Collegium System
-
Government to present views before Supreme Court tomorrow on improving collegium system
India | Nov 02, 2015, 11:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seeking to make the collegium system “more participatory”, the government is likely to suggest to the Supreme Court tomorrow constitution of a committee of eminent persons which would scrutinise candidates for appointment to
-
NJAC verdict: No conflict between govt and judiciary, says Arun Jaitley
National | Oct 24, 2015, 07:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: Days after he spoke against the Supreme Court's reasoning for striking down the NJAC Act, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that there is no confrontation between judiciary and government or between
-
With collegium back, it will have to fill over 400 vacancies in HC
India | Oct 18, 2015, 12:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: 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
-
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
-
NJAC verdict: Setback to parliamentary sovereignty, says Govt
National | Oct 16, 2015, 11:46 PM ISTNew 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
-
SC strikes down NJAC, collegium system to continue
India | Oct 16, 2015, 04:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a setback to NDA government, the Supreme Court today struck down as unconstitutional the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act that was brought in to replace the over two-decade-old collegium system of
-
Collegium good, but its implementation has gone wrong: Supreme Court
India | Jun 17, 2015, 01:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Supreme Court on Tuesday for the first time said that two-decade old collegium system has not worked well.The Supreme Court's observation came during hearing of a bunch of petitions challenging the validity of
-
Collegium will be back if NJAC Act fails to pass the test of law: SC
India | Jun 13, 2015, 10:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rubbished government's argument that Collegium system appointed inefficient judges and also there is no chance that the two-decade old system will be revived even if the National Judicial
-
Collegium system dead, can't be revive by quashing NJAC: Govt tells SC
India | May 12, 2015, 07:50 AM ISTNew 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
-
Crucial hearing in Supreme Court on NJAC Act scrapping Collegium System today
India | Apr 15, 2015, 09:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court will today commence hearing the challenge to the constitutional validity of the constitutional amendment act and an act setting up the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) to replace the Collegium
-
Supreme Court Bar Association supports NJAC Act meant to replace collegium system
India | Mar 19, 2015, 09:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Thursday strongly favoured in the Supreme Court the laws, meant to replace the collegium system of judges appointing judges, saying that there has been "unanimity" that
-
Collegium system is 'illegal': Government tells Supreme Court
India | Mar 19, 2015, 08:37 AM ISTNew Delhi: Terming the collegium system of judges appointing judges as "illegal", Government contended in the Supreme Court on Wednesday that "everything is not well" with it. It also said that petitions challenging the validity
-
Collegium system to continue till NJAC put in place
National | Feb 27, 2015, 05:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: The two-decade old Collegium system for appointing judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts will continue until the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) is put in place, Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda
-
SC declines urgent hearing of plea for quashing of NJAC Act
India | Jan 06, 2015, 12:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today declined urgent hearing of a plea seeking quashing of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act which ends the two-decade-old collegium system of judges themselves selecting and appointing judges
-
Govt may not immediately notify law to scrap collegium system
India | Jan 04, 2015, 10:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: A new law to replace the much-criticised collegium system is likely to be brought into force only after two eminent persons who would be part of the proposed high-level commission are nominated.Besides nominating
-
President scraps Collegium system of appointing judges, replaces it with NJAC
India | Dec 31, 2014, 06:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a recent development in the judicial arena of the country, President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has replaced the 20-year-old Collegium system of appointing High Court and Supreme Court judges with the new
-
SC dismisses plea challenging validity of National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill
India | Aug 25, 2014, 12:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed as ‘premature' a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill that was passed by the Parliament to replace the
-
SC to hear PILs challenging Judicial Appointments Bill
India | Aug 21, 2014, 02:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill.An Apex Court bench headed by Chief Justice RM Lodha said on
-
National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) bill challenged in Supreme Court
India | Aug 15, 2014, 06:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court was Thursday moved seeking the quashing of the bill for setting up the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) for the appointment of judges to the apex court and high courts
-
Prime Minister votes for first time in Lok Sabha in 10 yrs
National | Aug 13, 2014, 10:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: For the first time in 10 years, the Prime Minister voted in the Lok Sabha today.Narendra Modi participated in the voting on the Constitution amendment bill to scrap the collegium system of judicial