Last Updated: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 16:31
Amid rising demands for greater transparency in appointment of judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, the government is working on a proposal to put in place a new system to give the Executive more say in such decisions.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 16:43
A parliamentary panel said that judicial accountability will meet with "limited success" till the issue of judges` appointment is addressed.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 22:14
Most political parties, including BJP, Left and DMK, on Thursday said it was time to change the system of appointment of judges and favoured setting up of a National Judicial Commission.
Last Updated: Monday, May 2, 2011, 19:38
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea for utilising the services of retired apex court judges to dispose of 54,612 pending cases in the country`s highest judiciary.
Last Updated: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 12:24
Arun Jaitley said the idea of regulating discretions in matter of judicial appointment has also the backing of former Chief Justice of India JS Verma.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 00:57
The central govt Monday asked the Supreme Court to reconsider the system of appointment of judges to higher judiciary as the existing collegium procedure has not delivered on expectations.
Last Updated: Monday, April 4, 2011, 22:49
The union government favoured a review of a 1993 verdict of the Supreme Court which gave primacy to the judiciary over the executive in appointment of judges in the apex court and the high courts.
Last Updated: Friday, November 26, 2010, 12:11
A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court would examine whether a citizen is entitled to know the criteria adopted for appointment and transfer of judges of high courts and the apex court.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 13, 2010, 15:36
Appointment of judges in India is bereft of transparency and judicial benches need to be more diverse, former Delhi High Court chief justice Ajit Prakash Shah said on Saturday.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 22:58
The Maldivian president will set up an interim supreme court as the opposition-controlled parliament blocked the appointment of new judges, the Foreign Minister said Saturday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 23:35
The Supreme Court Bar Association on Wednesday filed a petition in Pakistan`s apex court challenging the composition of a judicial commission to be set up under a constitutional reforms package for the appointment of judges.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 13, 2009, 11:29
In a stand contrasting to the Supreme Court`s, former Chief Justice of India J S Verma has favoured making public the information regarding appointment of judges.
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