Tag: CJI Dipak Misra
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2018: The year of the Supreme Court
From the right of a common citizen to privacy to that of women to practise religion, from decriminalising homosexuality to legalising passive euthanasia, and from adultery to inter-faith marriages, Supreme Court orders and directions left few sections of the society untouched this year.
December 24, 2018 -
Section 377 and homosexuality: What the Supreme Court said | Read detailed judgment
Five-judge Constitution Bench decriminalises Section 377 of IPC with regard to consensual gay sex, says it was "irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary", violated fundamental rights to equality, life with dignity, personal liberty, non-discrimination, privacy and expression under Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of the Constitution
September 6, 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 -
SC judges will contribute to Kerala flood relief fund: CJI Dipak Misra
"We are also making some contribution. Judges of this court are also making a contribution for the flood relief fund," the bench said.
August 20, 2018 -
Withdrawing petition on CJI impeachment correct: Singhvi
Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Friday hailed his party’s decision to withdraw the petition challenging Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu’s rejection of an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Dipak Misra. “Good and wise decision of Congress not to pursue impeachment issue with Cong MPs in SC any further,” he tweeted. Two Congress MPs...
May 11, 2018 -
Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra sworn in as Supreme Court judge
Senior advocate Indu Malhotra on Friday took oath of office as Supreme Court judge, becoming the first woman lawyer to enter the top judiciary directly. Justice Malhotra was sworn in amid raging controversy over the Narendra Modi government returning recommendation on Justice K.M. Joseph. Sixty one-year old Malhotra’s name, cleared by the government, was...
April 27, 2018 -
Impeachment motion filed on untenable grounds to intimidate judges: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday that the rejected Congress-led impeachment motion against CJI was filed on untenable grounds to intimidate the Chief Justice of India and other judges of the highest judiciary. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu yesterday rejected the impeachment notice given by opposition parties led by the Congress against CJI...
April 24, 2018 -
Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu rejects impeachment notice against CJI
Rajya Sabha Chairman Naidu held discussions with constitutional and legal experts, including Attorney General K K Venugopal.
April 23, 2018 -
Congress seeking impeachment for cheap publicity: Vijay Goel
Union Minister Vijay Goel on Friday accused the Congress of initiating the motion for the impeachment of Chief Justice Dipak Misra for “cheap publicity and scoring political brownie points”. “When they (Congress) lose elections, they blame electronic voting machines, then the Election Commission. Now, they are even doubting the judiciary,” the Minister of State for...
April 20, 2018 -
Impeachment move against CJI bid to denigrate judiciary: BJP
The BJP on Friday hit out at the Congress and other opposition parties for submitting an impeachment notice for removal of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, saying it aims to cover up their repeated failures in judicial battles. The BJP also said that the move was to “degrade and denigrate” the judiciary as the Congress and...
April 20, 2018 -
Arun Jaitley accuses Congress of using impeachment as a political tool
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday accused the Congress party of trivialising the power of impeachment and using it as a political tool. In a scathing Facebook post, the senior BJP leader said 114-page page judgement in the Judge Loya death case authored by Justice D Y Chandrachud on behalf of the three Judge Bench...
April 20, 2018 -
Options on impeachment against CJI Dipak Misra open: Congress
The Congress on Thursday said the option of moving an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was 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 (impeachment) which is available to us...
April 12, 2018 -
Impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra loses momentum
The Congress-driven move for an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra in the Rajya Sabha appears to be losing momentum, with like-minded allies having reservations over the issue. Three MPs of DMK, an ally of the Congress, had reportedly signed the motion against the Chief Justice on Wednesday, but withdrew on...
April 5, 2018 -
Congress lauds CJI’s ‘principled position’ in Allahabad HC judge case
The Congress on Wednesday lauded Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra for his “principled position” in the case relating to Allahabad High Court’s Justice Narayan Shukla. “We certainly congratulate the Chief Justice of India for have taken a principled position and that principled position must apply to all cases,” Congress leader Kapil Sibal told reporters...
February 1, 2018 -
Supreme Court bench headed by CJI to hear B H Loya case
The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will hear on Monday two petitions seeking independent probe into the death of Special CBI Court judge B.H. Loya who was holding trial in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shoot out case. The supplementary cause list issued on Saturday lists the petitions by social activist Tehseen...
January 21, 2018 -
Four rebel SC judges meet CJI Misra, discuss new roster system
The four dissenting Supreme Court (SC) judges — Justices Chelameswar, Kurian Joseph, Madan Lokur and Ranjan Gogoi on Thursday met Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra to discuss a new mechanism of case allocation, reports said. The second meeting in the last three days comes in the wake of CJI Misra reaching out to...
January 18, 2018 -
Four rebel judges to meet CJI Misra, discuss new roster system
The four dissenting Supreme Court (SC) judges — Justices Chelameswar, Kurian Joseph, Madan Lokur and Ranjan Gogoi will on Thursday meet Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra to discuss a new mechanism of case allocation, reports said. The second meeting in the last three days comes in the wake of CJI Misra reaching out...
January 18, 2018