Articles tagged with: J Chelameswar
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...
SC tells gov to finish pro-NJAC arguments in June holidays, declines larger bench
The Supreme Court today refused to refer, for now, to a larger bench a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission in the context of the judicial primacy in judges’ appointments as a preliminary issue. The court made it clear that it was not ruling ou...
Please think again about getting 11 judges to hear NJAC, pleads gov't with SC
The Central government Monday urged the Supreme Court to refer to a nine or 11-judge bench the reconsideration of 1993 judgment which took away from the government the power of appointing judges and vested it with an apex court collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India. As the government presse...
Five-judge constitution bench to hear multi-pronged anti-NJAC case
The proposed National Judicial Appointments Commission’s (NJAC) validity will now be examined by a Constitution bench in the Supreme Court after a three judge bench referred petitions challenging it to a five judge bench, reported// Mint . The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association, the Bar A...
Behind the scenes: How 90+ lawyers & 3 judges created the biggest free speech judgment in more than half a century
NJAC: Mukul Rohatgi bats for death of collegium before SC packed with seniors (+ ML Sharma)
The central government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the government could not be restrained from notifying the constitutional amendment and the law for replacing the existing collegium system by NJAC for the appointment of judges to the apex court and the High Courts. “I am rigorously conte...
Arguments in IT Act SC challenge end, judgment reserved
The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of section 66A of the Information Technology Act and other provisions of cyber law on the grounds of their misuse/abuse by the authorities. A bench of Justice J Chelameswar and Justice Roh...
Supreme Court strength hits 28 with two reinforcements drafted into losing pendency battle
