Tag: CJI
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SC dismisses plea against new CJI’s appointment
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking the quashing of Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar's appointment as the next Chief Justice of India. The vacation bench of Justice RK Agrawal and Justice DY Chandrachud dismissed as "without merit" the petition by the National Lawyers Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms and others. President Pranab Mukherjee on …
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December 30, 2016 -
Justice JS Khehar appointed next CJI
Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the Supreme Court which had struck down the controversial NJAC Act for appointment of judges, was on Monday appointed as the next Chief Justice of India. Sources in the government said President Pranab Mukherjee has cleared his name and the notification is being issued …
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December 19, 2016 -
Conditions in child protection homes sub-human: CJI
Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Monday termed conditions in child protection or observation homes as "sub-human" and said the government machinery needs to be sensitive towards the issue of trafficked and missing children. He assured judiciary’s full support in ensuring justice for such children but said the responsibility of their rehabilitation rests …
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August 22, 2016 -
Clearing pending cases national challenge for judiciary: CJI
Chief Justice of India TS Thakur on Friday said that clearing the huge backlog of pending cases across the country was a national challenge for the judiciary. “It was an inexorable process as studies shows that instance of cases were directly related to literacy and prosperity. People now were quite literate and conscious of their …
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August 19, 2016 -
Vacancies in judiciary be filled soon; CJI’s concern natural: Nitish
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday shared Chief Justice of India T S Thakur’s concern over a large number of vacancies of judges and said these should be filled soon. "Judiciary has its own concerns. There are large number of vacancies in various high courts. These should be filled soon. The concern which the …
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August 16, 2016 -
PM wants ‘captive’ judiciary: Congress after CJI attack
Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi s silence on pending appointment of judges in his Independence Day speech, the Congress on Monday accused him of delaying the matter and that he wants a "captive and not an independent judiciary". Shortly after Chief Justice of India T S Thakur expressed his disappointment that the prime minister did …
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August 15, 2016 -
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CJI highlights low judge-to-population ratio in India
CJI highlights low judge-to-population ratio in India
August 6, 2016