The Supreme Court on the 50th anniversary of the Kesavananda Bharati case announced it has created a website that lists submissions, petitions and judgments in the Fundamental Rights Case. Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on April 24 announced that the Supreme Court has created a special webpage for the Kesavananda Bharati case in which … Read more
Former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former Chief Justice of India Justice U.U. Lalit said on February 18 the collegium system of appointment of judges is a near perfect model which is “fool proof”. Speaking at an event organised by ‘Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms’ (CJAR) on … Read more
While the top court pointed that the Collegium system is the ‘law of the land,’ Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Parliament there was a need for a new system of appointments regarding NJAC. | Photo Credit: Reuters A record appointment of 165 judges to High Courts in a single calendar year is one the … Read more
Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The government has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider 20 names recommended for appointment as High Court judges, including that of advocate Saurabh Kirpal. Mr. Kirpal has recently told the media that his appointment was delayed because of his gay status. He was one of … Read more
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, and two Supreme Court judges, met Gujarat and Telangana High Courts’ lawyers on Monday over the Collegium’s proposed transfers of Justices Nikhil Kariel and A. Abhishek Reddy, agreeing to “examine” their grievances while “strongly conveying” that they have to get back … Read more