Judicial Accountability Bill

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  Government Reworks Bill On Judges' Accountability, Wants Performance Assessed

  The Narendra Modi government is planning to revive a UPA bill, which sought to put in place a system to probe complaints against judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts, after adding a new clause to assess the performance of members of the higher judiciary.

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  Lok Sabha Members Protest Supreme Court's Scrapping of Judges' Appointment Law

  Members in Lok Sabha today came out strongly against the scrapping of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act by the Supreme Court and pitched for accountability of judges.

• Parliament session in February to pass Vote on Account

  With Lok Sabha elections due in April-May, government will hold a session of Parliament in the first fortnight of February to pass the Vote on Account

• 'Temptation to occupy Lutyen's bungalow serious': BJP, govt say make judges accountable

  The government and the BJP today joined forces to support sweeping changes in the appointment of judges to give politicians a greater say in the selection. During a debate on the proposed Judicial Appointments Commission Bill in Parliament, BJP leader Arun Jaitley said that a judicial commission should make judges accountable.

• Government should not bring laws which tinker with judicial independence: Chief Justice of India

  Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia today cautioned the government to be careful while drafting laws on judiciary. He also urged the government to take opinions of eminent jurists before drafting such laws.

• Govt has moved 'substantially forward' in curbing graft: PM

  Prime Minister said government has moved "substantially forward" in curbing corruption and improving public services delivery system

• Cabinet clears key bills on Judicial Accountability, Citizen's Charter and black money

  The Union Cabinet met today to clear several key legislations that are expected to be taken up in this session of Parliament. Sources tell NDTV that key bills - the Judicial Accountability, Citizen's Charter Bill,the Whistleblowers Bill, and Prevention of Money Laundering - have been cleared.

• Cabinet to discuss crucial bills today

  The Union Cabinet is scheduled to meet today to discuss key bills like the Food Security Bill, the Citizen's Charter Bill, the Judicial Accountability Bill and the Whistleblowers Bill.

• Judicial Accountability Bill: Team Anna vs Govt

  The government has accepted some recommendations of the parliamentary standing committee on the Judicial Accountability Bill but has refused to concede to Team Anna's demand for including judicial corruption.

• Bring higher judiciary under Lokpal: Team Anna

  Charging the government with misleading the people on the issue of dealing with corruption in higher judiciary through the Judges Bill, Team Anna today reverted back to its original demand of bringing the judiciary under the ambit of Lokpal.

• Parliamentary Standing Committee submits report on Judicial Accountability Bill

  This is the bill that the government says will make the judiciary more accountable and will ensure that Judges do not have to come under the purview of the Lokpal. A Parliamentary Standing Committee has submitted its report on the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill and suggested that judges do not make "unwarranted comments" in open court.

• Salman Khurshid: Top priority to sort out Solicitor General resignation issue

  Salman Khurshid has taken over as the new Law Minister from Veerappa Moily. He met Moily this morning to take stock of his ministry. He declared that a strong Lokpal Bill is high on his priority list along with the Judicial Accountability Bill and the Communal Violence Bill.

• Judicial Accountability Bill back to the drawing board

  It's a bill that has been hanging fire for a long time. And once again, the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill - that promises to clean up the higher judiciary of the country - is back to the drawing board.NDTV has learnt that the Oversight Committee to be set up under the proposed law will no longer be headed by the Vice President of India...