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If polity supports, will resolve judges' appointment issue: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jan 04, 2018, 10:49 PM ISTThe Supreme Court had rejected the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act and the 99th constitutional amendment, which provided for the formation of the Commission.
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Collegium likely to meet soon on appointing HC Chief Justices
India | Nov 01, 2015, 02:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: After recommending extension of the tenure of 21 Additional Judges, the Supreme Court Collegium is likely to take a call on appointing regular Chief Justices in 8 high courts in the coming days.Sources
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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
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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
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Supreme Court strikes down NJAC, collegium system to continue
India | Oct 16, 2015, 10:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today struck down the constitutional ammendment introducing National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC).The apex court has upheld the existing collegium system for appointment of judges.This is the third judgment of the
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68 % of Indian citizens believe appointments in judiciary are not transparent: Survey
India | Aug 12, 2015, 03:15 PM IST68 % citizens believe that the current process of appointment and promotion of judges from lower to higher courts is not transparent, reveals a largest citizen survey on judiciaryWhile 80% people want civil society to
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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
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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
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Judges' appointment through NJAC will of the people, SC told
India | Jun 08, 2015, 11:30 PM ISTNew 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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SC to resume hearing on pleas against NJAC tomorrow
India | Jun 07, 2015, 09:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court will resume tomorrow hearing arguments on the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) Act, notwithstanding the ongoing summer vacation.The five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice J S
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SC declines larger bench for pleas against NJAC
India | May 12, 2015, 10:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to decide to refer to a larger bench a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission, as a preliminary issue.The court made
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Will decide issue of larger bench first: SC
India | May 11, 2015, 08:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today made it clear that it would first decide on the issue of referring the challenge to the new system of appointment of judges to a larger bench of nine
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NJAC issue: SC's notice to advocate for 'irresponsible' PIL
India | May 01, 2015, 01:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued show cause notice to advocate M L Sharma for making “irresponsible” and “scandalous” allegations in his PIL challenging the new law on appointment of judges for higher judiciary,
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Collegium vs NJAC: How many persons we appointed with 'doubtful integrity'? SC asks govt
India | May 01, 2015, 11:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central government to list how many persons with 'doubtful integrity' have been appointed as judges in the top court and High Courts by two-decade-old collegium system.A five-judge
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Justice AR Dave recuses himself from hearing PILs against NJAC
India | Apr 15, 2015, 12:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Justice AR Dave today recused himself from Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court which was schedule to commence the hearing on a batch of petition challenging the constitutional validity of National Judicial Appointments
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Appointment of 125 High Court judges put on hold after NJAC notification
India | Apr 15, 2015, 11:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has decided not to process further about 125 pending cases for appointments of judges to various High Courts. This came a day after the government notified the National Judicial Appointments
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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
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SC reserves verdict on maintainability of pleas against NJAC Act
India | Mar 24, 2015, 04:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on maintainability of petitions challenging the validity of a constitutional amendment and the NJAC Act, meant to replace the two-decade old collegium system of judges
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Supreme Court restrains HCs from entertaining pleas against NJAC Act
India | Mar 11, 2015, 06:15 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained all high courts from entertaining any petition challenging validity of Constitutional Amendment Act and National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act meant to replace the two-decade-old collegium system of judges
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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