Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told a bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Ashok Bhushan that an amendment to the Lokpal Bill is likely to be taken up by Parliament in March. Government today informed the Supreme Court that a proposed amendment in Lokpal Bill is pending
CJAR, a body consisting of activists from various fields, has criticised the Supreme Court collegium for leaving out Chief Justice of the Uttrakhand High Court K M Joseph for elevation as a judge of the apex court, saying his omission was due to "pressure" from
Well-known legal rights organization, Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR), has said that Justice KM Joseph’s non-elevation to Supreme Court judge is linked with his “bold decision striking down the imposition of President’s rule by the Centre in Uttrakhand last year.” Alleging that the decision
The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) has issued a scathing indictment on the continuing standoff between the government and the judiciary on judicial appointments, raising pertinent questions on institutional integrity and independence. Condemning the Centre’s move of returning names of 13 recommended judges for
Sitting high court judge, CS Karnan has written to the Supreme Court and will appear next month to argue against the collegium's mandate to transfer him. According to The Indian Express, the judge was asked by the high court to vacate is official bungalow in