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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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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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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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Citing Arun Jaitley, Arvind Kejriwal Says End 'Tyranny of Unelected' in Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday latched onto Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's remarks over Supreme Court verdict on NJAC to fire his latest salvo at the Centre, saying the AAP has been demanding a Delhi shorn of "tyranny of the unelected".
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Arun Jaitley Questions Logic of Supreme Court Order on Judges' Appointments
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Supreme Court's judgment which struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission for higher judiciary was based on an "erroneous logic". He said "democracy can't be the tyranny of the unelected".
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Amid Row Over Judges' Selection Process, Over 400 Vacancies in High Courts
With the collegium system staging a comeback after a gap of six months, it has its task cut out -- to fill over 400 vacancies in high courts and appointing full-time chief justices in eight states.
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Court Verdict on Appointing Judges is a 'Blow' to Centre: Aam Aadmi Party
Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict holding National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) as unconstitutional, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) termed the decision as a "great blow" to the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government which had brought the law.
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Surprised by Supreme Court Verdict on National Judicial Appointments Commission: Sadananda Gowda
Expressing "surprise" over the Supreme Court verdict striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda today said the next step would be decided after consulting the Prime Minister and legal experts.
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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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Does New Law on Judges Appointment Conform to Basic Structure of Constitution: Supreme Court
The new law on appointment of judges should not be seen as "good or bad" and rather tested on the proposition that whether it conforms to the basic structure of the Constitution or not, the Supreme Court has said.
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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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Too Much Transparency in the New Judges Appointment System Will be Disastrous, Observes Supreme Court
A five judge constitution bench examining the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), said, "The effect of transparency is no one will give honest adverse report as it will be put to public domain under the Right to Information (RTI). What is the point in transparency if you can't give honest opinion about t...
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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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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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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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Citing Arun Jaitley, Arvind Kejriwal Says End 'Tyranny of Unelected' in Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday latched onto Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's remarks over Supreme Court verdict on NJAC to fire his latest salvo at the Centre, saying the AAP has been demanding a Delhi shorn of "tyranny of the unelected".
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Arun Jaitley Questions Logic of Supreme Court Order on Judges' Appointments
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Supreme Court's judgment which struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission for higher judiciary was based on an "erroneous logic". He said "democracy can't be the tyranny of the unelected".
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Amid Row Over Judges' Selection Process, Over 400 Vacancies in High Courts
With the collegium system staging a comeback after a gap of six months, it has its task cut out -- to fill over 400 vacancies in high courts and appointing full-time chief justices in eight states.
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Court Verdict on Appointing Judges is a 'Blow' to Centre: Aam Aadmi Party
Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict holding National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) as unconstitutional, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) termed the decision as a "great blow" to the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government which had brought the law.
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Surprised by Supreme Court Verdict on National Judicial Appointments Commission: Sadananda Gowda
Expressing "surprise" over the Supreme Court verdict striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda today said the next step would be decided after consulting the Prime Minister and legal experts.
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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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Does New Law on Judges Appointment Conform to Basic Structure of Constitution: Supreme Court
The new law on appointment of judges should not be seen as "good or bad" and rather tested on the proposition that whether it conforms to the basic structure of the Constitution or not, the Supreme Court has said.
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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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Too Much Transparency in the New Judges Appointment System Will be Disastrous, Observes Supreme Court
A five judge constitution bench examining the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), said, "The effect of transparency is no one will give honest adverse report as it will be put to public domain under the Right to Information (RTI). What is the point in transparency if you can't give honest opinion about t...
