Supreme Court Collegium: Justices Indra Prasanna Mukerji, Suresh Kumar Kait, GS Sandhawalia, and Tashi Rabstan were proposed as Chief Justices for the Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Courts, respectively.
"we must understand that we are in a democracy. There are bound to be certain differences in terms of some outlooks but you can't have conflicting positions," said Law Minister.
Rijiju has been vocal in the criticism of the collegium system for the appointment of judges and even termed it alien to the Constitution.
Collegium system in India: CJI said November 26, 1959 was an important day because it was when the constituent assembly adopted the Constitution.
The Supreme Court Collegium has resolved to reiterate its earlier recommendation for elevation of three judicial officers as judges in the Allahabad High Court.
A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde and S Abdul Nazeer was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the Centre would take a call within a week on the top court collegium's recommendation.
The five-member SC Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on January 11 recommended to the government the elevation of Justices Maheshwari and Khanna to the top court.
The Collegium also recommended the names of Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Odisha High Court Chief Justice Vineet Saran for elevation to the Supreme Court.
New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India, P Sathasivam, on Saturday defended the collegium system for appointment of judges in higher judiciary but said it is a prerogative of the Centre to bring a bill
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