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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Supreme Court And Modi Government Tussle Senior Advocate Harish Salve Says Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Corossed Lakshman Rekha | By commenting on the Supreme Court, the Law Minister crossed the Lakshman Rekha.
Supreme Court and Government Tussle: There is a tussle between the Modi government and the Supreme Court on many issues. Then whether it is not following the recommendations of the Collegium or the matter of appointment of the Election Commissioner, tension seems to be increasing continuously on all these issues. Now a statement of senior advocate Harish Salve has come to the fore, in which he has said about Law Minister Kiren Rijiju that he has crossed his Laxman Rekha. This statement has made it clear to what extent the…
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