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21 Of 661 High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Belong To Scheduled Caste: Centre
Twenty-one of the 661 high court judges appointed since 2018 belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC) category and 12 to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
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Sexual Orientation Has Nothing To Do With Judges' Abilities: Chief Justice
Speaking at the India Today Conclave, 2023, the 50th CJI also took questions on the controversy over the SC Collegium's reiteration of openly gay senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal for appointment as a judge of the Delhi High Court.
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Centre Returned 10 Proposals Reiterated By Judges' Appointment Body
Amid an ongoing tiff between the Executive and the Judiciary over the procedure to appoint judges, the government has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider 10 proposals reiterated by it, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told Rajya Sabha.
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Judges' Appointment Body Pushes For Advocate Critical Of PM Modi
The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its February 16, 2022 recommendation for appointing advocate R John Sathyan as a judge of the Madras High Court, brushing aside the objections of the Intelligence Bureau to his social media posts.
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"Unfinished Work...": Selection Of Supreme Court Judges Comes To A Halt. Here's Why
"Unfinished work" comes to a "close" as Chief Justice Lalit asked to name successor; 5-judge collegium had some differences over method of selection
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9 Judges, Including 3 Women, Appointed To Supreme Court, Oath On Tuesday
The President today approved all nine names, including three women, recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium and accepted by the government for appointment as judges of the top court.
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Appoint Judges Selected For High Court Within 6 Months, Says Top Court
Taking note of 410 vacancies of judges in high courts, as against the sanctioned strength of 1,079, the Supreme Court has ordered that appointments must be made within six months of a person's name being cleared by the collegiums and the government.
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Top Court Intervenes As Only 9 Of 14,000 Make It To Civil Judge Interview
With only nine candidates making it to the interview level out of the 14,000 aspirants who gave the preliminary examination for post of Civil Judge in Haryana, the Supreme Court on Friday appointed its former judge Justice A K Sikri to assess the evaluation of the main written exam.
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Top Court Recommends Names Of 5 Judges As Chief Justices Of High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended names of five judges for appointment as Chief Justices in Rajasthan, Kerala, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh High Courts.
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Ultimatum From Ram Vilas Paswan, Son Chirag In Fresh Ally Trouble For BJP
In more alliance trouble for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan have served an ultimatum over the appointment of a retired judge they say acted against Dalit interests. The Paswans have threatened that their Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will join anti-government protests by Dalit organisations on Au...
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Congress Joins Chorus Against Green Court NGT Chairman's Appointment
The Congress today joined the chorus against the NGT's new chairperson AK Goel, saying the former Supreme Court judge's appointment to the post showed the BJP's support for his judgement as part of a bench that had "diluted" a law on atrocities against SCs and STs.
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Lok Sabha: Congress Questions Adarsh Goels Selection As Green Court Head
The opposition to the appointment of a former Supreme Court judge who was part of a bench that had "diluted" a law on atrocities against SCs/STs as National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairman, today echoed in Parliament with the Congress saying it indicated the BJP-led government's support to his judgement.
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SC Collegium, Headed By Chief Justice JS Khehar, Clears 51 Names For Appointment As HC Judges
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended 51 names for appointment as judges in 10 high courts in the country.
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President Clears The Decks For Supreme Court To Get Five More Judges
President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday cleared the appointment of five high court judges to the Supreme Court, signaling the end of the stalemate triggered by the refusal of a senior judge to participate in the selection process unless it was made transparent. The fresh appointments will raise the strength of the Supreme Court from 23, to 28 judge...
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Calcutta High Court's Justice Karnan Makes History, Gets Top Court's Contempt Notice: 10 Facts
The Supreme Court today slapped a contempt notice on a Calcutta High Court judge, Justice CS Karnan, after the top court decided to initiate the case on its own against the judge for continuously leveling allegations against former and sitting judges. This is the first time that a sitting high court judge faces a contempt case. But Justice Karnan -...
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21 Of 661 High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Belong To Scheduled Caste: Centre
Twenty-one of the 661 high court judges appointed since 2018 belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC) category and 12 to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
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Sexual Orientation Has Nothing To Do With Judges' Abilities: Chief Justice
Speaking at the India Today Conclave, 2023, the 50th CJI also took questions on the controversy over the SC Collegium's reiteration of openly gay senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal for appointment as a judge of the Delhi High Court.
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Centre Returned 10 Proposals Reiterated By Judges' Appointment Body
Amid an ongoing tiff between the Executive and the Judiciary over the procedure to appoint judges, the government has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider 10 proposals reiterated by it, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told Rajya Sabha.
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Judges' Appointment Body Pushes For Advocate Critical Of PM Modi
The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its February 16, 2022 recommendation for appointing advocate R John Sathyan as a judge of the Madras High Court, brushing aside the objections of the Intelligence Bureau to his social media posts.
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"Unfinished Work...": Selection Of Supreme Court Judges Comes To A Halt. Here's Why
"Unfinished work" comes to a "close" as Chief Justice Lalit asked to name successor; 5-judge collegium had some differences over method of selection
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9 Judges, Including 3 Women, Appointed To Supreme Court, Oath On Tuesday
The President today approved all nine names, including three women, recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium and accepted by the government for appointment as judges of the top court.
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Appoint Judges Selected For High Court Within 6 Months, Says Top Court
Taking note of 410 vacancies of judges in high courts, as against the sanctioned strength of 1,079, the Supreme Court has ordered that appointments must be made within six months of a person's name being cleared by the collegiums and the government.
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Top Court Intervenes As Only 9 Of 14,000 Make It To Civil Judge Interview
With only nine candidates making it to the interview level out of the 14,000 aspirants who gave the preliminary examination for post of Civil Judge in Haryana, the Supreme Court on Friday appointed its former judge Justice A K Sikri to assess the evaluation of the main written exam.
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Top Court Recommends Names Of 5 Judges As Chief Justices Of High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended names of five judges for appointment as Chief Justices in Rajasthan, Kerala, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh High Courts.
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Ultimatum From Ram Vilas Paswan, Son Chirag In Fresh Ally Trouble For BJP
In more alliance trouble for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan have served an ultimatum over the appointment of a retired judge they say acted against Dalit interests. The Paswans have threatened that their Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will join anti-government protests by Dalit organisations on Au...
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Congress Joins Chorus Against Green Court NGT Chairman's Appointment
The Congress today joined the chorus against the NGT's new chairperson AK Goel, saying the former Supreme Court judge's appointment to the post showed the BJP's support for his judgement as part of a bench that had "diluted" a law on atrocities against SCs and STs.
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Lok Sabha: Congress Questions Adarsh Goels Selection As Green Court Head
The opposition to the appointment of a former Supreme Court judge who was part of a bench that had "diluted" a law on atrocities against SCs/STs as National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairman, today echoed in Parliament with the Congress saying it indicated the BJP-led government's support to his judgement.
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SC Collegium, Headed By Chief Justice JS Khehar, Clears 51 Names For Appointment As HC Judges
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended 51 names for appointment as judges in 10 high courts in the country.
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President Clears The Decks For Supreme Court To Get Five More Judges
President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday cleared the appointment of five high court judges to the Supreme Court, signaling the end of the stalemate triggered by the refusal of a senior judge to participate in the selection process unless it was made transparent. The fresh appointments will raise the strength of the Supreme Court from 23, to 28 judge...
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Calcutta High Court's Justice Karnan Makes History, Gets Top Court's Contempt Notice: 10 Facts
The Supreme Court today slapped a contempt notice on a Calcutta High Court judge, Justice CS Karnan, after the top court decided to initiate the case on its own against the judge for continuously leveling allegations against former and sitting judges. This is the first time that a sitting high court judge faces a contempt case. But Justice Karnan -...
