Government should stop overloading SC with endless statutory appeals, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Attorney General (AG) of India R Venkataramani on Saturday said it is important that the government stops overloading the Supreme Court with endless statutory appeals.The AG, speaking at the Constitution Day celebrations held at the Supreme Court, said: "It is important that the government stops overloading the Supreme Court...

CJI, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Chief Justice of India (CJI), D.Y. Chandrachud, said on Saturday that no institution in a Constitutional democracy, including the collegium, is perfect and within the existing system, a solution has to be worked out, emphasising that judges are faithful soldiers who implement the Constitution.Speaking at the Constitution Day...

Ex-CJI U.U. Lalit, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, Former Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit on Sunday said the Supreme Court collegium is perfect and it does not require any fine-tuning.When queried on recent remarks by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Supreme Court collegium who called the system "opaque", Justice Lalit said: "It is perfect...

Centre appoints Justice TA Goud as Acting Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): The central government on Wednesday appointed Justice TA Goud as the Acting Chief Justice of Tripura High Court with effect from November 11.The Ministry of Law and Justice also issued a notification in this regard stating, "In exercise of the power conferred by...

Justice DY Chandrachud sworn-in as 50th Chief Justice of India, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday administered the oath of office to Justice D.Y. Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India.Justice Chandrachud took the oath at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, which was attended by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Law...

Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on NJAC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Reviving the debate on National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC), Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday defended the NJAC Act as the “collective will of the nation” and iterated for the second time in less than 10 days that the collegium system of appointing judges is opaque.The...