Collegium System
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Explainer: How is the appointment of judges related to debate on the basic structure doctrine?
Judicial appointments are currently at the centre of a public fight between the judiciary and the Modi government.
Umang Poddar
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Not only the BJP: Why Ambedkarites also oppose the collegium system
Dalit and Adivasi activists say that the collegium system of judges’ appointment has led to minuscule representation from backward communities.
Umang Poddar
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Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking details of December 2018 collegium meeting under RTI
The court said that only the final decision of the collegium was required to be uploaded on its website.
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Why experts fear Mumbai is building heat traps
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Shiv Sena MP booked for making Nanded hospital dean clean toilets
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5 schedule: Antim Panghal, Saurav Ghosal and women’s hockey team in action
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No one spared in ‘NewsClick’ raids – young staffers, part-time employees, freelance contributors
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Watch: Man dances inside Mumbai local train, railways ask commuters not to ‘perform such activities’
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Justice Nikhil Kariel not among seven HC judges recommended for transfer by SC collegium
Members of the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association had abstained from work last week after Kariel’s transfer to the Patna High Court was proposed.
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Supreme Court agrees to list petition challenging collegium system of judicial appointments
The development comes month after Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju described the existing system of appointing judges as ‘very opaque’.
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SC collegium recommends appointment of three new chief justices in High Courts, transfer of two
The collegium, led by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit made the recommendations in a meeting held on September 28.
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‘Butter chicken’: Australian cricketers reveal what they are looking forward to eating in India
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Watch: Lund University students, teachers celebrate Anne L’Huillier winning the Physics Nobel Prize
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Watch: Meet Conan, one of the stray cats who have joined the security team at a commercial complex
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