Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the judiciary must stand up to populist forces and protect the Constitutional ethos from being desecrated by populists.
The husband, a suspended Delhi Police head constable, said lawyers like Prashant Bhushan reinforced ‘our faith in the system, and kept our hope of getting justice alive’.
The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
The resignation of a judge with 17 years of judicial service, just a year before her retirement, has to raise alarm bells about the health of the system. Judges of High Courts enjoy constitutional tenure and protection and cannot be subjected to public shame for undisclosed reasons. Any arbitrary transfer by the Supreme Court collegium reduces the High Court judges to a subordinate status. Further, the collegium system, by its opacity, has failed to build a fearless and strong judiciary and serve the public interest.
As is the king so are the subjects. As is the mother so are the children. As is the thread so is the cloth. Everyone at the helm of affairs in this country thinks the Indian people in general are incapable of seeing through things, and accordingly those at the helm of affairs in their ignorance take the common man for granted. The Shakespearean dictum, Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” needs to be rewritten as “Everything is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
NJAC cannot be successful, government should think other mode for appointing judges to lower and higher judiciary, because in the country litigants are poor and the cost of litigation will be heavy, litigants should bear for translation and other problems would arise. But collegium system has to be changed. I advocate for strong accountability act, unless only God can save this country.
कोर्ट में आम लोगों पर अमानवीय जुल्म किया जा रहा है। भ्रष्टाचार शिखर पर है। बड़ा अजीब लगता है कि कोर्ट के लोगों के against शिकायत नहीं किया जा सकता है। कोर्ट में सुनवाई नहीं है पर जनता के ऊपर अवमानना, कोर्ट के काम में बाधा, कोर्ट का कीमती वक्त बर्बाद etc.etc.हथियार की तरह इस्तेमाल किया जा रहा है। अजीब है कोर्ट के साहब ही इल्जाम लगाते हैं, वही जेल में डालते हैं,उसी कोर्ट में सुनवाई के लिए भी लाया जाता है। कोर्ट में सालों साल साहब छुट्टी पर रहते हैं, हड़ताल किया जाता है और जनता पर इल्ज़ाम लगाया जाता है, कोर्ट का कीमती वक्त बर्बाद करने का, कोर्ट के काम में बाधा डालने का। कोर्ट में जनता पर क्या जुल्म किया जा रहा है, देखने वाला कोई नहीं।कोई आपकी बात नहीं सुनेगा।हर जगह जवाब मिलता है यह कोर्ट मैटर है। कोर्ट में भयावह अमानवीय जुल्म किया जा रहा है, और पूरा जीवन बर्बाद कर दिया जा रहा है।
In January justice Sanjeev khanna was elevated directly from the bench superseding 3 judges from the Delhi high court and now collegium had recommended justice Bhatt for elevation whom they did not find suitable in January but again ignoring 2 senior judges. Justice maheswari was accused of doing executive bidding by one senior judge of supreme Court and initially he was ignored and justice Rastogi was elevated but later justice maheswari was also elevated. In the recent recommendation for supreme Court collegium has ignored chief justice of Manipur high court who is the senior most judge from Madras high court and instead recommended recently appointed chief justice of Himachal high court. There are many instances of such anomalies but without any plausible explanation.
Before blaming the collegium system find a better system to replace it. All system fail sometimes, assuming that it has failed this time. What alternative system is available? will it be appointment by central govt? it is one of the bigger if not the biggest litigant. So should it appoint? Or should parliament appoint? Or should journalist appoint or should it be by election? Among the available alternatives collegium system as prevalent is the best though it may sometimes be, if at all misused. Moreover one should not be guided by the views of some disgruntled judges. They have their own axe to grind. the job of the collegium is very onerous and difficult. I am sure all or some of the members of the collegium must be consulting some of the brother judges and also some of the senior advocates privately before taking a decision. I know that that was the position in the Bombay High court and am sure that it must be continuing.
This is the so called merit based system which was in existence from antiquity. This should be introduced for IAS also. Then there will be no resignations etc.sri
The justice of the country is in crisis and we must not hide the face. Recent events are clear proof of this and confirm this situation. This is the whole system that must be reviewed, without going away. The judiciary is there to protect citizens, to uphold the Constitution. In the present case we do not see why in the nominations it is the Head of the SC who would have the last word. We should start by guaranteeing the absolute neutrality and the independence (constitutional guarantee?) of the college. The college should make proposals, and the appointing authority could only accept or reject the proposal. How can one be a judge and a party? This is called in law: the illegal taking of interests !!!
Without reading a word of the NJAC judgment ( an old failing ), supported it fiercely. That is because one would always prefer the frying pan to the fire. If anything, since then the fire has become even more scorching. 2. Justice Tahilramani built a name for herself over two decades as a judge. She was deserving of elevation to the apex court. By her principled resignation, she has ended her career on a high. 3. In the Army, no one can disagree with the Chief. That iron discipline seems now to have pervaded the apex court. It was seen most tragically in the case of the lady staffer who complained of having been treated inappropriately by the CJI.
The collegium system was to benefit the chosen ones who carry some proximate or remote Nexus with the members of collegium. Fairness in nomination as a probable in the list of persons to be elevated from bar to bench is a rare commodity.
Judges in H.C. and apex court have their vested interest that is why ,those in S.C. vehimently opposed NJAC and declared the same unconstitutional on shady ground of Indipendence of judiciary.The working of the collegium is not consistent.The whole system needs an introspection from the side of persons forming collegium to remove doubt hovering in the minds of on Lookers and aspirants.Hoping curative measure will be arrived at .Sooner the better.
The resignation of a judge with 17 years of judicial service, just a year before her retirement, has to raise alarm bells about the health of the system. Judges of High Courts enjoy constitutional tenure and protection and cannot be subjected to public shame for undisclosed reasons. Any arbitrary transfer by the Supreme Court collegium reduces the High Court judges to a subordinate status. Further, the collegium system, by its opacity, has failed to build a fearless and strong judiciary and serve the public interest.
As is the king so are the subjects. As is the mother so are the children. As is the thread so is the cloth. Everyone at the helm of affairs in this country thinks the Indian people in general are incapable of seeing through things, and accordingly those at the helm of affairs in their ignorance take the common man for granted. The Shakespearean dictum, Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” needs to be rewritten as “Everything is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
NJAC cannot be successful, government should think other mode for appointing judges to lower and higher judiciary, because in the country litigants are poor and the cost of litigation will be heavy, litigants should bear for translation and other problems would arise. But collegium system has to be changed. I advocate for strong accountability act, unless only God can save this country.
कोर्ट में आम लोगों पर अमानवीय जुल्म किया जा रहा है। भ्रष्टाचार शिखर पर है। बड़ा अजीब लगता है कि कोर्ट के लोगों के against शिकायत नहीं किया जा सकता है। कोर्ट में सुनवाई नहीं है पर जनता के ऊपर अवमानना, कोर्ट के काम में बाधा, कोर्ट का कीमती वक्त बर्बाद etc.etc.हथियार की तरह इस्तेमाल किया जा रहा है। अजीब है कोर्ट के साहब ही इल्जाम लगाते हैं, वही जेल में डालते हैं,उसी कोर्ट में सुनवाई के लिए भी लाया जाता है। कोर्ट में सालों साल साहब छुट्टी पर रहते हैं, हड़ताल किया जाता है और जनता पर इल्ज़ाम लगाया जाता है, कोर्ट का कीमती वक्त बर्बाद करने का, कोर्ट के काम में बाधा डालने का। कोर्ट में जनता पर क्या जुल्म किया जा रहा है, देखने वाला कोई नहीं।कोई आपकी बात नहीं सुनेगा।हर जगह जवाब मिलता है यह कोर्ट मैटर है। कोर्ट में भयावह अमानवीय जुल्म किया जा रहा है, और पूरा जीवन बर्बाद कर दिया जा रहा है।
In January justice Sanjeev khanna was elevated directly from the bench superseding 3 judges from the Delhi high court and now collegium had recommended justice Bhatt for elevation whom they did not find suitable in January but again ignoring 2 senior judges. Justice maheswari was accused of doing executive bidding by one senior judge of supreme Court and initially he was ignored and justice Rastogi was elevated but later justice maheswari was also elevated. In the recent recommendation for supreme Court collegium has ignored chief justice of Manipur high court who is the senior most judge from Madras high court and instead recommended recently appointed chief justice of Himachal high court. There are many instances of such anomalies but without any plausible explanation.
Seems there is blanket ban on my comments. Obviously they are not to your liking. Fine. I won’t waste any more time.
Before blaming the collegium system find a better system to replace it. All system fail sometimes, assuming that it has failed this time. What alternative system is available? will it be appointment by central govt? it is one of the bigger if not the biggest litigant. So should it appoint? Or should parliament appoint? Or should journalist appoint or should it be by election? Among the available alternatives collegium system as prevalent is the best though it may sometimes be, if at all misused. Moreover one should not be guided by the views of some disgruntled judges. They have their own axe to grind. the job of the collegium is very onerous and difficult. I am sure all or some of the members of the collegium must be consulting some of the brother judges and also some of the senior advocates privately before taking a decision. I know that that was the position in the Bombay High court and am sure that it must be continuing.
This is the so called merit based system which was in existence from antiquity. This should be introduced for IAS also. Then there will be no resignations etc.sri
The justice of the country is in crisis and we must not hide the face. Recent events are clear proof of this and confirm this situation. This is the whole system that must be reviewed, without going away. The judiciary is there to protect citizens, to uphold the Constitution. In the present case we do not see why in the nominations it is the Head of the SC who would have the last word. We should start by guaranteeing the absolute neutrality and the independence (constitutional guarantee?) of the college. The college should make proposals, and the appointing authority could only accept or reject the proposal. How can one be a judge and a party? This is called in law: the illegal taking of interests !!!
Without reading a word of the NJAC judgment ( an old failing ), supported it fiercely. That is because one would always prefer the frying pan to the fire. If anything, since then the fire has become even more scorching. 2. Justice Tahilramani built a name for herself over two decades as a judge. She was deserving of elevation to the apex court. By her principled resignation, she has ended her career on a high. 3. In the Army, no one can disagree with the Chief. That iron discipline seems now to have pervaded the apex court. It was seen most tragically in the case of the lady staffer who complained of having been treated inappropriately by the CJI.
The collegium system was to benefit the chosen ones who carry some proximate or remote Nexus with the members of collegium. Fairness in nomination as a probable in the list of persons to be elevated from bar to bench is a rare commodity.
Judges in H.C. and apex court have their vested interest that is why ,those in S.C. vehimently opposed NJAC and declared the same unconstitutional on shady ground of Indipendence of judiciary.The working of the collegium is not consistent.The whole system needs an introspection from the side of persons forming collegium to remove doubt hovering in the minds of on Lookers and aspirants.Hoping curative measure will be arrived at .Sooner the better.