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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicKiren Rijiju

Topic: Kiren Rijiju

‘Modi govt gave izzat, got trust in return,’ says Rijiju on BJP’s performance in northeast polls

The BJP and its allies are set to return to power in Tripura & Nagaland. The party has offered support to Conrad Sangma's NPP, the single largest party in Meghalaya.

Rijiju reacts to SC’s big reveal about govt objections to judge appointments — ‘grave concern’

Last week the collegium had uploaded detailed resolutions on SC website, in which it reiterated its earlier opinion to elevate 3 advocates as high court judges.

Rijiju writes to CJI, wants panels with govt reps to advise collegium on judges’ appointments

Law minister Kiren Rijiju proposes the panel at SC level include a central govt nominee and at HC level state and central govt nominees. SC collegium is yet to deliberate on the letter.

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju tweets photo of Indian Army at Tawang. But the image is from 2019

In a tweet Saturday, Rijiju says Tawang has been secured due to “adequate deployment” of the Indian Army. The catch, however, is that the photo dates back to October 2019.  

‘Why we hear routine matters…,’ SC explains, 2 days after law minister pointed out backlog

Top court held up the example of a power equipment theft case it was hearing Friday, and said there would have been a ‘serious miscarriage of justice’ if it didn’t intervene in such cases.

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?

‘If you want us to appoint judges, we will,’ SC objects to law minister’s remarks on collegium

At a summit Sunday, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said there were loopholes in the collegium system that appoints judges to the top court and the country’s HCs.

‘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.

3 yrs ago, Modi govt floated fast-track court scheme for rape, POCSO cases. 9 states behind target

The centrally sponsored scheme is yet to see full compliance from states, however, states like UP & MP report high pendency despite having fully functional fast track, POCSO courts.

On Camera

How a fading Benares dynasty commissioned North India’s greatest Ramayana paintings

In an India that was post-Mughal but pre-British Raj, diplomacy, popular religion, and a constellation of genius painters created the most spectacular Ramayana adaptation ever.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.