Judicial Appointments
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Five high courts get new Chief Justices in major judicial reshuffle | Check details here
India | Jul 14, 2025, 08:14 PM ISTJustice Sanjeev Sachdeva, currently serving as the Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, has been formally appointed as its Chief Justice. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, a judge at the Delhi High Court, will now assume the role of Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.
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Supreme Court Collegium modifies recommendations for four High Court Chief Justices
India | Sep 17, 2024, 11:44 PM ISTSupreme Court Collegium: Justices Indra Prasanna Mukerji, Suresh Kumar Kait, GS Sandhawalia, and Tashi Rabstan were proposed as Chief Justices for the Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Courts, respectively.
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Israel: Court steps back from blocking laws that limit its power, schedules showdown for September
World | Jul 26, 2023, 07:37 PM ISTThe proposals include a bill that would allow a simple majority in Parliament to overturn Supreme Court decisions. Another would give parliament the final say in selecting judges.
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'Israel doesn't make decisions under best friends' pressure': PM Netanyahu replies Biden on overhaul
World | Mar 29, 2023, 05:31 PM ISTNotably, Israel has been moving towards a political crisis for the past few weeks after Netanyahu announced his plans to make judicial reforms in the country.
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Judicial appointments: SC, Centre signal end to 1-yr-long conflict
India | Mar 15, 2017, 11:14 AM ISTThe Supreme Court collegium has finalised the memorandum of procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges to constitutional courts.
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MoP on appointment of judges likely by month end: Supreme Court
India | Feb 13, 2017, 03:41 PM ISTThe Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges for higher judiciary may come out by the month end, the Supreme Court today indicated today.
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Amid criticism by SC, govt says 120 HC judges appointed this year against annual average of 80
India | Nov 20, 2016, 08:32 AM ISTThe Centre on Saturday said that it has appointed 120 High Court judges this year so far, one less than the previous record.
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Judges don't need certificates, says SC; rejects PIL seeking independent ‘public body’ for appointments
India | Sep 20, 2016, 08:50 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Tuesday said that judges do not need certificates from anybody.
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No 'logjam' or 'blame game' in judicial appointments, Centre tells Supreme Court
India | Sep 14, 2016, 08:36 PM ISTThe Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there is no blame game or logjam in appointments and transfer of judges for higher judiciary and there is progress in the process.
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NJAC vs Collegium system and how judges are appointed in other countries
India | Oct 17, 2015, 10:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court in a verdict on Friday struck down the constitutionality of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) which was to replace existing collegium system for the appointment of judges to the higher
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Cabinet approves Judicial Appointments Commission bill
India | Aug 23, 2013, 08:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Overcoming resistance from the judiciary, the government on Thursday took a significant decision to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges to the Supreme Court and high courts.The Cabinet today approved the bill