Procedure To Appoint Judges
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Centre Returned 10 Proposals Reiterated By Judges' Appointment Body
Amid an ongoing tiff between the Executive and the Judiciary over the procedure to appoint judges, the government has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider 10 proposals reiterated by it, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told Rajya Sabha.
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"Present System Needs Restructuring": Law Minister On Judges' Appointment
Union Law minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said it is Centre's "bounden duty" to follow Supreme Court's 2016 order for restructuring the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) in appointment of Supreme Court and high court judges.
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"Give Fixed Time Frame": Supreme Court To Centre On Judge Appointments
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to apprise it of a reasonable time frame within which it can respond to the recommendations made by its collegium for appointment of judges as the government said that it will adhere to the timeline fixe
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Supreme Court To Examine Delay In Finalising Procedure For Judges Appointment
The Supreme Court on Friday said it will examine the issue relating to delay in finalising the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
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Document That'll Guide In Judge's Appointment May Remain Unresolved In Justice Khehar's Tenure
The sharp differences between the government and the judiciary over a document to guide future appointment of judges to higher courts are unlikely to be settled during the tenure of Chief Justice of India JS Khehar who demits office next month.
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Government Initiates Process For Appointing 44 High Court Judges After Collegium Procedure
The government is learnt to have initiated the process for appointing 44 high court judges after initially having returned their names to the Supreme Court collegium for reconsideration on two occasions.
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Supreme Court Rejects Government's Veto Power On Judges Appointment, Wants Reasons In Writing
The Supreme Court collegium refused to accept the proposal of the executive's right to reject its recommendation for appointment of a judge on the ground of national security as the government refused to give the reasons for rejection in writing. Though the government is learnt to have held several rounds of discussion with the Chief Justice of Ind...
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Judges' Appointment: National Security To Count, Centre Can Say No
The judges and the government have finally come to an agreement on the contentious issue of judicial appointments. The Supreme Court collegium has accepted the two conditions of the government: that the Centre has the right to refuse any appointment on the ground of national security; and a secretariat will be set up for better management and funct...
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Will Share Memorandum on Judges' Appointment At Appropriate Time: Centre
Government has refused to share immediately a copy of the draft Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), a document to guide appointment of judges to higher judiciary, with a Parliamentary committee examining vacancies in the Supreme Court and high courts, saying it is a work in progress.
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Supreme Court Panel Rejects Modi Government's Move On Judges' Appointments: Sources
A panel of the senior-most judges of the Supreme Court has rejected a move to give the government a greater say in the appointment of judges, sources told NDTV.
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Won't Overstep Court Parameters On Judges' Appointment, Says Law Minister
Union law minister DV Sadananda Gowda met Chief Justice of India TS Thakur this evening to sort out the ongoing impasse over the procedure to appoint judges.
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Centre May Rebut Some Objections Raised By Collegium
The government is likely to stick to some of the provisions of the revised memorandum of procedure on appointment of judges to the higher judiciary despite the Supreme Court Collegium objecting to certain key clauses.
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Supreme Court Objects To Clauses Giving Government Say In Appointment Of Judges
The Supreme Court collegium which examined the revised Memorandum of Procedure regarding appointment of judges to the apex court and the high courts, is learnt to have objected to a clause in which the government reserves the right to reject a recommendation on concerns of national interest.
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Appointment of Judges: Supreme Court Directs Centre to Prepare Procedure
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the central government to prepare a memorandum of procedure that will be followed by the Court collegium in the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
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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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Centre Returned 10 Proposals Reiterated By Judges' Appointment Body
Amid an ongoing tiff between the Executive and the Judiciary over the procedure to appoint judges, the government has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider 10 proposals reiterated by it, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told Rajya Sabha.
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"Present System Needs Restructuring": Law Minister On Judges' Appointment
Union Law minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said it is Centre's "bounden duty" to follow Supreme Court's 2016 order for restructuring the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) in appointment of Supreme Court and high court judges.
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"Give Fixed Time Frame": Supreme Court To Centre On Judge Appointments
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to apprise it of a reasonable time frame within which it can respond to the recommendations made by its collegium for appointment of judges as the government said that it will adhere to the timeline fixe
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Supreme Court To Examine Delay In Finalising Procedure For Judges Appointment
The Supreme Court on Friday said it will examine the issue relating to delay in finalising the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
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Document That'll Guide In Judge's Appointment May Remain Unresolved In Justice Khehar's Tenure
The sharp differences between the government and the judiciary over a document to guide future appointment of judges to higher courts are unlikely to be settled during the tenure of Chief Justice of India JS Khehar who demits office next month.
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Government Initiates Process For Appointing 44 High Court Judges After Collegium Procedure
The government is learnt to have initiated the process for appointing 44 high court judges after initially having returned their names to the Supreme Court collegium for reconsideration on two occasions.
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Supreme Court Rejects Government's Veto Power On Judges Appointment, Wants Reasons In Writing
The Supreme Court collegium refused to accept the proposal of the executive's right to reject its recommendation for appointment of a judge on the ground of national security as the government refused to give the reasons for rejection in writing. Though the government is learnt to have held several rounds of discussion with the Chief Justice of Ind...
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Judges' Appointment: National Security To Count, Centre Can Say No
The judges and the government have finally come to an agreement on the contentious issue of judicial appointments. The Supreme Court collegium has accepted the two conditions of the government: that the Centre has the right to refuse any appointment on the ground of national security; and a secretariat will be set up for better management and funct...
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Will Share Memorandum on Judges' Appointment At Appropriate Time: Centre
Government has refused to share immediately a copy of the draft Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), a document to guide appointment of judges to higher judiciary, with a Parliamentary committee examining vacancies in the Supreme Court and high courts, saying it is a work in progress.
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Supreme Court Panel Rejects Modi Government's Move On Judges' Appointments: Sources
A panel of the senior-most judges of the Supreme Court has rejected a move to give the government a greater say in the appointment of judges, sources told NDTV.
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Won't Overstep Court Parameters On Judges' Appointment, Says Law Minister
Union law minister DV Sadananda Gowda met Chief Justice of India TS Thakur this evening to sort out the ongoing impasse over the procedure to appoint judges.
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Centre May Rebut Some Objections Raised By Collegium
The government is likely to stick to some of the provisions of the revised memorandum of procedure on appointment of judges to the higher judiciary despite the Supreme Court Collegium objecting to certain key clauses.
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Supreme Court Objects To Clauses Giving Government Say In Appointment Of Judges
The Supreme Court collegium which examined the revised Memorandum of Procedure regarding appointment of judges to the apex court and the high courts, is learnt to have objected to a clause in which the government reserves the right to reject a recommendation on concerns of national interest.
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Appointment of Judges: Supreme Court Directs Centre to Prepare Procedure
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the central government to prepare a memorandum of procedure that will be followed by the Court collegium in the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
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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.
