Articles tagged with: Adarsh Kumar Goel
If you strike NJAC down, collegium shan't become as powerful as you possibly imagine: Gov't to SC
The central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that any invalidation of the NJAC for the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary would not result in the automatic resurrection of the collegium system of appointment.
Full & frankly disclosed NJAC chats disastrous, says SC, fearing defamation law
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the rejection of an aspirant for appointment as a judge on the grounds of doubtful credentials could be disastrous with the NJAC coming within the ambit of the defamation law. The court expressed its misgiving saying that it would be difficult to give an “hone...
Rohatgi tells SC that NJAC will be 'hit and trial'; Bench unimpressed, wants evidence of collegium botch-up
The Narendra Modi government today told the Supreme Court that the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) for appointments to higher judiciary had a component of a “hit and trial” experiment for finding the best people for the posts. Contending that there was an element of uncertainty in ev...
NJAC's back: Rohatgi tells SC that appointing judges like this = will of the people
The central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it was the will of the people to have transparent, accountable and criteria-based appointment of judges through the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) instead of the collegium system whose working was shrouded in mystery. Cont...