Collegium Row: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has once again given a statement amidst the assurance of the Central Government to approve the recommendation made by the Collegium in December last year. Describing the government as the servant of the people, he said that the country will be governed by the Constitution. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said in Prayagraj, “I have seen reports in the media that the Supreme Court has given a warning (on the Collegium). The people of this country are the owners of this country, we are the…
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20 Names Recommended By Collegium Return For Reconsideration Says Government In Parliament
Parliament Winter Session: The government has informed Parliament during the winter session of Parliament that it has sent back 20 names recommended for appointment as High Court judges to the Supreme Court Collegium. Rijiju, the law minister told Parliament, said that as of December 9, against the sanctioned strength of 1,108 judges, 777 were working in the 25 high courts, leaving 331 (30 per cent) vacancies. He said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha that at present 147 proposals received from various High Courts against…
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