Gujarat High Court advocates resorted to indefinite strike after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended transfer of Justice Nikhil Kariel to Patna High Court.
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Delhi High Court order and acquitted three men who were awarded the death penalty by a lower court after being held guilty of raping and killing a 19-year-old woman in Delhi's Chhawala area in 2012.
The top court has expressed unhappiness and sought an explanation from the Centre regarding the delay of the appointment of judges in the High Courts and the Supreme Court.
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Wednesday came out in support of his current counterpart Kiren Rijiju and said that the time has come for a debate on judicial appointments through the collegium system.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 18 (ANI): Emphasizing the need for reforms in judicial appointments, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has said the procedure of the Collegium system is very opaque and there exists "internal politics" in the Judiciary.
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): Two out of five judges of the Supreme Court Collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India have opposed the process of selection and appointing judges by circulation for filing up the vacancies in the Supreme Court.
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of two High Court Chief Justices and three judges, while three more judges have been recommended for elevation.
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice Dipankar Datta, Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, as a judge of the apex court.
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Former Union Minister of Law and Justice Ashwani Kumar, while supporting Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's statement on the collegium system, has emphasized the need to review and reconsider the present collegium system.
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Division Bench of Delhi High court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal challenging the Central Information Commission (CIC) order denying information regarding the agenda of the Supreme Court collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018.
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Division Bench of Delhi High court will pronounce its order today on an appeal challenging the Central Information Commission (CIC) order denying information regarding the agenda of the Supreme Court collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018.
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Division Bench of Delhi High court on Friday reserved the order on an appeal challenging the Central Information Commission (CIC) order denying information regarding the agenda of the Supreme Court collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018.