Tag: Jagdish Singh Khehar

Be proud of your religious, ethnic identities: CJI Khehar

Supreme Court Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar on Tuesday said every citizen should be proud of his or her religious and ethnic identify while being equally proud of their Indian identity. “Everyone should be proud of his religion and ethnicity and this is what the Constitution is all about,” the Chief Justice said while speaking …

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August 15, 2017

SC to decide on early hearing of Ayodhya site

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will decide on a plea for an early hearing of appeals challenging the Allahabad High Court order directing the splitting of the disputed site at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. "We will take a decision on it," said a bench of Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar and Justice D.Y. …

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July 21, 2017

Right to privacy is inherent in Constitution, SC told

Senior counsel Gopal Subramanium told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the right to privacy is a pre-existing natural right which is inherent in the Constitution though not explicitly mentioned. Subramanium is leading the argument on behalf of the petitioners who have challenged the Aadhaar scheme on the grounds of its being violative of the …

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July 19, 2017

SC begins hearing on question whether privacy is fundamental right

The Supreme Court on Wednesday commenced hearing on the question of whether right to privacy is a fundamental right — a question pivotal to the challenge to the validity of the Aadhaar scheme. A nine judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar will examine the nature of privacy as a right in …

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July 19, 2017

Can’t make public the names of big defaulters, RBI tells SC

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday told the Supreme Court that it could not make public the identities of the big defaulters of loans as such disclosure could severely impact the businesses. Telling the bench headed by Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar that disclosing the names of big defaulters could adversely impact the businesses, …

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July 17, 2017

Supreme Court orders nationwide stay on Centre’s cattle-slaughter rules

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a nationwide stay on the Centre’s cattle-slaughter ban rules rolled out on May 29. Madras HC's stay on Centre's notification on sale of cattle including cows for slaughter will continue till further hearing and would cover entire country, the apex court observed. Saying that livelihood cannot be subjected to …

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July 11, 2017

Resources and their utilisation should be for common good, says CJI

Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar on Saturday said that it was incumbent upon the government to ensure that the ownership and control of resources was for the common good coupled with an economic system working for the common man's benefit. "Every government is bound to ensure the two fundamental principles of competition… ownership …

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May 20, 2017

Triple talaq issue: All you need to know 

Amid heated debates and developments on the Islamic tradition of triple talaq, a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will on Thursday commence hearing on a plea that the triple talaq, nikah halala, and polygamy violated Muslim women's rights to equality and dignity and are not protected by the right to profess, practice and propagate religion …

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May 11, 2017

Farmer’s suicide case: SC asks Centre to prepare road map within 4 weeks

Expressing deep concern over the rising case of farmers committing suicide across the nation, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file a detailed reply and the road map within 4 weeks stating proposed line of action on the issue. A top court bench headed by Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar termed the …

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March 27, 2017

We’ll keep within our boundaries: CJI

Amid concerns in political circles over the judicial overreach, Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar on Wednesday said the top court will function within its limits. Assuring that the top court will not venture into others' domain, Justice Khehar said: "Sometimes it is not a pleasant experience to have an order set aside or …

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February 22, 2017

We’ll keep within our boundaries: CJI

Amid concerns in political circles over the judicial overreach, Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar on Wednesday said the top court will function within its limits. Assuring that the top court will not venture into others' domain, Justice Khehar said: "Sometimes it is not a pleasant experience to have an order set aside or …

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February 22, 2017

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

J S Khehar to be next Chief Justice of India

The ball was set rolling on Tuesday for the appointment of Jagdish Singh Khehar as the next Chief Justice of India with the present incumbent T S Thakur naming him his successor. As per the memorandum of procedure, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had written to Justice Thakur to name his successor in November. Justice …

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December 6, 2016