A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh said the petitions might be listed for hearing next week, depending on their schedule, as the bench is currently dealing with a part-heard matter before a three-judge bench scheduled for Thursday, May 15.
Justice Gavai’s elevation is momentous — he is the first Buddhist and only the second Dalit to hold the country’s highest judicial office, after Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, who served as CJI from 2007 to 2010.
Justice Gavai’s elevation holds profound symbolic significance for many across India. Coming from a humble background in a semi-slum area of Amravati, Maharashtra, his life story is one of perseverance, integrity, and constitutional idealism
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, has forwarded the report of the in-house committee that probed allegations of cash recovery at Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Justice Varma’s response to the findings.
The petitioner advocate urged the top court to give direction to remove social media posts and videos that are derogatory and contemptuous towards the judiciary.
The Supreme Court will continue hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on Thursday.
President Droupadi Murmu had, on April 5, gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on April 3, and the Rajya Sabha on April 4.
Withdrawing the judicial work from Justice Yashwant Verma, the CJI Khanna asked the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court not to assign him any judicial work for the time being.
“The report will be examined and processed for further and necessary action,” the statement said.
The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, on Thursday, unanimously recommended the elevation of Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice Manmohan as a judge of the apex court.
