Top Law News ‘Judge appointment panel conforms to constitution’s basic structure’ September 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seeking to allay apprehensions that the proposed Judges Appointment Commission was contrary to the basic structure of the constitution, the law ministry maintained that it would restore the consultative process that was given a goodbye under the collegium system of appointment. “How is the JAC mechanism for appointment contrary to the basic structure of the […] Read more » (RAW) JAC Judge appointment panel Judges Appointment Commission national news news Research and Analysis Wing todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Seemandhra electricity employees defer strike September 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The electricity employees of Seemandhra regions of Andhra Pradesh Wednesday agreed to postpone their indefinite strike till Sep 16, following an appeal by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy. Over 30,000 electricity employees in Seemandhra, as Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions are collectively known, had threatened to go on strike from Wednesday midnight to protest […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Andhra Pradesh Generation Corporation Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corp Apgenco Aptransco Congress Working Committee CWC electricity employees of Seemandhra regions JAC Joint Action Committee national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Rajya Sabha nod to bill on judges’ appointments September 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government and opposition in Rajya Sabha on Thursday presented a joint front in cornering judiciary on all fronts – ranging from corruption, favouritism and nepotism to compromises due to lust of post-retirement jobs benefits – while discussing a bill which seeks to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges. The bill, giving executive a crucial role in judges’ appointment, […] Read more » JAC Judicial Appointments Commission national news news Rajya Sabha nod to on judges' appointments todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Bar Association alarmed at Govt. move on Judicial appointments April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Association of India (BAI) expressed ‘alarm’ at the reported move by the government to bring in a Draft Bill for a Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) without consulting any legal body and urged the government not to rush through the legislation without a debate. Several eminent lawyers including BAI President Emeritus Fali S Nariman, […] Read more » and Vice Presidents K K Venugopal Ashok Desai BAI President Anil B Divan BAI President Emeritus Fali S Nariman Bar Association of India chief justice former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan JAC Judicial Appointments Commission Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) law minister Union Cabinet