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On Judge Appointment Rules, No Consensus In 7 Years, Key Panel "Surprised"
In a report, Standing Committee on Law and Justice said it expects government and judiciary to finalise revised process that's "more efficient, transparent"
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Vice President, On Day 1 In Rajya Sabha, Sends A Strong Message To The Judiciary
Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar today said any incursion by the three organs of the government into each others domains has the potential to upset the governance apple cart and asserted that all should respect the "laxman rekha".
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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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'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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Citing Arun Jaitley, Arvind Kejriwal Says End 'Tyranny of Unelected' in Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday latched onto Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's remarks over Supreme Court verdict on NJAC to fire his latest salvo at the Centre, saying the AAP has been demanding a Delhi shorn of "tyranny of the unelected".
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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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Centre Unlikely to Seek Review of Supreme Court Order on NJAC
The government is unlikely to rush seeking a review of the Supreme Court verdict which overturned its law on appointment of judges to higher judiciary but would put forth its views on ways to improve the collegium system when the top court takes up the matter next month.
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Justice JS Khehar Defends Top Court's Verdict, Says Nothing Happens 'Secretly' in Collegium
Defending the Supreme Court's verdict on the appointment of judges, Justice J S Khehar said that nothing happened "secretly" in the collegium system and that the executive always exchanged their views in "black and white".
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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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Why Supreme Court Said No to Political Role in Selecting Judges: 10 Points
The Supreme Court cited the Emergency of 1975-77, imposed by the then Congress government, while striking down a new law that would have given the government a role in the appointment of judges.
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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,' says Government as its Law on Judges Appointment is Rejected
The Supreme Court today struck down a new law that set a government a role in appointing judges, saying that the law was "unconstitutional".
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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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On Judge Appointment Rules, No Consensus In 7 Years, Key Panel "Surprised"
In a report, Standing Committee on Law and Justice said it expects government and judiciary to finalise revised process that's "more efficient, transparent"
-
Vice President, On Day 1 In Rajya Sabha, Sends A Strong Message To The Judiciary
Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar today said any incursion by the three organs of the government into each others domains has the potential to upset the governance apple cart and asserted that all should respect the "laxman rekha".
-
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.
-
'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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Citing Arun Jaitley, Arvind Kejriwal Says End 'Tyranny of Unelected' in Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday latched onto Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's remarks over Supreme Court verdict on NJAC to fire his latest salvo at the Centre, saying the AAP has been demanding a Delhi shorn of "tyranny of the unelected".
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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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Centre Unlikely to Seek Review of Supreme Court Order on NJAC
The government is unlikely to rush seeking a review of the Supreme Court verdict which overturned its law on appointment of judges to higher judiciary but would put forth its views on ways to improve the collegium system when the top court takes up the matter next month.
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Justice JS Khehar Defends Top Court's Verdict, Says Nothing Happens 'Secretly' in Collegium
Defending the Supreme Court's verdict on the appointment of judges, Justice J S Khehar said that nothing happened "secretly" in the collegium system and that the executive always exchanged their views in "black and white".
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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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Why Supreme Court Said No to Political Role in Selecting Judges: 10 Points
The Supreme Court cited the Emergency of 1975-77, imposed by the then Congress government, while striking down a new law that would have given the government a role in the appointment of judges.
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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,' says Government as its Law on Judges Appointment is Rejected
The Supreme Court today struck down a new law that set a government a role in appointing judges, saying that the law was "unconstitutional".
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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.
