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NJAC debate needs to be reframed through civilisational approach to 'dharma', power and accountability
April 07, 2025 12:17 pm
Institutions endure not only by the strength of their decisions, but by the integrity of their design. These principles are not new. They are already present in our constitutional text, legal heritage, and jurisprudential memory. We simply need to remember
Ram Madhav writes: Why judiciary must revisit the NJAC middle path
March 29, 2025 11:09 am
As Parliament is once again seized of the matter, it may be time both the judiciary and the executive give serious thought to the NJAC. After all, nobody can say that eminent justices like H R Khanna, V R Krishna Iyer or M N Venkatachaliah were political appointees just because they were appointed before the collegium system came into vogue
This Word Means: Collegium
March 22, 2025 3:48 am
Every day, 500 words on a word (or expression) that has appeared in The Indian Express
Collegium system fair, transparent & ensures independence of judiciary, better than NJAC: Justice R D Dhanuka
June 19, 2023 2:08 pm
“Open confrontation does not send a good signal to the public. Members of the public thus get a chance to criticise the entire system which shall be avoided,” he said.
Supreme Court's Election Commission verdict: When judicial activism writes the law
March 04, 2023 9:17 am
Will the Court draw for itself a Lakshman Rekha on this aspect? Although, the intentions of the Court while interfering in such matters may be noble, the same may have seemingly unintended consequences
V-P Dhankar v Opposition: A question of propriety
February 22, 2023 12:33 am
By engaging in what looks like a partisan political exercise against Opposition, V-P Dhankhar undermines Parliament, his office.
Senior advocate Datar says NJAC is an ‘absolutely unworkable principle’
February 05, 2023 12:46 am
The doctrine of basic structure saw a renewed debate with Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar last month publicly criticising the SC for using the doctrine of basic structure to strike down the constitutional amendment that introduced the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act.
Ex-SC judge regrets NJAC verdict; court being intimidated, says Arun Jaitley
May 10, 2019 7:36 am
The NJAC was meant to replace the existing Collegium system to appoint judges to the higher judiciary. Justice Joseph said that the Collegium system to appoint judges to the higher judiciary is “defective and needs to be streamlined”.
Judicial appointments bill: Top lawyers condemn collegium system, but say new bill no good
February 01, 2015 4:29 am
Speaking at MU, top lawyers said the proposed Commission aimed at giving primacy to the executive.
SC refuses urgent hearing of plea to quash NJAC Act
January 07, 2015 12:39 am
The petitions are likely to be listed within a week.
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