Hindu (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
... Inquiry Act for considering complaints against judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts. Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily, who inaugurated the seminar, explained the vision document released by the government recently and steps taken for speedy disposal of cases. The former CJI, J.S. Verma; jurist and law teacher N.R. Madhava Menon; Mr. Nariman; senior advocates Soli Sorabjee,...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
'We have not rejected the recommendations. Each and every recommendation has been accepted and noted. The government is bound to take positive action,' law minister Veerappa Moily said.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
CJI justifies collegium system for appointment J. Venkatesan New Delhi: Justifying the present system of appointment of judges by selection by a collegium of judges, Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan on Thursday made it clear that judiciary was not opposed to any change in the procedure by enactment of law.In his Law Day address at the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the CJI said that...
rediff News (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The government on Tuesday said it has accepted all the recommendations made by the Liberhan Commission in the backdrop of the Babri Masjid [ ] demolition and 'positive action' would be taken on them. "We have not rejected the recommendations. Each and every recommendation has been accepted and noted. The government is bound to take positive action," Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily [...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
New Arbitration Centre set up at Delhi High Court Staff Reporter CJI highlights utility of alternative dispute mechanism - Photo: Rajeev Bhatt All smiles: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit along with Chief Justice of India Justice K.G. Balakrishnan (right), Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice A.P. Shah and former Chief Justice of India Justice R. C. Lahoti at the inauguration of the Delhi...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The process of choosing a consensus candidate for the post will now be taken up at a meeting after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returns from his US trip.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... recommendation has been accepted and noted. The government is bound to take positive action,” law minister Veerappa Moily said after the ATR was tabled in Parliament.Asked what action the government was thinking of, Moily said: “The Liberhan commission is a fact-finding mission and further to that each ministry is expected to take off on that and take action. The ATR is clearly an...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... constant reforms, the judiciary has lately been in the news for all wrong reasons,’’ Verma added. Law minister Veerappa Moily, however, regretted that the EC had not been assertive enough in disqualifying candidates for electoral violations. ‘‘If you don’t use the powers you have, people will not have fear of the law,’’ Moily said. The minister’s comment drew a prompt response...
