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  SC rejects plea for the recall of verdict striking down NJAC

  India | December 01, 2018 23:56 IST

  The plea for the review of the 2015 judgment was dismissed on November 27.  

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  Judiciary needs to be independent, process of judges' appointment cannot be 'hijacked': CJI

  India | December 01, 2016 23:51 IST

  Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today asserted the process of appointment of judges cannot be hijacked.

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  Unlike Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha commands mandate of people: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | December 04, 2015 21:49 IST

  New Delhi: Union Finance Minister on Thursday reignited the debate on supremacy of Lok Sabha over Rajya Sabha saying, the directly elected House has a significant role in decision making in a democracy as it

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  NJAC verdict: Democracy cannot be 'tyranny of the unelected, says Jaitley

  Politics | October 19, 2015 8:54 IST

  New Delhi: In unusually strong remarks over the Supreme Court's reasoning for striking down the NJAC Act, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said Indian democracy cannot be a “tyranny of the unelected” and to

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  Government unlikely to seek review of Supreme Court order on NJAC

  India | October 17, 2015 21:42 IST

  New Delhi: Government is unlikely to rush seeking a review of the Supreme Court verdict which overturned its law on appointment of judges to higher judiciary but would put forth its views on ways to

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  Congress not to back fresh version of NJAC, says won't support adventurism

  Politics | October 18, 2015 6:44 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress today indicated it would not support any government move to bring back a new version of the National Judicial Appointments Commission for appointments to higher judiciary, a day after the Supreme

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  NJAC vs Collegium system and how judges are appointed in other countries

  India | October 17, 2015 22:55 IST

  New 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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  Eminent persons given monarchical power under NJAC: SC

  India | October 17, 2015 10:18 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that grant of veto power to eminent persons under the NJAC Act amounted to conferring them with "monarchical power" as they could then "stymie" the decision of

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  NJAC verdict: Setback to parliamentary sovereignty, says Govt

  Politics | October 16, 2015 23:46 IST

  New Delhi: Making its disagreement with the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) very clear, the government today said the verdict is a “setback to parliamentary sovereignty”.Union Minister Ravi

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  Govt questions transparency of collegium system

  Politics | October 16, 2015 19:28 IST

  Bengaluru/New Delhi:  Expressing “surprise” over Supreme Court's decision to strike down a new law to appoint judges to the higher judiciary, government today questioned the transparency of the old collegium system which has been revived

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  Surprised by SC verdict on NJAC, says Law Minister Sadananda Gowda

  Politics | October 16, 2015 14:03 IST

  Bengaluru: Expressing "surprise" over the Supreme Court verdict striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today said the next step would be decided after consulting the Prime

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  NJAC will bring transparency to judicial appointments: Attorney General Rohatgi

  India | July 25, 2015 23:40 IST

  Ahmedabad: Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi today pitched for National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) saying the collegium system of appointing judges in higher judiciary "lacked" transparency."The 99th constitutional amendment and National Judicial Appointments Commission

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  Supreme Court doubts over laymen in NJAC

  India | July 15, 2015 23:02 IST

  New Delhi:  Even as it reserved judgement, the Supreme Court today differed with the Centre on the provision of nominating two eminent persons in the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) saying inclusion of laymen in

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  Testing the legality of NJAC, not MPs knowledge of it: Supreme Court

  India | July 11, 2015 9:53 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it was testing the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) and not trying to determine whether MPs have any knowledge about the new legislation

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  NJAC vs Collegium: Supreme Court takes note of Advani's Emergency remarks

  India | June 20, 2015 14:17 IST

  New Delhi: Senior BJP leader LK Advani's remarks that another Emergency couldn't be ruled out, has been noted by the Supreme Court during the hearing on the legality of  National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).  "It's

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  Tax payers have a right to know quality of judges: Govt to Supreme Court

  India | June 12, 2015 22:45 IST

  New Delhi:  The government Friday told the Supreme Court that the tax payers had a right to know the quality of judges appointed to the higher judiciary, as it once again rubbed the collegium system

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  SC raises queries on removal of eminent persons from NJAC

  India | June 11, 2015 20:18 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today raised questions over the lack of provisions in the law for removal of two eminent persons from the six-member National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) and sought to know whether

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  Judges' appointment through NJAC will of the people, SC told

  India | June 08, 2015 23:30 IST

  New Delhi: The central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it was the will of the people to have transparent, accountable and criteria-based appointment of judges through the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC)

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  Collegium system dead, can't be revive by quashing NJAC: Govt tells SC

  India | May 12, 2015 7:50 IST

  New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government told the Supreme Court that two-decade old collegium system is 'dead and buried forever' and hence it cannot be revived even if the five-judge Constitution Bench of the top

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  Supreme Court poses questions on the working of NJAC

  India | May 01, 2015 20:56 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today posed questions in regard to the working of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) for appointing judges to higher judiciary, asking how it would make judicial functioning “meaningful” and