New Delhi: Justice Ranjan Gogoi was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind in the Rashtrapati Bhawan. He is India’s 46th Chief Justice succeeds Chief Justice Dipak Misra, who demitted office on October 2, with[Read More…]
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Supreme Court will be supreme, no one can steal its independence: CJI Dipak Misra
New Delhi: Demitting office after a tumultuous tenure, Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Monday said the Supreme Court will stand supreme not just for now but for all times to come and that judicial independence cannot be taken away. Speaking at a farewell ceremony hosted by the Supreme Court Bar[Read More…]
Aadhaar Verdict: Nandan Nilekani hails Supreme Court verdict
Bengaluru: Asserting that Aadhaar is a unique identity project, its pioneer and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court judgement on it as a landmark. “This is a landmark judgement in favour of Aadhaar, which is a unique identity project that is critical to the development goals[Read More…]
Aadhaar Verdict: Original Aadhaar petitioner welcomes SC verdict
Bengaluru, Sep 26 (IANS) Retired Justice K.S. Puttaswamy, one of the first to question the legality of Aadhaar, on Wednesday welcomed the landmark Supreme Court judgement upholding its validity but restricting it to disbursement of social benefits. “After holistic consideration, my opinion is that the majority judgement on the validity[Read More…]
All you need to know about the first Chief Justice of India from Northeast
Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Tuesday recommended the Supreme Court ‘s judge Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the new Chief Justice of the country. Chief Justice Dipak Misra is retiring on October 2. The 46th Chief Judge of the country will be sworn in on October 3. Justice Gogoi hails from Assam will be the first[Read More…]
Justice Ranjan Gogoi likely to be new Chief Justice of India
Justice Ranjan Gogoi to be the next Chief Justice of India. At present Gogoi is the senior most judge of the Supreme Court and will ascend to the seat of the CJI post Dipak Mishra’s retirement. His appointment will be done on the formal recommendations of the CJI Dipak Mishra[Read More…]
Don’t be guided by majoritarian views: CJI Dipak Misra
Cuttack: Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Sunday advised the law students not to be guided by the majoritarian views and remain true to their conviction. You should never be guided by the majoritarian views. Be true to your own conviction and conscience and always endeavour to be responsibly[Read More…]
Justice Navanithi Prasad Singh sworn in as Kerala chief justice
Chief Justices appointed in four High Courts
A set of new Chief Justices for High Courts were appointed on Friday. The high court in Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand were appointed with fresh Chief Justices. According to Law Ministry sources, acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court Hemant Gupta has been appointed Chief Justice of Madhya[Read More…]
Nobody listens to our orders, says Supreme Court
Refusing to accord urgent hearing to a plea seeking massive reforms in police force across the country, Supreme Court said on Wednesday “Nobody listens to our orders,” “Police reforms are going on and on. Nobody listens to our orders,” a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar lamented while[Read More…]
Country is run like a monocracy, says chief justice of Pakistan
In a scathing attack on the Nawaz Sharif government, Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Zaheer Jamali said the country was being run like a “monocracy” in the name of democracy, the Dawn reported on Friday. “This court has repeatedly been saying that monocracy exists in this country in the name[Read More…]
Pakistani chief justice says political parties endorse terrorism
Criticism on Pakistan’s policy of supporting terrorism has this time come from none other than its own chief justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali. The chief justice while speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad on Monday slammed Pakistani political parties for endorsing terrorism. Jamali said, “It is disappointing to see some political[Read More…]