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SC Collegium likely to meet today to decide on Justice Joesph's elevation
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 02 (ANI): The Supreme Court (SC) collegium meeting is expected to take place today which may again recommend the name of the Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph for elevation as a judge of the apex court.
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Chidambaram hit out at Centre over SC judges appointment row
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 26 (ANI): In a slew of tweets, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday hit out at the Centre after only one of the judges was appointed as the Supreme Court judge out of the two recommended by the Supreme Court collegium earlier this year.
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SC judges appointed on impression, not performance: J Chelameswar
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Stressing on the need to bring more transparency in the appointment process of Supreme Court judges, Justice J Chelameswar on Monday said the elevation of the High Court judge to the apex court is done on their impression rather than on their performance.
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SC judge seeks full court discussion on govt interference
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): Senior and renowned Supreme Court judge Jasti Chelameswar on Thursday wrote to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, seeking a full court discussion on government interference in the appointment of judges to high courts.
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Lawyer's letter highlights 'arbitrariness' of SC collegium
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 20 (ANI): Supreme Court lawyer Sangam Lal Pandey has written a letter to the Supreme Court collegium about the arbitrariness in recommending the appointment of judges in various high courts and the apex court.
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Indu Malhotra, KM Joseph recommended as SC judges
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court collegium has recommended senior advocate Indu Malhotra's name as the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the apex court.
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Meira Kumar bats for ideology, asks members of collegiums to follow their
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Terming the ongoing Presidential polls as a 'battle of ideology', Opposition candidate Meira Kumar on Monday requested the member of collegiums to pay heed to their conscience and take a decision in the best interest of the country.
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Meira Kumar writes to electoral college, seeks support for Prez
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Opposition's presidential nominee Meira Kumar on Sunday wrote a letter to the electoral collegium or college seeking support in the presidential elections that is scheduled to take place on July 17.
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SC Collegium: Smoking the Peace Pipe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March, 24 (ANI): Praising the Supreme Court collegium for standing strong in declining every contentious clause in the new Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) which Narendra Modi-led government was pushing to be included and overcoming differences with the government over the ju
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SC agrees to hear Gujarat bar association's plea in January
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the Gujarat Bar Association's plea on January 2017 against Centre's refusal to transfer Justice M R Shah despite the Supreme Court collegium clearing it.
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SC refuses to accept rejection of names by Centre for appointment of judge
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to accept the rejection of 43 names by the Centre that were recommended by the Collegium of judges headed by Chief Justice of India Tirath Singh Thakur for appointments in various high courts.
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Centre returns names recommended for elevation to High Court judge
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 11 (ANI): The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has returned over half the names recommended to it for appointment as high court judges by the collegium of judges headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
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