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NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal‘s attempt to seek the recusal of a high court judge hearing the excise policy case is “unfortunate” and risks undermining public trust in democratic institutions.Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma refused to recuse herself from hearing the liquor policy…
NEW DELHI: DMK Rajya Sabha MP demanded the govt to bring a legislation with provision for suspension of judges facing serious allegations with strong evidence while highlighting that impeachment is a complicated process.Speaking during Zero Hour on Thursday, Wilson said, “We must legislate for a mechanism to suspend judges facing serious allegations with clinching evidence…
Say Impeachment Move A Brazen Attempt To ‘Browbeat Judiciary’ NEW DELHI: Expressing solidarity with Madras high court judge Justice G R Swaminathan, 56 former judges Friday issued an open letter urging members of Parliament to withdraw the impeachment notice against him. They warned that the move undermines judicial independence and seeks to pressure judges who…
NEW DELHI: Forty-four former judges, including those who were in the Supreme Court and high courts, have issued a joint statement strongly condemning “a motivated campaign” against CJI Surya Kant following his remarks in the Dec 2 court proceedings related to Rohingyas.The statement said that while judicial proceedings may legitimately invite reasoned criticism, there were…
NEW DELHI: Forty-four former Supreme Court and high court judges have condemned what they described as a “motivated campaign” targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant over his comments in the Rohingya migrant case, saying critics had twisted a routine judicial query into accusations of bias, according to a statement.“Judicial proceedings can and should be…
NEW DELHI: Former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, who demitted office on November 23, said on Wednesday he never experienced pressure from the executive or political leaders during his tenure and maintained that the Collegium system is transparent. Speaking to ANI, he responded to a question on political influence by saying, “No, genuinely no…”Reiterating…
B Sudershan Reddy NEW DELHI: A day after a group of retired judges criticised Union home minister Amit Shah for his remarks on the Salwa Judum judgment of opposition vice-presidential nominee Justice B Sudershan Reddy, another set of 56 retired judges issued a counter statement with “strong disagreement” on Tuesday. This group, which included four…
