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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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'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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Comments On Judges' Appointment "Not Well Taken": Supreme Court To Centre
Barely ten days after a stern warning to the Centre over its delay in clearing judicial appointments, the Supreme Court today pulled up the government over its weekly swipes at the Collegium system of appointing judges to the higher judiciary.
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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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Government Has A Close, Cordial Relationship With Judiciary: Law Minister Rijiju
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the government is doing everything possible to strengthen the judicial system and have a "very close, cordial relationship" with the judiciary.
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Bid To Control Judiciary Always Existed, Says Justice J Chelameswar
Former Judge of Supreme Court, Justice J Chelameswar on Thursday said an attempt to regulate or have control over the judicial system always existed in democracy and to check such a trend the collegium system came into being.
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"Interference" In Judges' Appointments, Transfers Not Good: Supreme Court
Appointment and transfer of judges form "the root of the administration of justice" and interference in that "does not augur well" for the institution, the Supreme Court said on Monday.
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Congress Created Hue And Cry About Judicial Appointments, Says Arun Jaitley
Union Minister Arun Jaitley today criticized the Congress for creating hue and cry over the government's decision to refer back a judicial appointment recommendation to the collegium for reconsideration.
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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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It's A Daunting Task, Felt Obliged: Supreme Court On Improving Collegium
The Supreme Court has said that it "felt obliged" while dealing with the daunting task of working for improvement of the judicial system of collegium for appointing judges in higher judiciary and termed it as a very challenging responsibility.
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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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In Parliament, Lawmakers Pitch for Judiciary to be Made Accountable
Members in Lok Sabha across the political spectrum today pitched for judicial accountability with a Congress member arguing that the people have every right to see that the judiciary is accountable to them and a Trinamool Congress (TMC) member saying the collegium system for appointment of judges by judges has "failed".
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People Want Judiciary to Live up to Expectations: Justice TS Thakur
The judiciary faces its biggest ever challenges today, Chief Justice of India designate TS Thakur said on Wednesday afternoon. "People feel that the judiciary has kept the power to appoint judges upon themselves, then let them live up to the expectations," Justice Thakur, who will take over as India's 43rd Chief Justice tomorrow, said.
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Centre Rejects Court's Suggestion to Draft Procedure to Appoint Judges
The Centre on Thursday rejected the Supreme Court's suggestion that it submit a draft procedure for appointing judges, saying that would undermine the role of Chief Justice of India. The collegium should act on the final suggestions to improve the system of appointing judges, the government told the top court.
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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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'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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Comments On Judges' Appointment "Not Well Taken": Supreme Court To Centre
Barely ten days after a stern warning to the Centre over its delay in clearing judicial appointments, the Supreme Court today pulled up the government over its weekly swipes at the Collegium system of appointing judges to the higher judiciary.
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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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Government Has A Close, Cordial Relationship With Judiciary: Law Minister Rijiju
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the government is doing everything possible to strengthen the judicial system and have a "very close, cordial relationship" with the judiciary.
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Bid To Control Judiciary Always Existed, Says Justice J Chelameswar
Former Judge of Supreme Court, Justice J Chelameswar on Thursday said an attempt to regulate or have control over the judicial system always existed in democracy and to check such a trend the collegium system came into being.
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"Interference" In Judges' Appointments, Transfers Not Good: Supreme Court
Appointment and transfer of judges form "the root of the administration of justice" and interference in that "does not augur well" for the institution, the Supreme Court said on Monday.
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Congress Created Hue And Cry About Judicial Appointments, Says Arun Jaitley
Union Minister Arun Jaitley today criticized the Congress for creating hue and cry over the government's decision to refer back a judicial appointment recommendation to the collegium for reconsideration.
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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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It's A Daunting Task, Felt Obliged: Supreme Court On Improving Collegium
The Supreme Court has said that it "felt obliged" while dealing with the daunting task of working for improvement of the judicial system of collegium for appointing judges in higher judiciary and termed it as a very challenging responsibility.
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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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In Parliament, Lawmakers Pitch for Judiciary to be Made Accountable
Members in Lok Sabha across the political spectrum today pitched for judicial accountability with a Congress member arguing that the people have every right to see that the judiciary is accountable to them and a Trinamool Congress (TMC) member saying the collegium system for appointment of judges by judges has "failed".
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People Want Judiciary to Live up to Expectations: Justice TS Thakur
The judiciary faces its biggest ever challenges today, Chief Justice of India designate TS Thakur said on Wednesday afternoon. "People feel that the judiciary has kept the power to appoint judges upon themselves, then let them live up to the expectations," Justice Thakur, who will take over as India's 43rd Chief Justice tomorrow, said.
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Centre Rejects Court's Suggestion to Draft Procedure to Appoint Judges
The Centre on Thursday rejected the Supreme Court's suggestion that it submit a draft procedure for appointing judges, saying that would undermine the role of Chief Justice of India. The collegium should act on the final suggestions to improve the system of appointing judges, the government told the top court.
