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…]
12 historical judgments by Justice Dipak Misra, outgoing 45th Chief Justice of India
Like any short flimsy appearances, Chief Justices of India comes and goes in a very short span of time. So far Indian judicial system has hardly managed to spare enough time to the CJIs to carry off ideas they have to bring change about the administration in the country. The[Read More…]
Supreme Court Ayodhya verdict LIVE updates: SC to begin hearing on Ayodhya matter from October 29
Live Updates: SC to hear land dispute from 29 Oct; no need to refer matter to larger bench; 1994 ruling not applicable to Ayodhya case Supreme Court to begin hearing on Ayodhya matter from October 29, 2018 to decide the suit on merit. Justice Abdul Nazeer dissents. Holds what is essential[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…]
Five points from Supreme Court verdict on Section 377
Supreme Court strikes down Section 377 in unanimous verdict on Thursday. CJI Dipak Misra says there is a consensus among the judgments, which means all the judges are in agreement on the criminalisation of Section 377. 1) NALSA – Rights of LGBTQ community recognized including life with dignity. In the same vein, at[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…]
Dipak Misra recommends Justice Ranjan Gogoi to be the next Chief Justice of India
Giving rest to all the speculations, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra as a matter of convention, recommends Justice Ranjan Gogoi to be the next Chief Justice of India. Following the principle of seniority, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra has recommended the name of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as[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…]
Constitutional rights define life of citizens, societies: CJI Dipak Misra
New Delhi: Constitutional rights define and shape the lives of citizens and societies and have to be construed and developed in such a manner that their real intent and existence percolates to the lowest rungs in the society, said Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. Delivering the M.C. Setalvad Memorial[Read More…]
Options on impeachment against CJI open: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said the option of moving an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra were still open. “We are very concerned about what is happening (in the SC). The issues, which were raised by four SC Judges, have not been addressed yet. The option[Read More…]
Allocation of cases should be transparent, not arbitrary: Justice Chelameswar
New Delhi: Justice J. Chelameswar, the senior-most Supreme Court judge after the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, on Saturday, said the allocation of important and sensitive cases to different benches should be done transparently and not in an arbitrary manner. “We are not questioning his (Chief Justice of India) authority[Read More…]
SC wasn’t envisaged as superintendent court: Justice Chelameswar
New Delhi: Days after he led a revolt against Chief Justice Dipak Misra over the functioning of the Supreme Court and “arbitrary allocation” of cases, Justice J. Chelameswar on Monday said the apex court is not supposed to be a superintendent court as per the Constitution but has become one in[Read More…]
SC crisis will be settled: Attorney General
Attorney General K.K. Venugopal on Saturday expressed the hope that the crisis in the top judiciary following a revolt by four Supreme Court judges would be “settled”. “Let’s hope everything works out very well. I am sure everything will be settled,” he told reporters here. Venugopal on Friday said the[Read More…]
Justice Dipak Misra will be next chief justice of India
Justice Dipak Misra will be the next chief justice of India, after incumbent Jagdish Singh Khehar retires on 27 August. The Law Ministry accepted Khehar’s recommendation on Tuesday evening. Misra will serve as the CJI for 14 months. Justice Dipak Misra to be the next Chief Justice of India (CJI),[Read More…]