Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC to hear petitions against scrapping of collegium system August 21, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC to hear petitions against scrapping of collegium system Four PILs have been filed in the Supreme Court for declaring the NJAC move as unconstitutional The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a batch of petitions challenging the 121st constitutional amendment by which collegium system for appointment of judges in higher judiciary was scrapped and a new mechanism under National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) […] Read more » Bar Council of India Chief Justice Appointment collegium system judges appointment panel judicial appointments Judicial Appointments Commission petitions against scrapping of collegium system Ravi Shankar Prasad Union Cabinet
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
Top Law News Govt for new mechanism for appointment of judges April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A proposal will be considered by the Cabinet today for creating the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), scrapping the current system of appointing judges through the collegiums system of Supreme Court and High Court judges. The proposal provides for a six-member JAC headed by the Chief Justice of India with the law minister and the Opposition leader and two jurists […] Read more » appointment of judges article 124 A of the constitution article 217 of the Constitution article 222 of the Constitutionl article 231 of the Constitution Articles 124 of the Constitution collegiums system of High Court judges collegiums system of Supreme Court judges Judicial Appointments Commission Supreme Court and High Court judges
