• Supreme Court, Constitution bench, njac parliament is not subject to judicial review, Njac

    NJAC, Parliament is not subject to judicial review 09 June 2015

    The centre on Monday told the supreme court that scrapping the Collegium system and setting up the National Judicial Appointments Commission for appointment of judges is the need of the hour that reflects the people's aspiration of bringing transparency in...

    Keywords: Supreme Court, Constitution bench, Collegium, Collegium

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    National Judicial Appointments Commission, NJAC, collegium permanently dissolved, Njac

    Collegium permanently dissolved 12 May 2015

    The Central government has told the Supreme Court that two-decade old Collegium system is 'dead and buried forever' and it cannot be revived even if the five-judge Constitution Bench of the top court quashes the new National Judicial Appointments Commission...

    Keywords: NJAC, Collegium, Supreme Court, Collegium

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    collegiums, collegiums, supreme court should respect parliament, Njac

    Supreme Court should respect parliament 11 March 2015

    The Central government on Tuesday said to the Supreme Court that it must acknowledge the unprecedented unanimity in Parliament to amend the Constitution to replace the opaque collegiums system, by which judges appoint judges, with a transparent multi-member National Judicial...

    Keywords: Supreme Court, collegiums, collegiums, collegiums

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    Leader of opposition, Chief justice, njac larger bench to decide, Njac

    NJAC, larger bench to decide 08 April 2015

    Supreme Court refrained from restraining the government in going ahead and replacing the collegiums system of appointment of judges in high courts and the apex court. The court has also referred a batch of petitions challenging the validity of a...

    Keywords: Leader of opposition, NJAC, Law minister, Leader of opposition

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    India, India, njac still away, Njac

    NJAC still away 27 April 2015

    Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi categorically refusing to participate in the National Judicial Appointments Commission has stalled any immediate chances of constituting the new judicial appointments body. "In response to...

    Keywords: Apex Court, Chief Justice of India, Supreme Court, Judiciary

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