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Supreme Court Order On Poll Body Posts: Law Minister Invokes "Lakshman Rekha"
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju invoked the constitutional "Lakshman Rekha" guiding institutions, including the executive and the judiciary, and wondered that if judges become part of administrative appointments, who would carry out judicial work.
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AAP's Raghav Chadha Opposes Private Bill To Regulate Judges' Appointment
A private member bill to regulate the appointment of judges through the National Judicial Commission was on Friday introduced in Rajya Sabha by CPI(M)'s Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya but was opposed by AAP MP Raghav Chadha.
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Plan To Move Bill To Replace Judges' Appointment System? What Centre Said
Amid a tussle with the Supreme Court over the current system of appointment of judges, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday that "at present, there is no such proposal" to reintroduce National Judicial Appointments Commission or NJAC.
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No Proposal To Reintroduce Judicial Appointments Commission: Law Minister
Union Minister of Law Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that there is no proposal to reintroduce the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) with suitable modifications.
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Vice President Takes On Supreme Court Over Judges' Appointment, Chief Justice Of India Seated
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said there was "no whisper" in Parliament after the Supreme Court struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and described it as "too serious an issue".
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Police Get Clean Chit In 2016 Bhopal Jail Break Encounter In Probe Report
A judicial commission appointed to probe the encounter of eight alleged SIMI activists after their escape from the highly-fortified Bhopal Central Jail on October 31, 2016, has termed the police action justified. The commission, headed by retired judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court SK Pandey, has also given a clean chit to the police.
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Process Of Appointment Of Judges Cannot Be 'Hijacked': Chief Justice TS Thakur
Amid the judiciary-government tussle, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today asserted the process of appointment of judges cannot be "hijacked" and judiciary needs to be independent as it plays a role in the eventuality of a "tyrannical regime".
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Top Court To Hear Petition For Public Role In Selection Of Judges
A petition seeking the formation of a public body, neither controlled by the government nor the judiciary, for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts will be heard by the top court today.
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After Rebuke From Chief Justice Of India, Government Preps This Reply
In a week, the government is meant to explain to Chief Justice of India TS Thakur why it is moving slowly on clearing the appointments of top judges.
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Chief Justice Says No To Panel Evaluating Applications For Judges
The Chief Justice of India has rejected the government's move to put in place a committee of retired judges to evaluate the applications of candidates before forwarding them to the collegium to decide whether to recommend their names for elevation or appointment as judges.
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Supreme Court To Get 4 New Judges
The Supreme Court is likely to get four new judges in the next couple of days as the President is learnt to have cleared the names of three high court chief justices and a senior advocate for elevation to the apex court.
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58 Lawmakers Seek Impeachment Proceedings Against Gujarat Court Judge
58 Rajya Sabha lawmakers today moved a petition before the Chairman seeking impeachment of Gujarat High Court judge JB Pardiwala for his alleged "unconstitutional" remarks against reservation made in the Hardik Patel case.
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Supreme Court Likely To Pronounce Verdict On Improving Collegium System
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce today the verdict on bringing transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges in higher judiciary.
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Supreme Court 'Encroached' On Powers Of Parliament By Scrapping NJAC: BJP's R K Singh
A BJP member today alleged in Lok Sabha that the Supreme Court has "encroached" on the powers of Parliament by striking down a law for appointment of judges and wanted Parliament to "stand up" to it by passing a resolution.
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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.
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Supreme Court Order On Poll Body Posts: Law Minister Invokes "Lakshman Rekha"
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju invoked the constitutional "Lakshman Rekha" guiding institutions, including the executive and the judiciary, and wondered that if judges become part of administrative appointments, who would carry out judicial work.
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AAP's Raghav Chadha Opposes Private Bill To Regulate Judges' Appointment
A private member bill to regulate the appointment of judges through the National Judicial Commission was on Friday introduced in Rajya Sabha by CPI(M)'s Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya but was opposed by AAP MP Raghav Chadha.
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Plan To Move Bill To Replace Judges' Appointment System? What Centre Said
Amid a tussle with the Supreme Court over the current system of appointment of judges, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday that "at present, there is no such proposal" to reintroduce National Judicial Appointments Commission or NJAC.
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No Proposal To Reintroduce Judicial Appointments Commission: Law Minister
Union Minister of Law Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that there is no proposal to reintroduce the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) with suitable modifications.
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Vice President Takes On Supreme Court Over Judges' Appointment, Chief Justice Of India Seated
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said there was "no whisper" in Parliament after the Supreme Court struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and described it as "too serious an issue".
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Police Get Clean Chit In 2016 Bhopal Jail Break Encounter In Probe Report
A judicial commission appointed to probe the encounter of eight alleged SIMI activists after their escape from the highly-fortified Bhopal Central Jail on October 31, 2016, has termed the police action justified. The commission, headed by retired judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court SK Pandey, has also given a clean chit to the police.
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Process Of Appointment Of Judges Cannot Be 'Hijacked': Chief Justice TS Thakur
Amid the judiciary-government tussle, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today asserted the process of appointment of judges cannot be "hijacked" and judiciary needs to be independent as it plays a role in the eventuality of a "tyrannical regime".
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Top Court To Hear Petition For Public Role In Selection Of Judges
A petition seeking the formation of a public body, neither controlled by the government nor the judiciary, for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts will be heard by the top court today.
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After Rebuke From Chief Justice Of India, Government Preps This Reply
In a week, the government is meant to explain to Chief Justice of India TS Thakur why it is moving slowly on clearing the appointments of top judges.
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Chief Justice Says No To Panel Evaluating Applications For Judges
The Chief Justice of India has rejected the government's move to put in place a committee of retired judges to evaluate the applications of candidates before forwarding them to the collegium to decide whether to recommend their names for elevation or appointment as judges.
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Supreme Court To Get 4 New Judges
The Supreme Court is likely to get four new judges in the next couple of days as the President is learnt to have cleared the names of three high court chief justices and a senior advocate for elevation to the apex court.
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58 Lawmakers Seek Impeachment Proceedings Against Gujarat Court Judge
58 Rajya Sabha lawmakers today moved a petition before the Chairman seeking impeachment of Gujarat High Court judge JB Pardiwala for his alleged "unconstitutional" remarks against reservation made in the Hardik Patel case.
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Supreme Court Likely To Pronounce Verdict On Improving Collegium System
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce today the verdict on bringing transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges in higher judiciary.
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Supreme Court 'Encroached' On Powers Of Parliament By Scrapping NJAC: BJP's R K Singh
A BJP member today alleged in Lok Sabha that the Supreme Court has "encroached" on the powers of Parliament by striking down a law for appointment of judges and wanted Parliament to "stand up" to it by passing a resolution.
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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.
