On demand of his father, Ranjan Gogoi appeared for UPSC exams and even cleared it. But he was honest enough to tell his father that his interest lies in pursuing law.
November 17, 2019Delivering his inaugural address at a one-day national conference on New Horizons of Criminal Justice System organised by Shoolini University, Solan in the national capital on Sunday, the former Chief Justice said the criminal judicial system needs urgent reforms.
July 22, 2019Agreeing to reconsider its September 28 verdict on Sabarimala temple, the top court said a five-judge Constitution bench will hear all the 49 review petitions.
November 13, 2018Judicial activism was definitely not the mantra on 25 September when the five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra ruled on a batch of petitions and applications filed by the NGO, Public Interest Foundation, former Chief Election Commissioner, J M Lyngdoh, Delhi BJP leader and lawyer, Ashwini Upadhyay and …
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October 4, 2018Dipak Misra's term of 13 months and five days as the CJI was perhaps the most turbulent for any Chief Justice, which saw his brother Judges and some from the Bar openly questioning his style of functioning.
October 1, 2018The Supreme Court judgment of 14 September in the infamous ISRO espionage case has made only partial reparation to S Nambi Narayanan, former director of ISRO’s cryogenic engine project. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra found “no scintilla of doubt that the appellant, a successful scientist having national reputation, has been compelled …
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September 29, 2018A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in a 2:1 verdict, Friday refused the plea seeking the immediate release of the activists.
September 28, 2018The Supreme Court in a 4:1 verdict, scrapped the ban on the entry of women devotees in the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
September 28, 2018However, Justice DY Chandrachud presented a dissenting opinion stating that the case was 'fit to be probed by SIT'.
September 28, 2018Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra observed that the right to worship is given to all devotees and there can be no discrimination on the basis of gender.
September 28, 2018It was argued by the Muslim groups that the 1994 verdict of the Supreme Court needed to be reconsidered by a five-judge bench.
September 27, 2018Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said the 150-year-old adultery law was "arbitrary" adding that "there cannot be a shadow of doubt" that it was a ground for divorce.
September 27, 2018It is tricky trying to determine an appropriate response to the latest order of the Supreme Court seeking to rid electoral politics of unsavoury persons. Should it be a philosophically positive “as long as there’s life there’s hope”… or a lament that their Lordships admitted to their own shortcomings when expressing an inability to issue …
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September 27, 2018National interest demands parliament enacts such legislation and the country awaits such a legislation, the court said.
September 25, 2018The Supreme Court judgments striking down Section 377 of the IPC go further than comparable jurisprudence in the UK and the USA, writes Senthorun Raj.
September 13, 2018“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, 2018The top court, said that it aims to implement the concept of open courts which in turn would help to reduce the crowd in the court. It said live streaming may also be a help for academic purposes.
August 25, 2018