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"Time Is Ripe To Replace Collegium System": Former Law Minister
Former Union law minister Ashwani Kumar on Sunday said the time is ripe for replacing the present collegium system of judicial appointments and "processes of public opinion are moving robustly" in favour of an alternative mechanism.
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"Some Things Best Left Unsaid": Supreme Court Judge On Judicial Appointments
Some things are best left unsaid, Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul said on Tuesday when some lawyers alleged sudden deletion of the petitions related to alleged delay by the Centre in acting on the collegium's recommendations.
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Six Advocates, Seven Judicial Officers Appointed As High Court Judges
Six advocates and seven judicial officers were on Thursday appointed as judges in four high courts, days after a Supreme Court bench said delays in appointments discourage lawyers from moving to the Bench.
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Days After Supreme Court Concern, 17 Judges Appointed In 8 High Courts
Eleven judicial officers and six advocate were today appointed as judges in eight high courts, including Delhi.
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High Court Fines Woman After She Sends Insulting Texts To Judicial Officer
The Delhi High Court has expressed regret to a retired judicial officer, who was appointed as a local commissioner to record evidence in a divorce case, for the agony suffered due to the conduct of a litigant who made a "mockery" of the court system.
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Judges Appointing Judges A "Deeply Flawed System": Harish Salve
Harish Salve, the former Solicitor General of India, weighed in on the issue of judicial appointments issue today, saying judges appointing judges is a "deeply flawed system" that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world.
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Indian-American Woman Appointed To Key Judicial Post In US District Court
Tejal Mehta has served as an associate justice with the same court and was unanimously selected and sworn in by Judge Stacey Fortes, chief justice of the District Court, on March 2, the Lowell Sun newspaper reported.
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Centre Appoints 13 Additional Judges To 3 High Courts
Eleven advocates and two judicial officers were today appointed as additional judges in the Allahabad, Karnataka and Madras high courts.
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11 Advocates, 2 Judicial Officers Made Additional Judges Of 3 High Courts
A total of 11 advocates and two judicial officers were on Monday appointed as additional judges in the high courts of Allahabad, Karnataka and Madras.
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'Interference': MK Stalin On Government Nominee In Judicial Appointments
Seeking inclusion of government nominees in the collegium system on appointments to the higher judiciary is tantamount to interfering in Judiciary's independence and hence improper, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said.
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"Grave Concern": Minister On Supreme Court Releasing "Secret" Reports
In a spiraling conflict over judicial appointments, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today objected strongly to the Supreme Court making public the government's objections to candidates recommended for judges.
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"Inappropriate": Vice President J Dhankhar On Sonia Gandhi's Remarks About Judiciary
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, the chairman said Sonia Gandhi's statement is far distanced from his reflections
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Handing Judges Appointment to Government Will Be "Disaster": Kapil Sibal
Kapil Sibal, law minister in the government led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said the government is attempting to "take over" the judiciary "the last citadel of freedom" -- and said the courts will stand firm against this.
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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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No Plan As Of Now To Bring All India Judicial Service: Government
"In view of the existing divergence of opinion amongst stakeholders, there is no such proposal of All India Judicial Service at this juncture," Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply.
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"Time Is Ripe To Replace Collegium System": Former Law Minister
Former Union law minister Ashwani Kumar on Sunday said the time is ripe for replacing the present collegium system of judicial appointments and "processes of public opinion are moving robustly" in favour of an alternative mechanism.
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"Some Things Best Left Unsaid": Supreme Court Judge On Judicial Appointments
Some things are best left unsaid, Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul said on Tuesday when some lawyers alleged sudden deletion of the petitions related to alleged delay by the Centre in acting on the collegium's recommendations.
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Six Advocates, Seven Judicial Officers Appointed As High Court Judges
Six advocates and seven judicial officers were on Thursday appointed as judges in four high courts, days after a Supreme Court bench said delays in appointments discourage lawyers from moving to the Bench.
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Days After Supreme Court Concern, 17 Judges Appointed In 8 High Courts
Eleven judicial officers and six advocate were today appointed as judges in eight high courts, including Delhi.
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High Court Fines Woman After She Sends Insulting Texts To Judicial Officer
The Delhi High Court has expressed regret to a retired judicial officer, who was appointed as a local commissioner to record evidence in a divorce case, for the agony suffered due to the conduct of a litigant who made a "mockery" of the court system.
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Judges Appointing Judges A "Deeply Flawed System": Harish Salve
Harish Salve, the former Solicitor General of India, weighed in on the issue of judicial appointments issue today, saying judges appointing judges is a "deeply flawed system" that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world.
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Indian-American Woman Appointed To Key Judicial Post In US District Court
Tejal Mehta has served as an associate justice with the same court and was unanimously selected and sworn in by Judge Stacey Fortes, chief justice of the District Court, on March 2, the Lowell Sun newspaper reported.
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Centre Appoints 13 Additional Judges To 3 High Courts
Eleven advocates and two judicial officers were today appointed as additional judges in the Allahabad, Karnataka and Madras high courts.
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11 Advocates, 2 Judicial Officers Made Additional Judges Of 3 High Courts
A total of 11 advocates and two judicial officers were on Monday appointed as additional judges in the high courts of Allahabad, Karnataka and Madras.
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'Interference': MK Stalin On Government Nominee In Judicial Appointments
Seeking inclusion of government nominees in the collegium system on appointments to the higher judiciary is tantamount to interfering in Judiciary's independence and hence improper, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said.
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"Grave Concern": Minister On Supreme Court Releasing "Secret" Reports
In a spiraling conflict over judicial appointments, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today objected strongly to the Supreme Court making public the government's objections to candidates recommended for judges.
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"Inappropriate": Vice President J Dhankhar On Sonia Gandhi's Remarks About Judiciary
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, the chairman said Sonia Gandhi's statement is far distanced from his reflections
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Handing Judges Appointment to Government Will Be "Disaster": Kapil Sibal
Kapil Sibal, law minister in the government led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said the government is attempting to "take over" the judiciary "the last citadel of freedom" -- and said the courts will stand firm against this.
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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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No Plan As Of Now To Bring All India Judicial Service: Government
"In view of the existing divergence of opinion amongst stakeholders, there is no such proposal of All India Judicial Service at this juncture," Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply.
