Articles tagged with: Madan B Lokur
SC tells gov to finish pro-NJAC arguments in June holidays, declines larger bench
The Supreme Court today refused to refer, for now, to a larger bench a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission in the context of the judicial primacy in judges’ appointments as a preliminary issue. The court made it clear that it was not ruling ou...
Please think again about getting 11 judges to hear NJAC, pleads gov't with SC
The Central government Monday urged the Supreme Court to refer to a nine or 11-judge bench the reconsideration of 1993 judgment which took away from the government the power of appointing judges and vested it with an apex court collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India. As the government presse...
Five-judge constitution bench to hear multi-pronged anti-NJAC case
The proposed National Judicial Appointments Commission’s (NJAC) validity will now be examined by a Constitution bench in the Supreme Court after a three judge bench referred petitions challenging it to a five judge bench, reported// Mint . The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association, the Bar A...
NJAC: Mukul Rohatgi bats for death of collegium before SC packed with seniors (+ ML Sharma)
The central government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the government could not be restrained from notifying the constitutional amendment and the law for replacing the existing collegium system by NJAC for the appointment of judges to the apex court and the High Courts. “I am rigorously conte...
Prashant Bhushan clashes with CBI counsel in coal scam hearing, as SC pulls up slow Gujarat
The Supreme Court Monday asked Gujarat’s chief secretary to explain as to why cooperation was not being extended to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by providing the investigating agency with the documents relating to Naini and Morga-II coal blocks. A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur, Justice...
SC's weekly 'social justice bench' under Lokur, UU Lalit kicks off at 2pm today
The recently constituted social justice bench of the Supreme Court, to be presided over by Justices Madan B Lokur and UU Lalit, will sit today at 2pm for the first time. Today will kick off what is intended as a weekly session, reported India TV News According to a statement from the Supreme Court: ...
Need to know: Delhi HC pecuniary enhancement clears another hurdle | NGT ‘anti-activist’ fine | CCI to be faster | Lokur Coal recusal excused | more ...
Delhi HC pecuniary enhancement clears another hurdle : The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014 which seeks enhance the Delhi HC’s pecuniary jurisdiction from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 2 crore, and which was a cause of Delhi HC bar protests , is now in the Rajya Sabha [ PTI ] PIL vs anti-activist NGT bar ...