Supreme Court's NJAC ruling a setback to parliamentary sovereignty: Govt
The Supreme Court ruling on the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) on Friday is a "setback to parliamentary sovereignty" but not to the government, a union minister said.
Oct 16, 2015, 17:25 PM IST
NJAC was against constitution, say experts
The National Judicial Appointments Commission Act was "against the basic features of our Constitution", though the collegium system is not entirely flawless, top lawyers and legal experts said on Friday.
Oct 16, 2015, 15:49 PM IST
Collegium system is not found in Constitution, says AG
Hours after the Government suffered a blow on the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said the collegium system, which became re-operational with Friday's Supreme Court verdict, is not found in the Constitution and is not appropriate as it is an "opaque" system.
Oct 16, 2015, 14:50 PM IST
SC taking suggestions on collegium system shows 'something wrong': Prasad
The Supreme Court's willingness to take suggestions on improving the collegium system to appoint judges to the higher judiciary shows that there was "something wrong" in that process, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday.
Oct 16, 2015, 14:40 PM IST
SC dismisses plea for beef ban case to be heard in Jammu
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking that the hearing on the beef ban in Jammu and Kashmir be heard by a three-judge bench of the high court at Jammu.
Oct 14, 2015, 11:34 AM IST
Supreme Court launches portal to track pending cases
The Supreme Court of India on Saturday launched a public access portal of the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) for district courts to demystify the judicial process for the ordinary citizen.
Sep 19, 2015, 22:05 PM IST
Five additional judges of 3 HCs granted extension
Five additional judges of three high courts have been granted a three-month extension.
Sep 16, 2015, 17:43 PM IST
Review of service conditions in judiciary: SC notice to Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the government's response on a plea seeking setting up of an All India Judicial Commission to review the service conditions of members of the subordinate judiciary.
Sep 14, 2015, 18:52 PM IST
