Tag: Chief Justice of India
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Rafale review petition: Supreme Court reserves order on government’s privilege claim
Attorney General KK Venugopal made submissions on the basis of Section 123 of Indian Evidence Act to submit that the document in question could not be used in court without the permission of the officer concerned.
March 14, 2019 -
Judge appoints Judge
The Collegium system to select judges to the higher judiciary created by judges in 1993 lacks transparency and its proceedings are shrouded in secrecy.
February 10, 2019 -
Media, BJP leaders please stop kite flying, Mayawati’s retort on statue case
A Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, had on Friday, in oral observations, said that the former UP chief minister should pay back the public money.
February 9, 2019 -
Ayodhya case won’t be heard by Supreme Court on January 29 as judge not available
The court said that a report be submitted by January 29 as to how much time it would require for translating the documents and the case material.
January 27, 2019 -
CJI Gogoi reconstitutes five-member Ayodhya bench with two new judges
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday reconstituted the five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court that is to hear the Ayodhya land dispute case.
January 25, 2019 -
Selection of Judges
India is perhaps the only democratic country where judges are appointed by judges.
January 20, 2019 -
Judges should not be given postings after retirement: AAP
Sikri, who last week sided with the government in the three-member committee to remove Alok Verma, agreed in December to be nominated to the post of President/Member of the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT).
January 15, 2019 -
Corruption charges against me false, unsubstantiated, frivolous: Alok Verma
"CBI must function without external influences. I have tried to uphold the integrity of the institution while attempts were being made to destroy it,” said Verma.
January 11, 2019 -
CBI probe into Rafale would have finished PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi
The Congress President claimed that the CBI was going to begin an investigation on the role of PM Modi in Rafale deal and the ‘corruption’ carried out by him hence this ‘midnight coup' took place on the orders of Prime Minister Modi.
October 25, 2018 -
Justice Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as 46th Chief Justice of India
President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath to Justice Gogoi at a ceremony which took place in Rashtrapati Bhavan's Darbar Hall.
October 3, 2018 -
Highlights from Chief Justice Dipak Misra’s farewell speech and a few landmark judgments
Justice Dipak Misra served as the 45th Chief Justice of India, from August 28, 2017, to October 2, 2018.
October 1, 2018 -
SC junks plea against Justice Ranjan Gogoi as CJI
The bench said: "We find that it is not a case we need to interfere. We do not find merit in this. Your writ of quo warranto is devoid of merit."
September 26, 2018 -
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee congratulates Justice Gogoi on appointment as CJI
Justice Gogoi, known for his no-nonsense approach, will be the 46th CJI and will have a term of 13 months, 15 days.
September 14, 2018 -
Justice Ranjan Gogoi appointed next Chief Justice of India
Justice Ranjan Gogoi will have a little over one year before he demits office on attaining the age of 65. He will retire on November 17, 2019.
September 13, 2018 -
Implementation of rule of law depends on quality of legal education: CJI Dipak Misra
“Legal education is a science which imparts to law students not only the knowledge of certain legal provisions but it also inculcates a sense of maturity and understanding of the society which shapes and moulds them to emerge as protectors of citizenry liberties,” Justice Misra said.
September 2, 2018 -
Justice Ranjan Gogoi to be 46th Chief Justice of India
Justice Ranjan Gogoi will be the next Chief Justice of India. He will take over from Chief Justice Dipak Misra, who is retiring on 2 October.
September 1, 2018 -
Pampered hooligans
When the government’s top law officer feels it necessary to use the courtroom of the Chief Justice of India to articulate anxiety and frustration over what “no civilised country will tolerate” it cannot be seen as anything but a scathing and embarrassing, indictment of the crumbling of the law-and-order maintenance apparatus across the country. What …
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August 14, 2018