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Supreme Court Warns Of "Unpalatable Decision" For Centre Amid Appointment Row
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it is "troublesome" that the Centre is selectively picking, choosing and appointing judges whose names were recommended by the collegium for appointment to the higher judiciary.
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"All About Mindgame": Law Minister Over Judges' Appointment System Row
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday described the collegium issue as a "mindgame", saying he will not talk about it.
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Amid Row, Supreme Court Recommends 5 Names For Elevation As High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the names of five judges for elevation as Chief Justices of the High Court.
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"Present System Needs Restructuring": Law Minister On Judges' Appointment
Union Law minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said it is Centre's "bounden duty" to follow Supreme Court's 2016 order for restructuring the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) in appointment of Supreme Court and high court judges.
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Record Judges' Appointments In 2022: Centre After Supreme Court's Concern
The highest number of judges were appointed to various high courts this year, the government told parliament in the midst of a row with the Supreme Court over the collegium system for judges' appointments.
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Amid Judge's Transfer Row, Top Court Says Decisions Have "Cogent Reasons"
The recommendations for transfer of Chief Justices and Judges of various High Courts are based on "cogent reasons", the Supreme Court said today amid a row over the shifting of a judge from the Madras High Court, Justice VK Tahilramani, to the Meghalaya High Court.
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As Justice KM Joseph Finally Joins Top Court, A Seniority Row: 10 Facts
A group of judges met Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today, upset about what they believe is the government's attempt to alter the seniority of Justice KM Joseph - whose elevation to the Supreme Court has been cleared after much back-and-forth in the past eight months. The chief justice reportedly promised the judges, including three from the S...
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On Judge Elevation Row, Justice Chelameswar Writes To Chief Justice
Justice Jasti Chelameswar has written to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra saying the group of top five judges must meet soon and take a firm stand to reiterate their decision to elevate Justice KM Joseph after the government sent back his name.
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Law Minister Plays Centre's Defence As Top Judges Meet On Appointment Row
Just hours before the Supreme Court's five most-senior judges sat down to discuss Justice KM Joseph's elevation, the government insisted that its decision to stop the Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice's appointment did not have anything to do with his 2016 verdict cancelling President's rule in Uttarakhand.
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Indu Malhotra Takes Oath As Supreme Court Judge Amid Row Over Appointments
Senior lawyer Indu Malhotra was administered oath of office by Chief Justice Dipak Misra this morning, making her the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a Supreme Court judge. Ms Malhotra was one of the two people recommended by the collegium - a group of top judges - to be elevated to the top court bench.
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Ok For Centre To Reject Justice Joseph, Says Chief Justice: 10 Points
As the government on Thursday sent back one of the two names recommended for the Supreme Court by the collegium or a group of five most-senior judges - justifying the fear of many of his colleagues - Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said there was "nothing wrong" in it. The government, rejecting Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph's elevation, ha...
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Chief Justice Said Will Ensure Congeniality In Supreme Court: Bar Association Chief
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Vikas Singh met Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today and handed over a resolution on the crisis in the top judiciary body to him.
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Amid Row Over Judges' Selection Process, Over 400 Vacancies in High Courts
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 in eight states.
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Katju Row: Government Seeks Review of Collegium System for Judicial Appointments
Spurred into action following the controversy triggered by Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju's revelation that three former Supreme Court Chief Justices had made "improper compromises'' to grant extensions to an additional judge of the Madras High Court, the NDA government has hastened the process of seeking a review of the collegium ...
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Karunanidhi Targets Centre on Gopal Subramanium Rejection Row
Slamming the Centre over the rejection of former Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium's appointment as Supreme Court judge, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi today wondered if the role of the former senior law officer in the Sohrabuddin case was the "reason" behind his rejection.
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Supreme Court Warns Of "Unpalatable Decision" For Centre Amid Appointment Row
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it is "troublesome" that the Centre is selectively picking, choosing and appointing judges whose names were recommended by the collegium for appointment to the higher judiciary.
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"All About Mindgame": Law Minister Over Judges' Appointment System Row
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday described the collegium issue as a "mindgame", saying he will not talk about it.
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Amid Row, Supreme Court Recommends 5 Names For Elevation As High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the names of five judges for elevation as Chief Justices of the High Court.
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"Present System Needs Restructuring": Law Minister On Judges' Appointment
Union Law minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said it is Centre's "bounden duty" to follow Supreme Court's 2016 order for restructuring the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) in appointment of Supreme Court and high court judges.
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Record Judges' Appointments In 2022: Centre After Supreme Court's Concern
The highest number of judges were appointed to various high courts this year, the government told parliament in the midst of a row with the Supreme Court over the collegium system for judges' appointments.
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Amid Judge's Transfer Row, Top Court Says Decisions Have "Cogent Reasons"
The recommendations for transfer of Chief Justices and Judges of various High Courts are based on "cogent reasons", the Supreme Court said today amid a row over the shifting of a judge from the Madras High Court, Justice VK Tahilramani, to the Meghalaya High Court.
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As Justice KM Joseph Finally Joins Top Court, A Seniority Row: 10 Facts
A group of judges met Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today, upset about what they believe is the government's attempt to alter the seniority of Justice KM Joseph - whose elevation to the Supreme Court has been cleared after much back-and-forth in the past eight months. The chief justice reportedly promised the judges, including three from the S...
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On Judge Elevation Row, Justice Chelameswar Writes To Chief Justice
Justice Jasti Chelameswar has written to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra saying the group of top five judges must meet soon and take a firm stand to reiterate their decision to elevate Justice KM Joseph after the government sent back his name.
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Law Minister Plays Centre's Defence As Top Judges Meet On Appointment Row
Just hours before the Supreme Court's five most-senior judges sat down to discuss Justice KM Joseph's elevation, the government insisted that its decision to stop the Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice's appointment did not have anything to do with his 2016 verdict cancelling President's rule in Uttarakhand.
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Indu Malhotra Takes Oath As Supreme Court Judge Amid Row Over Appointments
Senior lawyer Indu Malhotra was administered oath of office by Chief Justice Dipak Misra this morning, making her the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a Supreme Court judge. Ms Malhotra was one of the two people recommended by the collegium - a group of top judges - to be elevated to the top court bench.
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Ok For Centre To Reject Justice Joseph, Says Chief Justice: 10 Points
As the government on Thursday sent back one of the two names recommended for the Supreme Court by the collegium or a group of five most-senior judges - justifying the fear of many of his colleagues - Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said there was "nothing wrong" in it. The government, rejecting Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph's elevation, ha...
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Chief Justice Said Will Ensure Congeniality In Supreme Court: Bar Association Chief
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Vikas Singh met Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today and handed over a resolution on the crisis in the top judiciary body to him.
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Amid Row Over Judges' Selection Process, Over 400 Vacancies in High Courts
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 in eight states.
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Katju Row: Government Seeks Review of Collegium System for Judicial Appointments
Spurred into action following the controversy triggered by Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju's revelation that three former Supreme Court Chief Justices had made "improper compromises'' to grant extensions to an additional judge of the Madras High Court, the NDA government has hastened the process of seeking a review of the collegium ...
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Karunanidhi Targets Centre on Gopal Subramanium Rejection Row
Slamming the Centre over the rejection of former Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium's appointment as Supreme Court judge, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi today wondered if the role of the former senior law officer in the Sohrabuddin case was the "reason" behind his rejection.
