Collegium issue is all about mindgame: Law Minister Rijiju

Collegium issue is all about mindgame: Law Minister Rijiju

[ad_1] Union Law minister Kiren Rijiju (File Photo) Itanagar: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday described the collegium issue as a “mindgame”, saying he will not talk about it. He made the remarks here when asked about the various recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium pending before the government, including those related to the appointment … Read more

SC collegium recalls recommendation to transfer Justice Muralidhar to Madras HC

SC collegium recalls recommendation to transfer Justice Muralidhar to Madras HC

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium on Wednesday recalled its earlier recommendation to transfer Orissa High Court Chief Justice S. Muralidhar to Madras High Court. The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, in a statement uploaded on apex court’s website, said: “The collegium resolved on 28 September 2022 to transfer Dr … Read more

SC Collegium rejects Justice V M Velumani’s request to retain her at Madras HC

SC Collegium rejects Justice V M Velumani’s request to retain her at Madras HC

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has rejected a request made by Justice V M Velumani to retain her at the Madras High Court judge. The Collegium by its resolution dated September 29, 2022 had proposed to transfer Justice Velumani to the Calcutta High Court for the better … Read more

No appointment of SC judges could be made during my tenure due to lack of consensus in Collegium: Ex CJI Bobde

No appointment of SC judges could be made during my tenure due to lack of consensus in Collegium: Ex CJI Bobde

[ad_1] Former CJI Sharad A. Bobde New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India S A Bobde Saturday said no judges could be appointed in the Supreme Court during his 18-month tenure as the head of the judiciary since the collegium could not arrive at a consensus. Bobde said there have been times when no elevation … Read more

Collegium system not perfect but best available: CJI Chandrachud

Collegium system not perfect but best available: CJI Chandrachud

[ad_1] New Delhi: Not every system is perfect but this is the best system developed by the judiciary, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday while defending the Collegium system of judges appointing judges, a major bone of contention between the government and judiciary. Speaking at the India Today Conclave, 2023, the … Read more

SC collegium recommends 19 additional judges of 3 HCs to be made permanent

SC collegium recommends 19 additional judges of 3 HCs to be made permanent

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, on Wednesday recommended appointment of five additional judges of the Madras High Court, four additional judges of the Bombay High Court, and 10 additional judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent judges. The collegium, in a statement, said: “The … Read more

SC to hear plea alleging delay in clearing names recommended by Collegium

SC to hear plea alleging delay in clearing names recommended by Collegium

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday two pleas on the issue of alleged delay by the Centre in clearing names recommended by the Collegium for appointment of judges to the apex court and the high courts. While hearing the matter on February 3, a bench headed by Justice S K … Read more

HC CJ appointments recommended by SC collegium in Patna, HP, Gauhati, Tripura

HC CJ appointments recommended by SC collegium in Patna, HP, Gauhati, Tripura

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has recommended the appointment of the chief justices of the high courts of Patna, Himachal Pradesh, Gauhati and Tripura. The three-member collegium has recommended the name of Justice K Vinod Chandran of the Kerala High Court for appointment as … Read more

SC collegium recommends appointment of CJs of high courts

SC collegium recommends appointment of CJs of high courts

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has recommended the appointment of the chief justices of the high courts of Patna, Himachal Pradesh, Gauhati and Tripura. The three-member collegium has recommended the name of Justice K Vinod Chandran of the Kerala High Court for appointment as … Read more

SC Collegium recommends elevation of Allahabad, Gujarat HC chief justices to apex court

SC Collegium recommends elevation of Allahabad, Gujarat HC chief justices to apex court

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium Tuesday recommended to the Centre the names of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar for elevation as apex court judges. While all six members of the Collegium, led by CJI DY Chandrachud, were unanimous in recommending the name of … Read more