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When was collegium system started in India?
1993
Second Judges Case (1993): SC introduced the Collegium system, holding that “consultation” really meant “concurrence”. It added that it was not the CJI’s individual opinion, but an institutional opinion formed in consultation with the two senior-most judges in the SC.
What is Collegium in Supreme Court of India?
What is the Collegium System? It is a system under which appointments and transfers of judges are decided by a forum of the Chief Justice of India and the four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court.
What was established in 1950 Supreme Court?
Supreme Court of India came into existence on 26th January, 1950 and is located on Tilak Marg, New Delhi. The Supreme Court of India functioned from the Parliament House till it moved to the present building. It has a 27.6 metre high dome and a spacious colonnaded verandah.
Which Judgement created collegium system for appointment of judges?
But in 1993, a majority of Nine-Judge Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court in the Second Judges’ Case and in 1998, the unanimous opinion of the nine- Judge Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court in the Third Judges’ Case did accomplish the task of setting up of the collegium of judges.
Which case is popularly known as the Judges Transfer Case?
A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court, challenging the Apex Court verdict of October 6, 1993 in the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association And Anr vs Union of India, popularly known as the Judges-2 case, in which a nine-judge Constitution Bench overruled the decision in S P Gupta, and devised a …
Who is the member of Collegium?
The three-member collegium comprises Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, and justices Uday U Lalit and AM Khanwilkar. Apart from the reiterations, the collegium also recommended 59 names for judges in 11 high courts across India. This the highest number of names recommended for appointment as HC judges.
Who became the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India on 14th August 1947?
The first Chief Justice was Sir Maurice Gwyer and the other two judges were Sir S. M. Sulaiman and M. R. Jayakar….Federal Court of India (1937–50)
| Period of office | 14 August 1947 |
|---|---|
| 26 January 1950 | |
| Length of term | 2 years, 165 days |
| Bar | Bombay High Court |