Of the 33 judges currently on the Supreme Court, at least 10 are closely related to former judges, while an equal number had fathers who were lawyers, an investigation by ThePrint has found.
Earlier this week, RS Chairman Dhankhar raised the issue of NJAC, which was meant to replace the existing collegium system of appointing judges a decade ago.
NJAC, SC collegium for judges' appointment saw Kiren Rijiju clash with judiciary. With clutch of elections lined up, Modi govt needs image makeover, says section of BJP leaders.
Remarks comes day after Dhankhar spoke about NJAC episode in Rajya Sabha. Collegium system is law of the land on appointment of judges, says a three-judge bench.
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.
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SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Building on long-standing ties & Islamic solidarity, Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement comes at a time of heightened regional tensions especially after Israeli attack on Doha.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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