'Uncle Judge Syndrome': Collegium System And Controversy Surrounding It
The Collegium System is a method of appointment and transfer of judges to higher courts, particularly the Supreme Court and High Courts.
Jan 02, 2024, 18:14 PM IST
Did You Know: A High Court Judge Can Directly Become Chief Justice of India - Some Interesting Details
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the head of the judiciary and the highest-ranking judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Nov 07, 2023, 13:22 PM IST
Supreme Court Gets 2 New Judges, Full Strength Of Court For Brief Period
The appointments were announced by new Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Twitter on Thursday.
May 19, 2023, 12:38 PM IST
'Sane views': Kiren Rijiju shares interview of retd judge who said SC 'hijacked' Constitution by deciding to appoint judges itself
Rijiju shared the video of an interview of Justice R S Sodhi (retd), a former judge of the Delhi Court, saying it is "voice of a judge" and that majority of people have similar "sane views".
Jan 22, 2023, 15:19 PM IST
Kiren Rijiju Writes Letter To CJI,says, 'government Wants Its Representation In Collegium System'
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Jan 17, 2023, 09:40 AM IST
Govt NOT taking control of judiciary, judges should be committed to nation: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
The Union Law Minister said he had raised questions on the collegium system on various platforms and till 1993, there was no debate or discussion, but what happened after 1993, everybody knows. He pointed out that some political parties claim that there is friction between the executive and judiciary and that the government is trying to take control of the judiciary and at times, news outlets do it to keep masala in the news.
Dec 27, 2022, 07:33 AM IST
Centre gets opposition's backing against collegium system, clamour for NJAC grows
Disagreeing with the current collegium system, RJD MP Manoj Jha said the centre should bring the NJAC bill with the new changes.
Dec 16, 2022, 17:35 PM IST
'Effectively frustrates...': SC expresses anguish over delay by Centre in clearing names recommended by Collegium
The apex court had in its 2015 verdict struck down the NJAC Act and the Constitution (99th Amendment) Act, 2014, leading to the revival of the Collegium system of existing judges appointing judges to constitutional courts.
Nov 28, 2022, 21:41 PM IST
‘No institution in democracy is perfect’: CJI DY Chandrachud at Constitution Day celebrations
Good judging is about being compassionate, Good judging is about understanding the problems of people, not being judgemental about people whose lives you may not agree with. Good judging is about understanding why a criminal becomes a criminal
Nov 25, 2022, 23:38 PM IST
India's judges don't like to be judged, and petty politics is not going to fix it
The attempt by the Congress-led opposition to impeach the Chief Justice of India reeks of street politics, not statesmanship.
Apr 26, 2018, 10:25 AM IST
No plan to set up collegium to select election commissioners, says Centre
The government on Wednesday said it has no proposal to introduce a 'collegium' system to appoint election commissioners, a recommendation made by the Law Commission as part of its report on electoral reforms.
Aug 02, 2017, 17:24 PM IST
Supreme Court slams Centre over judges' appointment row, asks do you want to lock down judiciary
Coming down hard at the Centre, the Supreme Court on Friday said there should not be a deadlock in appointment of judges.
Oct 28, 2016, 12:57 PM IST
Don't try to bring judiciary to grinding halt, SC tells government
The Supreme Court on Friday sharply criticized the Modi government for sitting on the recommendation of its collegium on the appointment and transfer of judges in High Courts, almost bringing judiciary to the state of collapse.
Aug 12, 2016, 20:13 PM IST
Govt may not recommend bringing judges' appointment under RTI
The government is unlikely to recommend bringing the process of appointment of judges to higher judiciary under RTI ambit as it apprehends it could lead to a flood of applications from aspirants and "interested parties" seeking file notings and other details.
Jan 11, 2016, 19:03 PM IST
Collegium system: SC asks Centre to prepare MoP in consultation with CJI to enable transparency
Coming out with a slew of guidelines to improve the collegium system of appointment of judges, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said views of the Centre and States should be taken into account and asked the government to prepare a memorandum of procedure (MOP) in consultation with the Chief Justice of India to enable transparency.
Dec 16, 2015, 13:36 PM IST
Fresh standoff between Centre, Supreme Court over collegium system of appointing judges
The government is believed to be upset after its bid to replace the collegium system was thwarted by the Supreme Court recently.
Nov 19, 2015, 11:59 AM IST
Public view won't fetch what it's supposed to: AG on collegium
Asked if NJAC Act that has been struck down can be amended to make it acceptable to the Supreme Court, Rohatgi said "undoubtedly yes".
Nov 06, 2015, 23:26 PM IST
Govt favours consultative process in judges' appointment
The government's stand came in the wake of apex court's November 3 order seeking suggestion for improving the working of the collegium.
Nov 05, 2015, 21:49 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks public opinion on collegium system of appointing judges
The Supreme Court on Thursday extended till November 13 the time for inviting suggestions to make the functioning of collegium system transparent.
Nov 05, 2015, 15:22 PM IST
It's a killing job as an SC judge: Justice Khehar
Justice Khehar said that it is a fact that 20 years will be too tough for a person to be a judge and "they have to stop somewhere".
Nov 03, 2015, 21:30 PM IST
