Kiren Rijiju
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What did Kiren Rijiju say about the BBC documentary made on PM Modi?
Aap Ki Adalat | Jan 30, 2023, 09:02 AM ISTWhat did Kiren Rijiju have to say about the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Modi?Law Minister Kiren Rijiju is the guest of the court this time. Kiren Rijiju has been in the headlines for the last several days regarding the Constitution and judiciary of India.
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WATCH Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in Aap Ki Adalat today at 10 PM
India | Jan 28, 2023, 11:17 AM ISTLaw Minister Kiren Rijiju will be responding to questions over several trivial issues on country's most popular show 'Aap Ki Adalat' hosted by India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma.
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'Matter of grave concern': Kiren Rijiju on SC making public IB, RAW 'secret' reports
India | Jan 24, 2023, 06:50 PM ISTHe was responding to questions on some recent Supreme Court Collegium resolutions, which contained potions of IB and RAW reports on certain names recommended by the top court for appointment as high court judges, being made public last week.
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Centre vs Judiciary: Judges don't face elections or public scrutiny, says Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
India | Jan 23, 2023, 09:29 PM ISTRijiju has been vocal in the criticism of the collegium system for the appointment of judges and even termed it alien to the Constitution.
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Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju backs retd judge's remarks that SC 'hijacked' Constitution
India | Jan 23, 2023, 08:38 AM ISTUnion Law Minister Kiren Rijiju shared the video of an interview of Justice RS Sodhi (retd), a former judge of the Delhi Court, saying it is the "voice of a judge" and that majority of people have similar "sane views".
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Include Centre's representatives in SC Collegium, Union Law Minister suggests CJI: Reports
India | Jan 16, 2023, 03:28 PM ISTCentre vs SC Collegium: Reacting to this development, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that this is extremely dangerous. "There should be absolutely no government interference in the judicial appointments."
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Rijiju says, 'Rahul Gandhi is embarrassment to country'; asserts Tawang 'completely secured'
India | Dec 17, 2022, 02:55 PM ISTThe Congress leader had claimed that China is preparing for war and accused the government of trying to "ignore" this threat, saying it was "asleep" and not ready to accept the situation drawing a sharp response from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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In Centre vs collegium, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju says 'Issue of vacancies will linger till...'
India | Dec 15, 2022, 06:24 PM ISTSpeaking in Rajya Sabha, Rijiju said the total number of cases pending in various courts is about to touch five crore. He observed that the impact of such a huge pendency of court cases on the public is obvious.
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'Should not have happened', SC on Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks on collegium
India | Nov 29, 2022, 04:31 PM ISTLaw Minister Kiren Rijiju had said "anything which is alien to the Constitution merely because of the decision taken by the courts or some judges and how do you expect that the decision will be backed by the country?
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Law Minister Kiren Rijiju calls for more representation of women in higher judiciary
India | Nov 26, 2022, 09:16 PM ISTThe minister said there was a need to make the lower judiciary the "centre of attention" to ensure not only checking the pendency but reducing it. He said most of the pendency is in the lower courts as the figure is about to reach five crore.
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Collegium system 'alien' to Indian Constitution: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
India | Nov 25, 2022, 11:02 PM ISTCollegium system in India: Law Minister explained that once the Supreme Court or a high court collegium sends recommendation, the government has to do due diligence.
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Justice DY Chandrachud to be Chief Justice of India from November 9: Kiren Rijiju
India | Oct 17, 2022, 07:48 PM ISTJustice DY Chandrachud is all set to take oath on October 9, the same day that incumbent CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit demits office.
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Delay in delivery of justice a major hindrance: PM Modi
India | Oct 15, 2022, 12:17 PM ISTLaw ministers conference in Gujarat: The conference witnessed discussions revolving around topics like alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration and mediation for quick and affordable justice; upgrading overall legal infrastructure.
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Don't understand why Arvind Kejriwal and his gang hate Hindu, Hindutva: Kiren Rijiju
India | Oct 08, 2022, 12:47 PM ISTReligious conversion event row: The minister's remarks came after a video clip purportedly showing Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam at an event where hundreds took a pledge to convert to Buddhism while denouncing Hindu deities went viral.
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Law Minister Kiren Rijiju says need to 'think about' collegium system of appointment
India | Sep 18, 2022, 07:49 AM ISTRijiju said appointments in the higher judiciary are "pending", but "not due to Law Minister but due to the system".
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130 'hate news' cases reported between 2019 LS election and latest round of Assembly polls in 2022
India | Aug 05, 2022, 10:59 AM ISTLaw Minister Kiren Rijiju also wrote that the Election Commission has informed that no complaints were received from the political parties regarding data leaks during elections in the last five years.
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'Our party's ideology is country's ideology': Kiren Rijiju on Uniform Civil Code
India | Jul 26, 2022, 11:37 PM ISTRijuju's statement 'Party's ideology is country's ideology' was strongly objected to by the opposition Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MPs.
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Regional, local languages should be promoted in proceedings at lower, high courts: Kiren Rijiju
India | Jul 16, 2022, 02:44 PM ISTKiren Rijiju said mother tongue should not be considered lesser than English and asserted that he does not subscribe to the view that a lawyer should get more respect, cases, or fees only because he speaks more in English.
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'Will discuss issue...': Law Minister Rijiju on SC's observations on Nupur Sharma
India | Jul 03, 2022, 03:06 PM ISTThe apex court made strong verbal observations on Nupur Sharma's comments on a televised debate that actually opened up a can of worms with Nupur facing threats and also having FIRs filed against her across the country.
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Govt has issued notifications allowing linking Aadhaar with voter list, says Rijiju
India | Jun 17, 2022, 09:39 PM ISTThe notifications are part of the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 passed by Parliament late last year. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter to announce that four notifications in this regard have been issued in consultation with the Election Commission.