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SubscriberWrites: Modi govt’s offensive with the Collegium detrimental to a free and fair judiciary

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Unplanned township & infrastructure — Why parts of Uttarakhand are sinking

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SC backs Saurabh Kirpal, Sathyan & Somasekhar Sundaresan as judges — read full statements here

The resolutions come on the heels of growing friction between the central government and the apex court over judicial appointments.

SC backs Sathyan for Madras HC again — sharing article critical of PM ‘won’t impinge on character’

Government sent R. John Sathyan's name back to Collegium last year citing IB report. SC said social media posts won't impinge on his 'suitability, character or integrity'.

SC reiterates 4 names for HC judgeship, tells govt ‘can’t infer bias from social media views’

Collegium in resolution adopted Wednesday reiterated names of advocates Somasekhar Sundaresan, Saurabh Kirpal, Amitesh Banerjee & Sakya Sen for elevation, rejecting govt’s objections.

Parliamentary panel calls for social diversity in judiciary, higher retirement age of HC judges

Standing committee on personnel headed by BJP Rajya Sabha leader Sushil Kumar Modi discussed inadequate representation of SC, ST and OBC in judicial appointments, ThePrint has learnt.

This is what was happening in India when the collegium system was born in 1993

Why did the Supreme Court take control of the appointment of judges only in the early 1990s? Why did it not happen in the 1960s, 1970s, or even 1980s?

‘Victimisation of honest, fearless judge’ — lawyers protest Gujarat HC justice’s transfer

The decision to transfer Justice Nikhil Kariel from Gujarat HC was taken in the first meeting of the new Supreme Court collegium formed after Justice Chandrachud took over as CJI.

‘Very upset about it’: Law minister Rijiju criticises SC order to keep sedition law in abeyance

Rijiju also criticised 'politics' within the collegium, and the Supreme Court's 2015 decision to strike down the proposed National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act.

‘It’s govt job to appoint judges,’ Rijiju claims people are ‘not happy’ with collegium system

Rijiju said judges are 'preoccupied' with appointments, due to which delivery of justice 'suffers'. Till 1993, judges were appointed by the law ministry in consultation with the CJI.

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Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

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Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

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