Supreme Court lifts freeze on judicial appointments
Appointments through the present system of Collegium will not be put on hold until the Constitution Bench decides on reforms, said Justice Khehar.
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Press Statement on National Judicial Appointments Commission Judgment
The issue of judicial appointments has been a vexed problem. Initially the power was with the government who only needed to consult the Chief Justice.
The Supreme Court is Also Guilty of Diluting the Right to Information
BY SHAILESH GANDHI ON 07/10/2015 The RTI law is being amended by the court without any reasoning and unless this is reversed, the Right to Information could slowly be emasculated
A Rule Of Law Culture
Rule of law has meant different things to different people at different times. This prompted constitutional historian Ivor Jennings to characterise it as “an unruly horse”.
Raising the Bar – Lavina Melwani
What makes Indian-American women so phenomenally successful in the American judiciary?
SC stays Gujarat HC order issuing notices to 27 sitting, former judges
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Gujarat High Court order, issuing notices to 27 of its sitting and former judges over allotment of government plots to them. A bench led by Chief Justice HL Dattu also issued notices to the Gujarat government and Registrar of Cooperative Societies. A bench of the Gujarat High Court, led by outgoing acting Chief Justice VM Sahai, had on Monday issued notices to 27 judges, seeking their replies on the 2008 allotment of residential plots.
SUPREME COURT REFUSES INFORMATION ON MEDICAL EXPENSES OF SUPREME COURT JUDGES
Press Release SUPREME COURT REFUSES INFORMATION ON MEDICAL EXPENSES OF SUPREME COURT JUDGES
Supreme Court lawyers’ body slams Collegium system
The Supreme Court Bar Association, represented by counsel Dushyant Dave, ripped into the Collegium system of judicial appointments on Wednesday, blaming its “give-and-take” culture for a perceived fall in judicial standards.
Govt and Supreme Court face-off: CJI Dattu says won’t join panel
A deadlock on the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) could lead to a Constitutional crisis after it emerged on Monday that Chief Justice of India H L Dattu had informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he would not join the panel until the Supreme Court decided on the validity of the new system to appoint judges.
The Hounding of Teesta Setalvad – Prashant Bhushan
The case of Teesta Setalvad is a chilling example of what can still happen to even highly acclaimed and well connected per sons in this country if they take on those in authority , and especially if the person you have taken on becomes the most powerful person in the country.