Topic: collegium system
A runaway judiciary is Modi govt’s biggest frustration
There's much room for reform in the government-judiciary relationship. But first, both need to speak the same language.
SC collegium to make recommendations public, lawyers say it’s ‘merely cosmetic’
After the brouhaha over Justice Jayant Patel, collegium resolves to be more transparent, but some senior lawyers want minutes of meetings too.
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After Justice Jayant Patel quits, lawyers’ body moves SC seeking collegium reform
The collegium debate is set to play out in open court now as the National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms has challenged its legitimacy.
Collegium system back under scanner after Justice Patel and Justice Shakdher’s cases
The assumption that the independence of the judiciary is entirely safe in the hands of judges is now in question again.
Justice Jayant Patel transfer case another test for SC’s collegium resolve
Collegium’s decision to supersede Justice Jayant Patel’s elevation to Chief Justice of Karnataka HC is set to be challenged by Gujarat Advocates’ Association.
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BJP, Modi’s ‘total politics’ stems from insecurity. They still don’t rule the power elite
Yogendra Yadav is wrong. BJP might have a hegemonic position in politics and economy, but it's not the same in moral and intellectual spaces.
RBI intervenes with multi-pronged strategy in battle against rupee fall
The Reserve Bank’s challenges include crashes in forward dollar premiums to rising open interest in futures that adds to pressure on the currency.
Defence
‘Major milestone’: India conducts maiden flight of unmanned aircraft demonstrator
DRDO calls flight a significant step towards self-reliance in defence technologies; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauds achievement, says ‘it paves way for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in critical military systems’.
With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again
Modi govt's biggest flaw has been its disinclination to accept limitations of electoral majorities. This ruined land acquisition and farm reform, stalled labour codes.