A plea seeking an early hearing of the petition against the Collegium system for the appointment of judges and revival of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) for the purpose was mentioned in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Justice Abhay Thipsay's reaction came after the appointment of retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Abdul Nazeer as the third Governor of Andhra Pradesh drew criticism from the Opposition.
A total of 165 judges have been appointed to the various high courts in this calendar year so far, the Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju to Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha on Friday opposed a bill introduced in the Upper House to regulate the appointment of judges through the National Judicial Appointment Commission and requested the government not to introduce any bill that would involve interference of political class in
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 17 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and address the sentiments of the Sikh community which was "perturbed over the complete omission of members from their community" in
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Vehement criticisms from the legal fraternity arise from across the country over the elevation of junior judges of the High Courts to the Supreme Court and they have pressed the government to enact laws to regulate the discretionary powers vested in the c
New York [US], June 15 (ANI): India on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of two female judges - Farimata Sanou Toure of Burkina Faso and judge Margaret deGuzman of US to the judicial roster of International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday notified the appointment of four new judges to the High Court of Delhi.
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], Oct 16 : Orissa High Court has issued a notice to the High Court Bar Association, Odisha State Bar Council and Bar Council of India taking suo motu cognisance of the strike which sought the abolition of collegium system and the introduction of National Judicial Appo