CJI defends Collegium system of appointment of judges

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 13:29

The Chief Justice of India, P Sathasivam, on Saturday defended the collegium system for appointment of judges in higher judiciary but said it is a prerogative of the Centre to bring a Bill to change it.

Parl fails to clear bill for new system of appointing judges

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 21:04

The collegium system of appointment of judges is likely to stay for time being as Parliament could not pass amendment bill in the Monsoon Session.

Judges’ appointment: Cabinet clears proposal to replace collegium system

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 19:37

In a significant development, the Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal, which seeks to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts.

Proposal to scrap collegium system for appointment of judges

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 15:55

There is a proposal to scrap the collegium system of appointment of judges and replace it with a Judicial Appointments Commission.

Advani for collegium system to appoint ECs, CAG

Last Updated: Sunday, June 3, 2012, 13:36

BJP leader L K Advani has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to introduce a broad-based collegium system to appoint Election Commissioners and Comptroller and Auditor General.

SC to examine Constitutional validty of collegium system

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 21:22

Supreme Court framed a set of 10 vital questions for consideration by a larger bench on the Constitutional validity of the present collegium system.

No plan to change Collegium system to appoint judges

Last Updated: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 20:07

Barely a month after lamenting that the present Collegium system was coming in the way of overcoming shortage of judges, the Govt today said there is no proposal at present to change the existing mode of appointing judges.

`Collegium system coming in way to tackle judges shortage`

Last Updated: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 17:41

The government on Saturday said that the present collegium system of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary was coming in its way to overcome the shortage of judges.