SC nominates Deepak Gupta to hear matters in Unnao rape case: Judge was part of bench which ruled 'sex with minor wife is rape'
5 years, 7 months ago

SC nominates Deepak Gupta to hear matters in Unnao rape case: Judge was part of bench which ruled 'sex with minor wife is rape'

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The Supreme Court has nominated Justice Deepak Gupta to hear the matters related to the 2017 Unnao rape case on 5 August. The decision was take when a Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi-led bench, also comprising justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, was hearing the case on Friday. The decision was take when a Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi-led bench, also comprising justices Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, was hearing the case on Friday. The top court then ordered the immediate transfer of trials of all five cases related to the Unnao rape case, from an Uttar Pradesh court to a court in Delhi.

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2024 Supreme Court Decisions Relating To Judges & Judicial Service
2 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Supreme Court Decisions Relating To Judges & Judicial Service

Live Law  

In 2024, the Supreme Court passed notable orders and made key observations on multiple issues related to the working of the District Judiciary and Judicial Officers. Here is a relook of the important developments : High Court Chief Justice Cannot Individually Reconsider Judges' Appointment, Must Be Collectively Done By Collegium : Supreme Court The Supreme Court allowed a writ petition …

Kharge, Rahul Gandhi submit dissent note over selection of NHRC chief, members
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kharge, Rahul Gandhi submit dissent note over selection of NHRC chief, members

Hindustan Times  

Leaders of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi have submitted a dissent note over the selection of the National Human Rights Commission chairperson and members, saying the process was fundamentally flawed. Similarly.Joseph, a former Supreme Court judge, belonging to minority Christian community, has consistently delivered judgments that emphasise individual freedoms and the protection …

Justice Manmohan appointed as Supreme Court judge
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice Manmohan appointed as Supreme Court judge

The Hindu  

The government on Tuesday notified the appointment of Justice Manmohan, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, as a judge of the Supreme Court. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Manmohan, Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi, to be a Judge …

Centre notifies appointments for Chief Justices of six High Courts
1 year, 1 month ago

Centre notifies appointments for Chief Justices of six High Courts

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday notified the appointments of new Chief Justices across six High Courts. Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, who was the acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. Justice Arun Bhansali of Rajasthan High Court has been appointed as Chief Justice of the …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur As Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur As Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium comprising the CJI D Y Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recommended the name of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Judge, Bombay High Court for appointment as the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. The Office of the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court fell vacant on May 19, …

‘Performed Duties With Righteousness, Will Continue To Be Part Of Judiciary’: Justice Mukta Gupta Bids Farewell To Delhi High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Performed Duties With Righteousness, Will Continue To Be Part Of Judiciary’: Justice Mukta Gupta Bids Farewell To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Bidding farewell to the Delhi High Court on Friday, Justice Mukta Gupta, who retires on June 27, said that she has performed her duties as a judge on her own terms with righteousness and that she will continue to remain part of the judiciary through her judgments.“On demitting the office I can confidently say to the God in myself, that …

Justice T A Goud Appointed As Acting Chief Justice Of Tripura High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Justice T A Goud Appointed As Acting Chief Justice Of Tripura High Court

Live Law  

Justice T A Goud has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Tripura High Court with effect from February 23. Justice Goud is the senior-most puisne judge of Tripura High Court and earlier also has remained as Acting Chief Justice of the High Court.Pertinently, the Supreme Court Collegium. Justice Goud is the senior-most puisne judge of Tripura High Court and …

Chief justices appointed to four high courts
2 years, 1 month ago

Chief justices appointed to four high courts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Four judges, including two who will retire later this month, were on Sunday appointed as chief justices of high courts. Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, senior-most judge of the Gujarat High Court, was appointed its chief justice. Justice Jaswant Singh, senior-most judge of the Orissa High Court was appointed as the chief justice of the Tripura High Court. Justice …

Supreme Court collegium recommends appointment of Chief Justices of four High Courts | DETAILS
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court collegium recommends appointment of Chief Justices of four High Courts | DETAILS

India TV News  

Supreme Court collegium: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has recommended the appointment of the chief justices of the high courts of Patna, Himachal Pradesh, Gauhati and Tripura. The collegium, also having Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph, met on February 7 and recommended the name of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh for appointment as …

Five new HC judges take oath as Supreme Court judges
2 years, 1 month ago

Five new HC judges take oath as Supreme Court judges

Hindustan Times  

Five new high court judges, including Justice Pankaj Mithal, Justice Sanjay Karol, PV Sanjay Kumar, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Manoj Misra, took oath as the Supreme Court judges on Monday, taking the apex court's strength to 32 against the sanctioned strength of 34. The senior most among the five judges, whose names were officially announced by the Centre on …

SC Collegium Recalls Proposal To Elevate Justice Jaswant Singh As Orissa HC CJ; Instead Recommends Elevation As Tripura HC CJ
2 years, 1 month ago

SC Collegium Recalls Proposal To Elevate Justice Jaswant Singh As Orissa HC CJ; Instead Recommends Elevation As Tripura HC CJ

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 25 January 2023, on reconsideration and in supersession of its earlier recommendation dated 28 September 2022, has recommended elevation of Shri Justice Jaswant Singh, Judge, Orissa High Court as Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court.The earlier recommendation, made as per resolution dated September 28, 2022, was to appoint Justice. The …

'Judge Can't Perform With The Intention Of Pleasing People': Justice Hemant Gupta On His Farewell Function
2 years, 5 months ago

'Judge Can't Perform With The Intention Of Pleasing People': Justice Hemant Gupta On His Farewell Function

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Bar Association organised a Farewell Function in honour of Justice Hemant Gupta. The farewell function saw various members of the bar, such as the Attorney General for India R. Venkataramani, President of the SCBA, Senior Advocate Vikas Singh and Vice President of the SCBA, Sr. Adv. He said– "Justice Hemant Gupta is the son of Hon'ble Jitendra …

'Process Underway': Delhi High Court Disposes Plea For Appointment Of More Judges
3 years, 5 months ago

'Process Underway': Delhi High Court Disposes Plea For Appointment Of More Judges

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court recently disposed of a petition seeking appointment of more number of Judges in the institution, so as to ensure that its benches function with full strength.The Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh observed that the process, both by way of direct appointment and promotion, is already underway.It said:"Appointments to the Delhi High …

Breaking: Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Akil Kureshi As The Chief Justice Of Rajasthan High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Breaking: Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Akil Kureshi As The Chief Justice Of Rajasthan High Court

Live Law  

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. In May 2019, the Supreme Court collegium recommended the elevation of Justice Kureshi as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. However, in September 2019, the Supreme Court collegium made a different proposal to elevate Justice Kureshi to …

Supreme Court collegium recommends names to Centre, 13 HCs to get new Chief Justices
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court collegium recommends names to Centre, 13 HCs to get new Chief Justices

India Today  

Thirteen high courts in the country will get new Chief Justices as the Supreme Court collegium headed by CJI N V Ramana has recommended to the Centre eight names, including acting Calcutta High Court CJ, Justice Rajesh Bindal, for elevation and transfer of five sitting CJs to other high courts. "The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 16th …

Supreme Court Collegium recommends 8 names as Chief Justices of High Courts
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium recommends 8 names as Chief Justices of High Courts

Op India  

The acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Justice Rajesh Bindal will be appointed as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Rajesh Bindal as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court while recommending the appointment of eight chief justices in different high courts in the country. Further, Chief Justice …

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Challenge Against Dinkar Gupta's Appointment As Punjab DGP
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Challenge Against Dinkar Gupta's Appointment As Punjab DGP

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in the batch of special leave petitions moved against the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order upholding the appointment of Dinkar Gupta as the Punjab DGP. 2009 Draft Guidelines mandate the DGP to be a part of the Empanelment Committee: Shyam Divan Senior counsel Shyam Divan appearing on behalf of former DGP Suresh …

Filled to the nines: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court’s appointment spree
3 years, 6 months ago

Filled to the nines: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court’s appointment spree

The Hindu  

It is not often that nine judges are appointed to the Supreme Court at one go. In a welcome sign of cooperation between the judiciary and the executive, the President of India has signed warrants of appointment within days of the five-member Collegium recommending eight High Court judges, including three women, and a lawyer for elevation. It is nearly two …

SC collegium ends 2-year impasse in judicial appointments, puts forward 9 names to fill apex court vacancies
3 years, 7 months ago

SC collegium ends 2-year impasse in judicial appointments, puts forward 9 names to fill apex court vacancies

Firstpost  

Furthermore, the current batch of recommendations is also relevant because it includes three women judges, along with BV Nagarathna from the Karnataka High Court, who, if elevated, could become the first woman to hold CJI’s office in 2027. Ending a 22-month-long stalemate in the appointment of Supreme Court judges, the Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana is …

Rising judicial vacancies a challenge to Supreme Court Collegium
3 years, 7 months ago

Rising judicial vacancies a challenge to Supreme Court Collegium

The Hindu  

Justice Rohinton Nariman’s retirement and the entry of Justice L. Nageswara Rao into the powerful five-judge Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, comes at a crucial time when judicial vacancies in the Supreme Court are set to climb to 10 with the retirement of Justice Navin Sinha in three days. The tenure of Chief Justice …

SC Collegium Recommends Elevation of Five Judges as Chief Justices of High Courts
4 years, 3 months ago

SC Collegium Recommends Elevation of Five Judges as Chief Justices of High Courts

News 18  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of five judges as Chief Justices of different High Courts. The Collegium headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde approved the proposal to elevate Justice Dr S Muralidhar as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. According to the apex court website, the Collegium, in its meeting held on December 14, has also approved the …

Breaking: Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Nine High Court Judges/ Chief Justices To Various High Courts
4 years, 3 months ago

Breaking: Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Nine High Court Judges/ Chief Justices To Various High Courts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended transfer of nine Judges/ Chief Justices to various High Courts. Justice Maheshwari was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in September 2019. He was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court with effect from October 6, 2019 till November 2, 2019. He was …

Breaking: SC Collegium Recommends To Appoint Justice Muralidhar As The Chief Justice of Orissa HC And Justice Hima Kohli As Telangana CJ
4 years, 3 months ago

Breaking: SC Collegium Recommends To Appoint Justice Muralidhar As The Chief Justice of Orissa HC And Justice Hima Kohli As Telangana CJ

Live Law  

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to appoint Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge Justice S. Muralidhar as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.Collegium has also recommended Delhi High Court Judge Justice Hima Kohli as the Chief Justice of Telengana High Court.Other Chief Justices AppointedSanjib Banerjee: Madras High CourtPankaj Mithal: Jammu and Kashmir High CourtSudhanshu. Supreme Court Collegium has recommended …

A Heartfelt Thank You To A Perfect Mentor, Justice Deepak Gupta
4 years, 10 months ago

A Heartfelt Thank You To A Perfect Mentor, Justice Deepak Gupta

Live Law  

It has been nothing less than an honour for all of us to have been attached with the office of Justice Deepak Gupta. Seeing him work tirelessly, 7 days a week even towards the end of his judicial career motivated all of us to work twice as hard. His dog Silly, who was rescued by Punam ma'am while he was …

Justice Deepak Gupta : An Uncompromising Judge
4 years, 10 months ago

Justice Deepak Gupta : An Uncompromising Judge

Live Law  

The average tenure of a Judge of the Supreme Court of India is about four years. If a Judge has more than five years, he/she would definitely retire from the front courts ; be a member of the collegium - determine who is elevated to the Supreme Court; if sitting in the first three courts, the person would also have …

Justice Deepak Gupta, Who Spoke Against Misuse Of Sedition Law And Majoritarianism, Demits Office
4 years, 10 months ago

Justice Deepak Gupta, Who Spoke Against Misuse Of Sedition Law And Majoritarianism, Demits Office

Live Law  

Justice Deepak Gupta, who served the Supreme Court as a judge for over three years, had his last working day at the top court on Wednesday.He assumed the office of SC judge on February 15, 2017.The Supreme Court Bar Association gave a "virtual farewell" to Justice Gupta on Wednesday evening on account of the lockdown - a first of the …

Supreme Court To Give "Virtual Farewell" To Justice Deepak Gupta On His Retirement On May 6
4 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court To Give "Virtual Farewell" To Justice Deepak Gupta On His Retirement On May 6

Live Law  

In view of the lockdown, the Supreme Court has decided to conduct a virtual farewell function for Justice Deepak Gupta on May 6, 2020. The Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association has intimated that the function will be held at 4.30 PM on Wednesday, and will be presided by Chief Justice SA Bobde. Last week, the Kerala High …

Rape cases where Supreme Court moved the wheels of justice
5 years, 3 months ago

Rape cases where Supreme Court moved the wheels of justice

India TV News  

A raging debate has engaged people from all walks of life after news broke of the encounter on Friday morning of all four accused in the brutal rape-and-murder case of a 25-year-old woman veterinarian last month in Hyderabad. However, many rape cases have surfaced in recent times where the Supreme Court had to intervene to move the wheels of justice. …

Govt clears justice Kureshi’s elevation as Tripura HC CJ
5 years, 4 months ago

Govt clears justice Kureshi’s elevation as Tripura HC CJ

Hindustan Times  

The law ministry has cleared the name of Justice Akil Kureshi of the Bombay high court for elevation as the chief justice of the Tripura high court, ending months of stand-off, a senior government official said on Thursday. The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association had moved the top court a few months ago, alleging that the Centre was delaying the …

Centre Notifies Transfers Of Chief Justices Of Patna, Meghalaya & Tripura HCs
5 years, 4 months ago

Centre Notifies Transfers Of Chief Justices Of Patna, Meghalaya & Tripura HCs

Live Law  

The Central government has notified the appointment of new Chief Justices in the High Courts of Madras, Madhya Pradesh and Patna. In notifications issued today, the centre notified appointment of: Justice A P Sahi, Chief Justice of Patna High Court as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court; Justice A K Mittal, Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court as …

SC to hear on Nov 4 Gujarat HC advocates body on elevation of Bombay HC judge Justice Akil Kureshi
5 years, 4 months ago

SC to hear on Nov 4 Gujarat HC advocates body on elevation of Bombay HC judge Justice Akil Kureshi

India TV News  

SC to hear on Nov 4 Gujarat HC advocates body on elevation of Bombay HC judge Justice Akil Kureshi A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that he has received instructions from the central government in the matter and urged that the plea of the Gujarat High Court's bar body be heard …

Collegium Decision On Justice Kureshi At The Behest Of Govt. Undermines Independence Of Judiciary: Bombay Bar Association [Read Resolution]
5 years, 5 months ago

Collegium Decision On Justice Kureshi At The Behest Of Govt. Undermines Independence Of Judiciary: Bombay Bar Association [Read Resolution]

Live Law  

The Collegium's decision to appoint Justice A. The Bombay Bar Association expressed its concern over the opaqueness of Collegium's decision making process via-a-vis the sudden change of mind to appoint Justice A. A. Kureshi as the Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court, modifying the earlier decision of the Collegium to elevate him as the Chief Justice of the Madhya …

Bombay High Court judge shifted to Tripura High Court
5 years, 6 months ago

Bombay High Court judge shifted to Tripura High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium’s decision to modify its recommendation and appoint Justice Akil Kureshi, previously of the Gujarat High Court and presently a Bombay High Court judge, as the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, is “punishment,” “unfortunate”, “a great injustice” and “succumbing to the government”, according to the legal fraternity. It was “a punishment” not appointing Justice …

Supreme Court Collegium now recommends Justice Kureshi’s appointment as Tripura High Court Chief Justice
5 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium now recommends Justice Kureshi’s appointment as Tripura High Court Chief Justice

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium has modified its May 10 recommendation to appoint Justice A.A. Kureshi as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh after the government sent it to two consecutive letters to reconsider the proposal. The publication of the September 5 resolution on Justice Kureshi comes shortly before a three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice Gogoi is scheduled to hear …

Breaking : Collegium Proposes Elevation Of Justices Krishna Murari, Ravindra Bhat, Ramasubramanian and Hrishikesh Roy As SC Judges [Read Resolution]
5 years, 6 months ago

Breaking : Collegium Proposes Elevation Of Justices Krishna Murari, Ravindra Bhat, Ramasubramanian and Hrishikesh Roy As SC Judges [Read Resolution]

Live Law  

The SC Collegium has recommended the elevation of four Chief Justices of High Courts as Supreme Court judges.They are :Justice Krishna Murari, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Chief Justice of High Court of RajasthanJustice V Ramasubramanian, Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal PradeshJustice Hrishikesh Roy, Chief Justice of High Court of. They are …

SC transfers all cases in Unnao rape case to Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal hail order, DCW slams Adityanath govt
5 years, 7 months ago

SC transfers all cases in Unnao rape case to Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal hail order, DCW slams Adityanath govt

Firstpost  

Several political leaders and activists reacted to the order, hailing the Supreme Court’s direction in the cases related to the Unnao rape incident. The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the immediate transfer of trials of all five cases related to the Unnao rape case, from an Uttar Pradesh court to a CBI court in Delhi. सुप्रीम कोर्ट का आदेश इस …

With Justice Gavai's Appointment, SC Gets A Dalit Judge After Nine Years
5 years, 9 months ago

With Justice Gavai's Appointment, SC Gets A Dalit Judge After Nine Years

Live Law  

With the appointment of Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai to Supreme Court, the apex court has got a judge from Dalit community after nine years.After the retirement of the former Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan on May 12, 2010, the top court was without any representation from the Scheduled Caste community.It was on May 8 that the SC Collegium recommended the …

Chief Justice court to sit after the hearing of harassment allegations against Gogoi
5 years, 10 months ago

Chief Justice court to sit after the hearing of harassment allegations against Gogoi

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court cause list for the Chief Justice court, on Wednesday, showed that the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sajeev Khanna would assemble and start hearing cases listed before it only after the sexual harassment case against Gogoi is heard for the day in court room no. 4, a special bench …

CJI Ranjan Gogoi picks senior-most judge SA Bobde, Justices NV Ramana, Indira Banerjee to probe sexual misconduct allegations against him
5 years, 10 months ago

CJI Ranjan Gogoi picks senior-most judge SA Bobde, Justices NV Ramana, Indira Banerjee to probe sexual misconduct allegations against him

Firstpost  

On Tuesday, the CJI set up a fresh bench comprising justices Mishra, R F Nariman and Deepak Gupta to adjudicate the matter relating to sexual harassment levelled against him. New Delhi: Justice SA Bobde, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, was Tuesday appointed to conduct an in-house inquiry into the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against Chief Justice of …

Supreme Court gets two new judges in Sanjiv Khanna, Dinesh Maheshwari
6 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court gets two new judges in Sanjiv Khanna, Dinesh Maheshwari

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Amidst appointments that created controversy, the names of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna were cleared by the Centre for elevation to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sanjiv Khanna, judge of the Delhi high …

Amid row, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dinesh Maheshwari appointed to Supreme Court
6 years, 2 months ago

Amid row, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dinesh Maheshwari appointed to Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Wednesday cleared the names of two judges for elevation to the Supreme Court even as the higher judiciary plunged deeper into controversy with former members of the apex court’s collegium questioning its decisions and asking for more transparency in the selection process. Karnataka High Court Chief justice Dinesh Maheshwari was recently overlooked for elevation and the …

Breaking : Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu Recommended To Be Transferred To Bombay HC From Kerala HC
6 years, 2 months ago

Breaking : Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu Recommended To Be Transferred To Bombay HC From Kerala HC

Live Law  

The SC collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Dama Sheshadri Naidu from High Court of Kerala to Bombay High Court.On September 22,2017, the Collegium had recommend his reptriation to his parent High Court, the then High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Telengana and Andhra Pradesh.In supersession of that, the present recommendation has come.The collegium of. …

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi says he was 'in awe' of how fast four new judges were appointed to Supreme Court
6 years, 4 months ago

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi says he was 'in awe' of how fast four new judges were appointed to Supreme Court

Firstpost  

After the Supreme Court got four new judges, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday said he was “in awe” of how fast the appointments were made. After the Supreme Court got four new judges, taking its strength to 28, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday said he was “in awe” of how fast the appointments were …

Law ministry notifies appointments of four high court chief justices to Supreme Court; judges to be sworn in today
6 years, 4 months ago

Law ministry notifies appointments of four high court chief justices to Supreme Court; judges to be sworn in today

Firstpost  

Four high court chief justices, Hemant Gupta, Ajay Rastogi, MR Shah and R Subhash Reddy, were on were elevated to the Supreme Court within 48 hours of the collegium recommending their names to the government New Delhi: Four high court chief justices were on Thursday night elevated to the Supreme Court, within 48 hours of the collegium recommending their names …

Ex-CJI Dipak Misra speaks on Sabarimala verdict, cases of lynching: 'Constitutional sovereignty is supreme'
6 years, 5 months ago

Ex-CJI Dipak Misra speaks on Sabarimala verdict, cases of lynching: 'Constitutional sovereignty is supreme'

Firstpost  

Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misrak, who had presided over Supreme Court benches that delivered a series of key verdicts like the ones of Aadhaar, homosexuality and entry of women into the Sabarimala temple, said on Friday that constitutional sovereignty was supreme. Therefore, you cannot keep women away.” He said some journalists had called him a “warrior of gender …

Justice Ranjan Gogoi, appointed next CJI, was part of presser four senior-most judges held against Dipak Misra
6 years, 6 months ago

Justice Ranjan Gogoi, appointed next CJI, was part of presser four senior-most judges held against Dipak Misra

Firstpost  

Born on 18 November, 1954, Justice Gogoi joined the Bar in 1978. Editor’s note: This article is being republished in light of President Ram Nath Kovind appointing Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India on Thursday. Justice Ranjan Gogoi, currently the senior-most judge in the Supreme Court after Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, has been appointed …

SC Collegium Reiterates Recommendation For Elevation Of Two Advocates To Gauhati High Court [Read Resolution]
6 years, 7 months ago

SC Collegium Reiterates Recommendation For Elevation Of Two Advocates To Gauhati High Court [Read Resolution]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated the recommendation for appointment of two Advocates— Sanjay Kumar Medhi and Nani Tagia— as judges of the Gauhati High Court.At the outset, the Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice MB Lokur mentioned that Justice Gogoi had not participated in the proceedings relating to Advocate. The Supreme Court …

SC Collegium Reiterates Recommendation For Elevation Of Two Advocates To Gauhati High Court [Read Resolution]
6 years, 7 months ago

SC Collegium Reiterates Recommendation For Elevation Of Two Advocates To Gauhati High Court [Read Resolution]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated the recommendation for appointment of two Advocates— Sanjay Kumar Medhi and Nani Tagia— as judges of the Gauhati High Court.At the outset, the Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice MB Lokur mentioned that Justice Gogoi had not participated in the proceedings relating to Advocate. The Supreme Court …

A Journey Through Notable Judgments of The Newly Sworn-In SC Judges
6 years, 7 months ago

A Journey Through Notable Judgments of The Newly Sworn-In SC Judges

Live Law  

Three new judges— Justice Indira Banerjee, Justice Vineet Saran and Justice KM Joseph were sworn in on Tuesday at 10:30 am in the Chief Justice’s Court, raising the total number of judges to 25, as against the sanctioned strength of 31 judges. One notable judgment of Justice Banerjee in Calcutta High Court dealt with the issue of consent of woman …

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