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"Very fruitful interaction": Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar on meeti
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"I need to indicate to the House that we yesterday had a very fruitful interaction on the issue that is agitating minds of the public. There was gracious presence of leaders of political parties, including Leader of the House and Leader of the Opposition. Without going into the details, the
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Jagdeep Dhankhar pitches for NJAC, meets floor leaders of political partie
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Hours after he pitched for National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, stating that "things would have been different" if the legislation concerning judicial appointments had not been struck down by the Supreme Court, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar met floor leaders of va
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Parliament Special Session: RS Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar again speaks on s
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhankhar, during the discussion on 'Parliamentary journey of 75 years, starting from Samvidhan Sabha-Achievements, Experiences, Memories and Learnings', said that the bill which was passed by the Lok Sabha unanimously and by the Rajya Sabha with only one abstention had the backing of 16 s
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Plea seeking early hearing against collegium system mentioned in SC
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Centre wants to restructure judges' collegium system; Union Law Minister w
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the SC Constitution Bench had directed to restructure the memorandum of procedure (MoP) of the collegium system.
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Need for change in collegium system, Govt should bring NJAC bill again wit
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Disagreeing with the current collegium system, RJD member of parliament from Rajya Sabha Manoj Jha said that with the new changes, the government needs to bring the Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) bill.
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AAP leader Raghav Chadha opposes bill introduced in RS to regulate judges'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
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
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No proposal to reintroduce NJAC: Kiren Rijiju in Parliament
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Minister of Law Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that there is no such proposal to reintroduce the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) with suitable modifications.
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SC criticises Centre on judicial appointment, asks to adhere to existing l
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that it expects the Attorney General to play the role of the seniormost law officer to advise the government on the existing legal position.
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Obstruction, disruption of Parliament antithetical to democratic values: J
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Referring to the sublimity in the dialogue, discussions, deliberations and debates in the Constituent Assembly on sensitive, complex and ethical issues, Dhankhar said obstruction and disruption of parliamentary proceedings are antithetical to democratic values.
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"Severe compromise of parliamentary sovereignty, disregard of mandate": Ra
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In his maiden speech in Rajya Sabha on the first day of the winter session of Parliament, the Vice President said democracy blossoms and flourishes when its three facets - the legislature, the judiciary and the executive scrupulously adhere to their respective domains.
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Rajya Sabha Chairman Dhankhar speaks on NJAC verdict in his remarks in Upp
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar who is also Chairman of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday spoke on the 99th Constitutional Amendment Bill paving way for the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) which was undone by the Supreme Court in 2015.
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