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SORRY STATE OF AFAIRS IN INDIAN JUDICIARY..
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Yesterday, at 8 PM, a special bench of, our Supreme Court held a sitting to hear a matter, suo motu..

1/16

The cause of action was this..👇
One judge J. Gangopadhyay of, Calcutta High Court had given an interview to a local TV channel about a case concerning Abhishek Banerjee before his bench..
J. Gangopadhyay directed the Secretary General of the Supreme Court to submit report+

2/16

+and some documents pertaining to the SC's order of reassigning matter pertaining to Primary Teachers' Recruitment Scam, which were heard by his bench..
The main reason behind this order of reassignment from SC seems to be J. Gangopadhyay's interview to a local TV channel..

3/16

Collegium is similar to a trade union gang of Judges. It does not have any constitutional mandate. Government immediately must dismantle this unlawful authority…This is a real problem for our democracy. How can Judges appoint Judges.
#collegium
#cjichandrachud

There has to be a better system that is democratic and accountable. Present system instead of working for the people will only work for the dynastic appointments and will be prejudicial to National interests….

Centre should come up with impeachment motion to dismiss the nuisance fellow CChud …From lowest to highest every where favouritism and sponsorship.Talent and IQ never get recognised here.

The Supreme Court to continue hearing plea filed by the Advocates Association Bengaluru stating that the Centre's failure to process the names recommended for appointment was in direct contravention of the Second Judges case.

#SupremeCourt #Collegium

Sr Adv Arvind Datar: We have filed a chart showing the detailed categories.. it has 4 parts. One is appointment of Chief Justices. some have come and some are pending

Justice SK Kaul: there has to be consent by the state government

#SupremeCourt #Collegium

Justice Kaul: I am also concerned with some issues

Prashant Bhushan: this cannot go on endlessly. Some appointments are selectively notified..same with transfer

#BombayHighCourt to shortly hear a PIL seeking action against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju for their public statements against the Collegium, judiciary and the Supreme Court.

@KirenRijiju @VPIndia

Adv Ahmed Abdi appears for the petitioner: We have come to court with great anguisehment, everything is happening in public domain.

#BombayHighCourt

Abdi: There is article 51A which imposes fundamental duties on all citizens, whosoever it may be.
Then there is criminal contempt which is against maligning image of court and every citizen is obliged to follow it.

[Delay in clearing appointment of Judges]

#SupremeCourt to hear petitions concerning delay by Central Government in clearing names as High Court and SC judges after being cleared by #Collegium

Attorney-General of India R. Venkataramani had told the Supreme Court that the Union government will adhere to the timelines fixed by the court to process recommendations for judicial appointments #collegium #SupremeCourt

Hearing begins.

#SupremeCourtOfIndia #SupremeCourtCollegium #Collegium

@KirenRijiju in Rajya Sabha: Main reason for pendency is appointment of judges.
The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had passed the #NJAC Act in 2015. 2/3rd states approved it as well.
#Parliament #ParliamentWinterSession

@KirenRijiju: The Government has taken numerous steps to tackle pendency. Without referring to those (for paucity of time), i wanna say that right now, the government has very limited power to fill vacancies...
#Parliament #ParliamentWinterSession

...We only approve the names recommended by the collegium. We have no authority to look for and recommend judges ourselves.
#Parliament #ParliamentWinterSession #Collegium #SupremeCourt

#HarHarMahadevॐ

Which law or constitution has made #Collegium a law? Its an illegal cabal without notes that makes the appointments in secret. Like a Masonic Lodge.

https://twitter.com/sanjivesethi1/status/1597164736806019072

Basically the concept of a collegium came up in a law seminar and was thrust upon the nation by coming up with new meaning to the word 'consultation' to mean concurrence! And through a series gradually expanded.
Final version was a camel than a horse!
legalserviceindia.com/legal/article-…

Read how Justice Verma who brought forth the #Collegium system was disappointed with it. Shows it was wrong decision to alter consultation to imply concurrence. Then they piled on CJI+4 senior judges. Consultation with legal community for improvements brings in quota system!

[Collegium system] Judges spending more time on judges appointments than deciding cases: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Read more: barandbench.com/news/collegium…

The Law Minister was speaking at an event held in Ahmedabad called Sabarmati Samvad, organised by weekly magazine Panchajanya, which is published by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Thread.

People do not see the politics that is happening inside the judiciary while appointing judges. The process is very opaque: Law Minister

@KirenRijiju #Collegium

CJI UU Lalit to deliver the 2nd M.K. Nambyar memorial lecture

Former #SupremeCourt judge Justice BN Srikrishna to preside. Former SC judge Justice Santosh Hegde and Senior Adv & Former AG KK Venugopal are the guests of honour

Track thread for updates 👇

Program begins. The event is being hosted by SASTRA University @SastraUniv #CJIUULalit #MKNambyarMemorialLecture

Introduction to the MK Nambyar Memorial lecture underway

RomeshNadir🇮🇳

@chittukuruvi4 @DetheEsha @smita_muk @Randeep_Sisodia @Bobbycal @sun_usind @Approve001 @Johny_mera_name @sdjoshi55 @OKarthik82 @pardhu_leo @SriRamya21 @NAN_DINI_ Well articulated 💐👏👏🙏.
Besides must not forget that #Judiciary a huge stumbling block in Government’s resolve to pursue reformative governance. As @vijayadar Ji pointed earlier in his thread, quite worrying to see Judiciary putting impediments in the Government’s working.

@chittukuruvi4 @DetheEsha @smita_muk @Randeep_Sisodia @Bobbycal @sun_usind @Approve001 @Johny_mera_name @sdjoshi55 @OKarthik82 @pardhu_leo @SriRamya21 @NAN_DINI_ @vijayadar Reforms in #Judiciary must engage Government & the Judiciary. The #Judiciary too will need to ponder and work ceaselessly in delivery of justice fair and prompt. Justice should not be only done but should be “seen too” to have been done. Huge gap witnessed in that direction.

@chittukuruvi4 @DetheEsha @smita_muk @Randeep_Sisodia @Bobbycal @sun_usind @Approve001 @Johny_mera_name @sdjoshi55 @OKarthik82 @pardhu_leo @SriRamya21 @NAN_DINI_ @vijayadar Hope the time has come when we witness wisdom dawning on #Judiciary to start the process of reforming #Judiciary. Let half measures turn into full measures - “Next CJI's Plan To Carve Out Five-Judge Constitutional Bench Is A Half-Measure” swarajyamag.com/ideas/next-cji… via @SwarajyaMag

President of India Ramnath Kovind to launch 6 week long ‘The Pan India Legal Awareness and Outreach Campaign’ of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)

CJI N V Ramana, #SupremeCourt judges & Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju to speak at the event
@KirenRijiju @rashtrapatibhvn

President Kovind, CJI NV Ramana, Justices UU Lalit, AM Khanwilkar and Law Minister @KirenRijiju on stage for the national anthem

President Kovind lights the ceremonial lamp @rashtrapatibhvn

Bar Council of India to felicitate Chief Justice of India NV Ramana. CJI Ramana to share his views on " Legal & Judicial System"

Event begins at 11.25 am today
Stay tuned for live updates on this thread 👇

#SupremeCourt #BCIevent

To watch the live event, kindly view it here:

To read live updates, follow the thread below:

#SupremeCourt #CJIRamana

CJI NV Ramana, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, and other Supreme Court judges in attendance.

(sanskrit mantra being recited in the background)

#SupremeCourt #CJIRamana

Today is the last working day for Justice Navin Sinha as #SupremeCourt judge

The ceremonial bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana begins proceeding

SG Tushar Mehta: Justice Sinha will be remebered as the extra ordinary, brilliant judge who grasped things quickly, no difference if veteran is appearing or a junior. We always saw a cordial face. I have not seen him angry on any occasion #supremecourt

SG Mehta: We will always miss you Your lordship.
#supremecourt

CJI SA Bobde led special bench of the #SupremeCourt to shortly hear a plea for appointment of Additional Judges to the High Courts. The bench had earlier mooted the idea of ad Hoc judges appointment in consonance with Article 224A of the Constitution
#judgesappointment

Hearing commences.

"We have done some thinking. We will finalise our views", CJI Bobde

"Mr. Attorney, the govt stand seems to be that until 6 months has passed no ad hoc appointment can be initiated," CJI Bobde.

Supreme Court special bench of CJI SA Bobde, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Surya Kant hears a plea seeking appointment of additional judges in High Courts.
#SupremeCourt

Senior Adv Vikas Singh: Senior lawyers who belong to Jharkhand etc can and part of the SCBA can perform better in their parent high courtd and also address the vacancy

CJI to AG KK Venugopal: Justice Kaul has prepared a chart about vacancies, vacancies in parent high courts and proposals pending with Govt and collegium. 189 proposals are pending. We will hand this chart to you. Please study this chart and we will hear this matter soon

[Breaking] Supreme Court Collegium recommends elevation of Dr. S Muralidhar, Justice Hima Kohli as Chief Justices of Orissa and Telangana High Courts

#SupremeCourt #collegium

@rsprasad
barandbench.com/news/litigatio…

[Breaking] Supreme Court Collegium proposes transferring Chief Justices of four High Courts [Read Resolution]

#collegium #supremecourtofindia

@rsprasad

barandbench.com/news/litigatio…

Collegium recommends elevation of Justices Sanjib Banerjee, Pankaj Mithal, Sudhanshu Dhulia as Chief Justices of Madras, J&K, Gauhati High Courts

#collegium #supremecourtofindia

@rsprasad

barandbench.com/news/litigatio…

Seven district court judges from UP move SC for reconsideration of their names for elevation as judges in the Allahabad HC since their names were not considered by the Collegium of the #SupremeCourt

#collegium
#judgesappointment

CJI led bench has issued notice to the Secretary Gen of Supreme Court and the Centre.

Notice returnable in 4 weeks

Seven UP judicial officers move SC seeking reconsideration for appointment to Allahabad High Court; SC issues notice

barandbench.com/news/litigatio…

Perception of Corruption in Higher Judiciary, average monthly income of lawyers, and more: Vidhi survey of High Court advocates

@Vidhi_India
barandbench.com/columns/percep…

Lawyers perception of CORRUPTION in Higher JUDICIARY: It is to be noted that on a scale of one to ten, a maximum score of ten suggests that corruption is well entrenched in the higher judiciary.

On the point of the Collegium system of appointments, the advocates in the survey were asked whether the Collegium ensured appointment of the most competent Judges.

Delhi, Madras - NO
Bombay, Calcutta, Gujarat, Patna - YES

#Collegium

CAN Foundation hosts Webinar on "Ensuring an Independent Judiciary under our Constitution: Confronting the Contemporary Challenges.”

The Keynote Speaker is former CJI, Justice (Retd.) Ranjan Gogoi.

ASG Aman Lekhi is co-speaker.

CEO of CAN Foundation renders welcome address.

ASG Aman Lekhi begins his address.

Lekhi on independence on judiciary:
1. Adjudication must be open on the whole.
2. There should be a minimum standard of fairness.
3. Independence of the Judges is critical. And it has to be intelligent independence.

ASG Aman Lekhi (on what is necessary for the independence of the judiciary):

... 4. Institutional coherence - the judiciary should speak in one voice.
5. It has to be fiduciary - the benefit has to go to the public. The fiduciary nature of power must never be forgotten.

Justice #JastiChelameswar in conversation Karan Thapar on 'Role of Judiciary in Democracy' at Constitution Club of India, New Delhi.

Event organised by Harvard Club of India.

Justice #JastiChelameswar in conversation with #KaranThapar to commence soon.