreme Court verdict rejecting the National Judicial Appointments Commission or NJAC Act today evoked mixed reactions from legal experts. Some former top court judges hailed the top court for upholding independence of judiciary while some termed the collegium system a failure.
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Verdict on Validity of Law on Judges' Appointment by Supreme Court Today
The Supreme Court on Friday will pronounce its judgement on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) which brought to an end the two-decade-old collegium system of judges appointing judges in the higher judiciary.
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Ram Jethmalani Attacks New Law on Judges Appointment
Noted jurist Ram Jethmalani today attacked the Centre's defence of the new law on appointment of judges saying it would compromise with the independence of the judiciary and give primacy to the executive.
