Judicial Appointments
Nearly 6 million cases pending in HCs, more than 69,000 in the SC: Govt
Over 69,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court while there is a backlog of over 59 lakh cases in the country's 25 high courts, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. Citing details available on the SC website, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply that 69,511 cases were pending in the top court as on February 1. "There are 59,87,477 cases pending in the high courts across the country as per the information available on National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) on February 1, 2023," he said. Out of these, 10.30 lakh cases were pending in the Allahabad High Court -- the biggest high court of the country. The Sikkim High Court has the least number of 171 cases. The government, Rijiju said, has taken several initiatives to provide "suitable environment" for expeditious disposal of cases by the Judiciary.
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Unparalleled in democratic history of world: Dhankhar on SC's NJAC verdict
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said the judiciary striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act in 2015 was "a scenario perhaps unparalleled in the democratic history of the world". He said parliamentary sovereignty and autonomy are quintessential for the survival of democracy and cannot be permitted to be compromised by the executive or judiciary. While referring to the Supreme Court scrapping the NJAC in 2015 -- which was enacted by the NDA government for appointments in higher judiciary -- the vice president said, "Such kind of a scenario is perhaps unparalleled in the democratic history of the world". "The executive is ordained to be in compliance with the constitutional prescription emanating from Parliament. It was obligated to adhere to the NJAC. Judicial verdict cannot run it down," he said at the 83rd All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC), "Parliamentary sovereignty cannot be permitted to be diluted or compromised by the ...
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There was no proposal to reintroduce a modified NJAC, says Centre
The Centre further said that out of the 34 judge strength of the Supreme Court, 27 judges are working in the, which puts the vacancy to 7
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Top court issues notice to Centre over delay in judicial appointments
Top court issues notice to Centre over delay in judicial appointments
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15 new judicial and technical members appointed for NCLT benches
The tribunal has a total sanctioned strength of 63 members and 28 benches
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SC appointments: What is the collegium system, and how does it work?
The collegium is a group consisting of the Chief Justice of India and the four seniormost judges of the Supreme Court that decides the appointment of judges to the apex court
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Can reducing 'state-litigation' solve half of the judiciary's problems?
Yes, the government is the biggest litigant in the country, but this is not the whole truth
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Inefficiency, out of court
Poor governance is adding to judiciary's woes
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Time has come for appointment of woman as Chief Justice of India: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that time has come when a woman should be Chief Justice of India and stressed that there is no attitudinal change.
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Employer can refuse appointment to those in select list on valid ground: SC
"The mere inclusion in the select list does not give an indefeasible right to a candidate.", a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M R Shah said in its judgement.
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Will soon announce Supreme Court justice nominee, says Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump said he will soon nominate a Supreme Court justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away on Friday."We will have a nominee very soon," Trump told reporters on Saturday, specifying that it would likely happen next week and adding that "most likely it would be a woman."Trump named Amy Coney Barrett of the Chicago-based 7th Circuit and Barbara Lagoa of the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit as possible nominees.Later on Saturday, speaking at a campaign rally in North Carolina, Trump confirmed that he will announce his Supreme Court justice pick next week and that it will be a woman."We are going to fill the seat," Trump said, stressing that "There have been 29 times of vacancy open during an election year or prior to it ... every single time the sitting president made a nomination.""I will be putting forward the nominee next week, it will be a woman," Trump told his supporters in North Carolina.On Friday, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of ...
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Justice Bobde's agenda
Judicial reforms should happen, finally
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Supreme Court to seek public opinion on appointment of judges
Decision comes in wake of a raging debate over the resignation of Justice Jayant Patel of Karnataka High Court
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In search of neutral arbitrators
Government instrumentalities must rework their contracts to provide a level playing field to others
Reform from within
Judiciary must heed calls to reform the collegium
The appointments question
Confrontation between judiciary and executive must end
