With CJI Ramana retiring, fate of important cases remains undecided
India TodayThe Chief Justice of India NV Ramana is due to retire on August 26, 2022, after a tenure of one year and four months as the 48th Chief Justice of India. READ | Someone doesn’t want AG to appear in Maharashtra Waqf Board cases: Attorney General to SC PM MODI'S SECURITY BREACH IN PUNJAB In a Public Interest Litigation filed seeking a probe into the security lapse during the Prime Minister’s visit to Punjab, the Supreme Court bench led by CJI had in January 2022 appointed a committee to inquire and submit a comprehensive report for the consideration of this court. Why successive governments defended Section 124A ABROGATION OF ARTICLE 370, ELECTORAL BONDS It is also worth noting that some important cases involving constitutional issues were not heard during CJI Ramana's tenure, including challenges to the Citizenship Amendment Act, the electoral bonds scheme, the repeal of provisions of Article 370, and the abolition of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, among others. When the case was mentioned before CJI Ramana for listing in April, the CJI stated that it would be listed after the court's vacations since the bench needed to be reconstituted. READ | Revocation of Article 370 single biggest achievement of Modi govt: Mood of the Nation DELHI AIR POLLUTION CASE In a case pertaining to increasing pollution in the national capital, a Supreme Court bench headed by CJI Ramana had in December 2021 directed the Commission for Air Quality Management to solicit suggestions from the public and experts in order to find a permanent solution to the air pollution menace that occurs every year in Delhi-NCR.