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‘SC hijacked Constitution’: Law min shares ‘sane views’ of ‘majority’
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday sought to support the views of a retired high court judge, who said the Supreme Court “hijacked” the Constitution by deciding to appoint judges…
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SC collegium recommends elevation of 17 advocates, 3 judicial officers as judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the elevation of 17 advocates and three judicial officers as judges of three high courts – Madras High Court, Allahabad High Court, and Karnataka…
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‘Interference in judiciary’: Mamata weighs in on SC collegium debate
Kolkata: Wading into the Supreme Court Collegium debate, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday termed the Union government’s approach in the matter as “interference in judiciary”. Incidentally, her comments coincide…
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Govt wants inclusion of its reps in SC, HC collegiums after NJAC strike down
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the government’s demand for inclusion of its representatives and that of states in collegiums of the Supreme Court and high courts was…
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SC Collegium recommends Malegaon blast accused’s advocate as Bombay HC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting has approved the proposal for elevation of advocate Neela Kedar Gokhale, as a judge in the Bombay High Court. The Bombay High Court…
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Government sending back names reiterated by Collegium matter of concern: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Friday it is a “matter of concern” that the government is sending back the names reiterated by the Collegium for judgeship in constitutional courts despite…
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Representations on lack of transparency, objectivity in collegium system received: Rijiju in RS
New Delhi: The government has been receiving representations from “diverse sources” on lack of transparency, objectivity and social diversity in the collegium system of appointment of Supreme Court and high court judges with…
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What is Collegium system of appointing judges SC, Center lock horns over?
New Delhi: The Judiciary and the Executive in India’s celebrated democracy appear to be locking horns once again. The distance between these two pillars of democracy may be intended for the smooth…
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Govt returns 20 files to SC Collegium of appointment of HC judges
New Delhi: The government has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider 20 files related to the appointment of high court judges, including that of advocate Saurabh Kirpal who has candidly spoken…
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Two SC judges put forth reservations to collegium note on appointment of judges
New Delhi: Two members of the five-judges Collegium of the Supreme Court are learnt to have put forth their reservation to provide written consent to a proposal for the appointment of four…