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'Cash at home': Collegium system for judicial appointments is dysfunctional, says Harish Salve [Video]

'Cash at home': Collegium system for judicial appointments is dysfunctional, says Harish Salve

IANS Exclusive: New Delhi: Former Solicitor General Harish Salve called the collegium system "dysfunctional" after cash was reportedly found at Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma’s home during a..

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Putin chairs expanded meeting of Russian MOD Collegium [Video]

Putin chairs expanded meeting of Russian MOD Collegium

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding an annual expanded meeting of the Collegium of the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow. Defense Minister Andrey Belousov is also taking part in the meeting.

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Collegium recommends CJ of Karnataka HC to apex court

The collegium headed by CJI D Y Chandrachud recommended the appointment of Prasanna Bhalchandra Varale, the Chief Justice of Karnataka HC, as a judge of the Supreme Court. This would bring the Supreme..
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`Uncle Judge Syndrome`: Collegium System And Controversy Surrounding It

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Wrong to say collegium lacks transparency: CJI DY Chandrachud

Days after his retired colleague Justice SK Kaul said one has to accept that there is a problem with the collegium method of appointment of judges, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud defended the..
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Retired judge pushing some names led to no collegium meeting for 2 months?

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Did not insist on any name: Justice Kaul

Justice Sanjay KKaul denies insisting on appointment of suggested names, claims consensus; challenges use of word 'coercion'; clarifies timeline set by Supreme Court, not 'coercion'; no disillusionment..
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Supreme Court collegium proposes names for chief justices of 5 high courts

The Supreme Court collegium finalised names of judges for recommendation to appoint them as Chief Justices of the high courts of Allahabad, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Gauhati and Jharkhand. It..
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Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud Presents Certificate of Honour to Advocate Dr. Vivek Singh for his Pioneering Legal Contributions

During the esteemed Constitution Day celebrations in 2023, at the Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice of India, Dr. Justice D.Y Chandrachud, presided over a momentous ceremony. The ceremony was..
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HC collegiums yet to recommend names for 198 vacancies of judges

Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed Lok Sabha that there are currently 42 pending recommendations for the appointment of High Court judges with the Supreme Court collegium. There are also 60..
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United States: Purdue v. Collegium: Upholding The Board's Authority To Issue A Final Written Decision Even After The Statutory Deadline Has Passed - Haug Partners

On November 21, 2023, the Federal Circuit in Purdue Pharma L.P et al. v. Collegium Pharm., Inc. (i) affirmed that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board...
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'I myself am servant of law and Constitution', says CJI DY Chandrachud on reforming Supreme Court's Collegium system

The Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, responded to a lawyer's request for reforming the Supreme Court's Collegium system and the process of designating advocates as seniors. The lawyer urged the..
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Judges' appointment case not listed despite judicial order

The hearing on delay in appointment of high court judges by the Centre took a curious turn when it was not listed despite judicial order. The bench denied knowledge of the reason. Advocate raised the..
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2 years on, government names SC collegium pick as Bombay HC additional judge

The law ministry on Thursday notified appointment of advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as additional judge of the Bombay HC, almost two years after his name was cleared by the Supreme Court collegium...
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President appoints Mumbai advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as Judge of Bombay High Court

The Central government appointed Somasekhar Sundaresan as an additional Judge of the Bombay High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium recommended Sundaresan, citing his specialization in commercial law..
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Outgoing Allahabad HC Chief Justice lashes out at ’18 transfer

Outgoing Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker of the Allahabad high court expressed his hurt at his transfer from the Chhattisgarh HC in 2018, alleging that it was ill-intentioned and designed to harass..
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Biggest transfer since Emergency shows power shift to judiciary: HC judge

An outgoing judge from the Calcutta High Court has compared the recent transfer of judges between high courts by the Supreme Court collegium to the transfers that took place during the Emergency in..
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Court again flags centre sitting on collegium recommendations

The Supreme Court of India criticized the government for selectively accepting recommendations from the court's collegium for appointments and transfers of high court judges. The court expressed its..
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Supreme Court flags issue of 'pick and choose' by Centre in clearing names recommended by collegium for transfer of judges

The Supreme Court has raised concerns about the selective transfer of high court judges by the Indian government, stating that it sends a negative signal. Of the 11 judges recommended for transfer,..
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Was kept in dark, Adhir Ranjan writes to President

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury termed as "outrageous lie" Prime Minister Modi's charge that his skipping of the collegium meeting to select the Central Information Commission (CIC) reflected..
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There has to be workable trust between government and judiciary, says SC

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Collegium picks Chief Justices of Delhi, Raj, Gauhati High Courts as Supreme Court judges

The Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, has recommended the appointment of three chief justices of high courts as judges of the apex court. Justices Satish Chandra..
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Supreme Court recommends 3 HC Chief Justices for elevation to apex court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of three judges for appointment to the apex court. The recommended judges are Delhi High Court Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Rajasthan High..
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Congress' Adhir Ranjan says collegium to appoint CIC, IC ‘futile exercise’ as government has majority

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has criticized the collegium responsible for appointing information commissioners and the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), calling it a "futile exercise."..
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SC collegium recommends chief justices for Uttarakhand, Orissa and Meghalaya high courts

The Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, has recommended the appointment of judges as chief justices of the High Courts in Uttarakhand, Odisha, and Meghalaya. Justice Ritu..
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Justice Vaidyanathan appointed chief justice of Meghalaya HC

The senior most judge of Madras high court, Justice S Vaidyanathan, has been appointed new chief justice of the high court of Meghalaya. In a resolution passed to this effect, the Supreme Court..
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Supreme Court pushes judge appointments, government keen on fixing memorandum of procedure

The Indian government has stressed the need for the Supreme Court to finalize the long-pending memorandum of procedure (MoP) before appointing judges. The government and the Supreme Court collegium..
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The way Centre approves collegium picks 'troublesome': Supreme court

The Supreme Court on Friday disapproved the practice of Centre to "pick and choose" out of names recommended by its collegium for judgeship in high courts and apex court, terming it "troublesome" which..
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Supreme Court reiterates concern over delay in judges' appointments in High Courts

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'To ensure that we represent richness and diversity of India': CJI Chandrachud on Collegium's mission

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SC seeks AG's assistance on plea for fixing time limit for govt to notify collegium proposals

The plea came up for hearing on Friday before a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.
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SC collegium recommends four names as judges of Orissa, Gauhati and Kerala HCs

A three-judge collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Thursday recommended the names of two judicial officers, one advocate and one additional judge for appointment as judges of the high..
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New law will keep intact EC members' precedence status

There will be no change in the order of the CEC and election commissioners in the table of precedence. While the bill providing for appointment of the three EC members by a collegium seeks to make..
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Intel inputs on Saibaba case led to judge Deo’s transfer

Justice Rohit B Deo’s surprise announcement in open court on Friday on resigning as a judge of Bombay high court came hours after the Supreme Court collegium informed him about its decision to..
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Supreme Court overrules Centre, names 4 lawyers for high court judges

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Working past midnight, SC collegium clears 7 names for HC CJ appointment

The collegium of CJI Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna recommended the appointment of Justice Sunita Agarwal as chief justice of Gujarat, the post that fell vacant on the..
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