Tag: collegium
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Putting the brakes on delay
Setting a timeline for appointment of judges will help fill vacancies faster.
April 29, 2021 -
Supreme Court Collegium gets a woman member after decade
Justice Banumathi will be in the Collegium till July 19, 2020, the date of her retirement.
November 17, 2019 -
Govt asks SC collegium to reconsider recommendation on Justice Joseph
In April 2016, a bench of Uttarakhand HC headed by Justice Joseph caused embarrassment to Modi government by quashing imposition of President’s Rule in the state
April 26, 2018 -
Govt red-flags Collegium decision to end work evaluation of additional judges
The government has red-flagged a decision of the Supreme Court Collegium to do away with the professional evaluation of additional judges while recommending their names for promotion as permanent judge. The decision of the Collegium and the subsequent opposition to the move by the law ministry could trigger a fresh round of confrontation between the …
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October 23, 2017 -
HC junks plea against SC collegium recommendations
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking rehearing of a petition to restrain the Supreme Court collegium from recommending names for appointment to the higher judiciary. "Under the garb of a review petition, the appellant is actually seeking a rehearing of the appeal that was dismissed on merits, which is impermissible," a bench …
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June 18, 2017 -
Perils of a tethered judiciary
The unpleasant stand-off between the judiciary and the executive has surfaced once more. It begins with the Supreme Court collegium clearing names of Chief Justices and judges of High Courts. Headed by Jagdish Singh Khehar, the collegium is moving forward with its recommendations without waiting for the final resolution of the new memorandum of procedure …
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May 3, 2017 -
Govt refuses to give collegium in writing reasons for judges’ rejection
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 …
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March 26, 2017 -
SC”s collegium rebuke a reality check for PM: Rahul
SC rebuke on collegium a reality check for PM: Rahul Gandhi
August 13, 2016