Articles for Chief Justices

Amrit Kaal of the Constitution of India is now: Yogi at Lko meet
1 month ago

Amrit Kaal of the Constitution of India is now: Yogi at Lko meet

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Friday, highlighted the importance of the motto of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, calling it as a symbol of India’s commitment to global humanity. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath attends the International Conference of Chief Justices of the World at CMS Kanpur Road in Lucknow, on Friday. The chief minister said, “This event is being organised when the Constitution …

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Appointments Of High Court Chief Justices Likely To Happen Soon : CJI DY Chandrachud
3 months ago

Appointments Of High Court Chief Justices Likely To Happen Soon : CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said that appointments of Chief Justices of High Courts as per the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendations are likely to happen very soon. Justice Tashi Rabstan, who was earlier proposed as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, is now recommended to be appointed as the Chief Justice of his parent High Court. …

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Tell Us Why Candidates Reiterated By Collegium Aren't Appointed As Judges : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General
3 months ago

Tell Us Why Candidates Reiterated By Collegium Aren't Appointed As Judges : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Attorney General for India to give a tabulated chart of the candidates whose names have been reiterated by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges and give the reasons for not clearing those appointments.As per the judgment in the Second Judges Case, Collegium reiterations are binding on the Union Government. The Supreme …

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Centre to share information with SC on collegiums resolutions on HC chief justices
3 months ago

Centre to share information with SC on collegiums resolutions on HC chief justices

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it will be providing some details next week concerning the collegium's recommendations on the appointment of chief justices in several high courts in the country. Earlier, the attorney general on September 13 told the bench that the central government had received some "sensitive material" that had led to a …

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Sensitive material delaying appointments of Chief Justices of 7 HCs: AG to SC
3 months, 1 week ago

Sensitive material delaying appointments of Chief Justices of 7 HCs: AG to SC

Op India  

On Friday, the Attorney General of India told the Supreme Court that the Union government has received some ‘sensitive material’ which is delaying the appointment of Chief Justices of 7 High Courts. It is pertinent to note that the Collegium holds the final authority on appointments to constitutional courts but the Union government gathers information about the potential appointees, such …

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Centre notifies Justices Kotishwar Singh, R Mahadevan's appointment as Supreme Court judges
5 months, 1 week ago

Centre notifies Justices Kotishwar Singh, R Mahadevan's appointment as Supreme Court judges

Hindustan Times  

Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday said that President Droupadi Mumru has appointed justices H N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan as judges of the Supreme Court. Supreme Court of India While Justice Singh is currently serving as the chief justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, R Mahadevan is a judge in the Madras high court. Born …

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SC Collegium recommends judge from Ladakh for his first High Court Chief Justiceship
5 months, 1 week ago

SC Collegium recommends judge from Ladakh for his first High Court Chief Justiceship

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday recommended Justice Tashi Rabstan to be appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalya. Shriram, a senior Judge of the Bombay High Court, for appointment as Madras High Court Chief Justice. Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar, seniormost puisne Judge of the Bombay High Court, was recommended …

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John Roberts isn’t happy with previous ruling against Trump – what happens now?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

John Roberts isn’t happy with previous ruling against Trump – what happens now?

CNN  

CNN — During nearly three hours of historic Supreme Court arguments, John Roberts said little. The tenor of the arguments differed strikingly from the sentiment of lower court judges who’d previously heard Trump’s claim, as Roberts and the right wing concentrated on a former president’s potential exposure to retaliation by political opponents. “As I read it, it says simply a …

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Centre notifies appointments for Chief Justices of six High Courts
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Six high courts to get new chiefs; 3 names cleared after three months
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Six high courts to get new chiefs; 3 names cleared after three months

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Friday notified the appointment of chief justices in six high courts even as three of these recommendations of the collegium remained pending for the last three months. While the government notified three recommendations made by the collegium on December 27, it left out two others The names of justices Ritu Bahri, Chakradhari Sharan Singh and S …

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Global South CJIs, ministers sign pact on access to justice
1 year ago

Global South CJIs, ministers sign pact on access to justice

Hindustan Times  

Chief justices, judges, and law ministers of nearly 70 Global South nations released a set of three documents, including the ‘New Delhi Principles on the Role of Judiciary in Ensuring Equal Access to Justice for All in the Global South’ at a first-ever regional conference organised by the National Legal Services Authority in association with other agencies, a two-day event …

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Int’l conference of chief justices: Duty of all state heads to secure future of children, says ex-Haiti PM
1 year, 1 month ago

Int’l conference of chief justices: Duty of all state heads to secure future of children, says ex-Haiti PM

Hindustan Times  

Chief justices, judges and other luminaries from across the globe, who gathered in Lucknow for the 24th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World, opined in one voice that the purpose of their gathering was to lay the foundation for a safe and secure the future for over 2.5 billion children. Over 250 chief justices, judges and legal luminaries …

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Chief justices, judges and dignitaries of 61 countries receive warm reception
1 year, 1 month ago

Chief justices, judges and dignitaries of 61 countries receive warm reception

Hindustan Times  

Over 250 chief justices, judges and legal luminaries along with presidents, prime ministers and other dignitaries from 61 countries of the world were accorded a warm welcome at CMS Kanpur Road premises on Friday. Dignitaries at the CMS Kanpur Road in Lucknow to attend the ‘24th International Conference of Chief Justices of the world’. CMS founder and convener of the …

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'Tareekh pe tareekh...': Chief Justice's Sunny Deol's dialogue on adjournments
1 year, 1 month ago

'Tareekh pe tareekh...': Chief Justice's Sunny Deol's dialogue on adjournments

India Today  

In a stern message to the legal fraternity, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has urged lawyers not to turn the Supreme Court into a 'tareekh pe tareekh' court by frequently seeking adjournments. It defeats the trust of citizens in our court," the CJI said on Friday as he revealed that there were 178 adjournment slips filed for that …

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SC collegium suggests chief justices for three high courts
1 year, 1 month ago

SC collegium suggests chief justices for three high courts

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday recommended chief justices for three high courts, on a day the Centre notified the names of nine judges and four additional judges in four high courts. The collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna based its decision on a raft of factors, including the judges’ …

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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In 3 High Courts
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In 3 High Courts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended names to the Union Government for the appointment as Chief Justices of three High Courts. Similarly, while recommending Justice Singh for chief justiceship, the collegium notes, “At present the High Court of Judicature at Patna has no representation among the chief justices of high courts.” Lastly, if the proposal to recommend Justice Bahri is …

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Book Review: In ‘Unsealed Covers’, Gautam Bhatia fearlessly interrogates judicial power
1 year, 2 months ago

Book Review: In ‘Unsealed Covers’, Gautam Bhatia fearlessly interrogates judicial power

The Hindu  

Gautam Bhatia’s interrogation of judicial power is imbued with a passion for constitutionalism. Bhatia’s writing is actuated by the belief that “the making of constitutional meaning is a continuing struggle between the entrenchment of power and its democratisation” Unsealed Covers: A Decade of the Constitution, the Courts and the State By Gautam Bhatia HarperCollins India Pages: 496 Price: Rs.699 The …

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Four high courts get new chief justices
1 year, 5 months ago

Four high courts get new chief justices

Hindustan Times  

The Centre on Wednesday notified elevation of four judges as chief justices of Telangana, Orissa, Gujarat and Kerala high courts. With the present appointments, out of the 25 high courts, there will be only two high courts — Bombay and Manipur high courts — having acting chief justices The appointments include a woman chief justice for Gujarat high court, the …

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Supreme Court Collegium proposes new Chief Justices to seven High Courts; focusses on seniority, regional and women representation in higher judiciary
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium proposes new Chief Justices to seven High Courts; focusses on seniority, regional and women representation in higher judiciary

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium has focussed on the traditional criteria of seniority, regional representation and the need for more women judges at the helm of judiciary while recommending new Chief Justices to seven major High Courts across the country. The Collegium led by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud has proposed Chief Justices to fill existing and future vacancies …

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Justices RD Dhanuka, SV Gangapur to be new CJs of Bombay, Madras high courts
1 year, 6 months ago

Justices RD Dhanuka, SV Gangapur to be new CJs of Bombay, Madras high courts

Hindustan Times  

A day after Madras high court acting chief justice T Raja retired, effectively rendering the collegium’s recommendation to transfer him to another high court nugatory, the Union government on Friday evening cleared justice SV Gangapurwala as the new chief justice of Madras high court. In his place, the collegium sent a fresh proposal for appointment of Bombay high court judge …

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CJI DY Chandrachud Says He Has Written To High Court Chief Justices On Hybrid Hearings
1 year, 7 months ago

CJI DY Chandrachud Says He Has Written To High Court Chief Justices On Hybrid Hearings

Live Law  

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Thursday orally remarked that he was taking administrative actions to ensure access to hybrid hearings in various High Courts. Gupta informed the bench that despite the COVID cases being on a rise, many High Courts were not permitting hybrid hearings. In February, while hearing petitions seeking hybrid hearings in High Courts, CJI DY Chandrachud had …

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SC Collegium recommends new Chief Justices for five High Courts
1 year, 8 months ago

SC Collegium recommends new Chief Justices for five High Courts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday recommended the appointment of chief justices of five high courts. In a separate resolution, the Collegium also reiterated its earlier proposal to transfer the acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court T Raja to Rajasthan High Court. In view of this delay, the resolution recommending …

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Orissa High Court Felicitates Its Former Chief Justices & Judges While Celebrating 75th Year Of Its Establishment
1 year, 8 months ago

Orissa High Court Felicitates Its Former Chief Justices & Judges While Celebrating 75th Year Of Its Establishment

Live Law  

As a part of celebration of 75th year of its establishment, the Orissa High Court on Saturday felicitated its former Chief Justices and Judges in a function held at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack. The event was presided over by Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Judge, Supreme Court of India in the presence of Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar, Chief Justice of …

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BREAKING| Centre Notifies Appointment Of New Chief Justices In Allahabad, Chhattisgarh And Patna High Courts
1 year, 8 months ago

BREAKING| Centre Notifies Appointment Of New Chief Justices In Allahabad, Chhattisgarh And Patna High Courts

Live Law  

The Central Government has notified the appointment of new Chief Justices for three High Courts.Justice Pritinker Diwaker, Judge of the Allahabad High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.Justice Ramesh Sinha, Judge of the Allahabad High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court.Justice K Vinod Chandran, Judge of …

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