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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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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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'Parliament of India is Not a Sovereign Body', Says Ram Jethmalani
Eminent jurist Ram Jethmalani today asserted that Indian Parliament "is not sovereign" for its decisions can be challenged in court, as he hit out at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for criticising the Supreme Court verdict to scrap National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act on appointment of higher judiciary.
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High Court Slams Magistrate for Sedition Proceedings Against Arun Jaitley
The Allahabad High Court has come down heavily on a judicial magistrate in Uttar Pradesh for initiating suo motu proceedings on sedition charges against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his comments on the Supreme Court verdict striking down the NJAC Act saying, he had committed a "manifest illegality".
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Congress Says Arun Jaitley's Remarks on NJAC Verdict 'Unfortunate'
Congress today launched a fresh attack on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his remarks on National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, warning the government against embarking on a path of confrontation with the judiciary on the issue.
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Congress slams Arun Jaitley's 'Acrimonious' Attack over Top Court Order on Judges' Appointments
Taking on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's view over the Supreme Court order striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act (NJAC), Congress today said he should not forget that imperiousness of numbers often converts elected governments into "unabashed autocrats".
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Arun Jaitley Questions Logic of Supreme Court Order on Judges' Appointments
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Supreme Court's judgment which struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission for higher judiciary was based on an "erroneous logic". He said "democracy can't be the tyranny of the unelected".
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Collegium System Needs to be Improved: Justice Kurian Joseph
Justice Kurian Joseph went with the majority view to quash the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act but also confessed that collegium system lacks transparency, accountability, objectivity, observing that the trust deficit has affected the credibility of the system on appointment of judges to higher judiciary.
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Supreme Court Verdict on Appointment of Judges Evokes Mixed Reactions
The Supreme Court verdict rejecting the National Judicial Appointments Commission or NJAC Act today evoked mixed reactions from legal experts. Some former top court judges hailed the top court for upholding independence of judiciary while some termed the collegium system a failure.
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Court Verdict on Appointing Judges is a 'Blow' to Centre: Aam Aadmi Party
Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict holding National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) as unconstitutional, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) termed the decision as a "great blow" to the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government which had brought the law.
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Surprised by Supreme Court Verdict on National Judicial Appointments Commission: Sadananda Gowda
Expressing "surprise" over the Supreme Court verdict striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda today said the next step would be decided after consulting the Prime Minister and legal experts.
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Verdict on Validity of Law on Judges' Appointment by Supreme Court Today
The Supreme Court on Friday will pronounce its judgement on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) which brought to an end the two-decade-old collegium system of judges appointing judges in the higher judiciary.
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Does New Law on Judges Appointment Conform to Basic Structure of Constitution: Supreme Court
The new law on appointment of judges should not be seen as "good or bad" and rather tested on the proposition that whether it conforms to the basic structure of the Constitution or not, the Supreme Court has said.
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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".
-
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.
-
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.
-
'Parliament of India is Not a Sovereign Body', Says Ram Jethmalani
Eminent jurist Ram Jethmalani today asserted that Indian Parliament "is not sovereign" for its decisions can be challenged in court, as he hit out at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for criticising the Supreme Court verdict to scrap National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act on appointment of higher judiciary.
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High Court Slams Magistrate for Sedition Proceedings Against Arun Jaitley
The Allahabad High Court has come down heavily on a judicial magistrate in Uttar Pradesh for initiating suo motu proceedings on sedition charges against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his comments on the Supreme Court verdict striking down the NJAC Act saying, he had committed a "manifest illegality".
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Congress Says Arun Jaitley's Remarks on NJAC Verdict 'Unfortunate'
Congress today launched a fresh attack on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his remarks on National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, warning the government against embarking on a path of confrontation with the judiciary on the issue.
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Congress slams Arun Jaitley's 'Acrimonious' Attack over Top Court Order on Judges' Appointments
Taking on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's view over the Supreme Court order striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act (NJAC), Congress today said he should not forget that imperiousness of numbers often converts elected governments into "unabashed autocrats".
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Arun Jaitley Questions Logic of Supreme Court Order on Judges' Appointments
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Supreme Court's judgment which struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission for higher judiciary was based on an "erroneous logic". He said "democracy can't be the tyranny of the unelected".
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Collegium System Needs to be Improved: Justice Kurian Joseph
Justice Kurian Joseph went with the majority view to quash the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act but also confessed that collegium system lacks transparency, accountability, objectivity, observing that the trust deficit has affected the credibility of the system on appointment of judges to higher judiciary.
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Supreme Court Verdict on Appointment of Judges Evokes Mixed Reactions
The Supreme Court verdict rejecting the National Judicial Appointments Commission or NJAC Act today evoked mixed reactions from legal experts. Some former top court judges hailed the top court for upholding independence of judiciary while some termed the collegium system a failure.
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Court Verdict on Appointing Judges is a 'Blow' to Centre: Aam Aadmi Party
Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict holding National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) as unconstitutional, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) termed the decision as a "great blow" to the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government which had brought the law.
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Surprised by Supreme Court Verdict on National Judicial Appointments Commission: Sadananda Gowda
Expressing "surprise" over the Supreme Court verdict striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda today said the next step would be decided after consulting the Prime Minister and legal experts.
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Verdict on Validity of Law on Judges' Appointment by Supreme Court Today
The Supreme Court on Friday will pronounce its judgement on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) which brought to an end the two-decade-old collegium system of judges appointing judges in the higher judiciary.
-
Does New Law on Judges Appointment Conform to Basic Structure of Constitution: Supreme Court
The new law on appointment of judges should not be seen as "good or bad" and rather tested on the proposition that whether it conforms to the basic structure of the Constitution or not, the Supreme Court has said.
