Chief Justice
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Supreme Court refuses to recognise same-sex marriage in 3:2 split verdict
India | Oct 17, 2023, 01:29 PM ISTSame-sex marriage: CJI DY Chandrachud, while pronouncing the verdict, said it is incorrect to state that marriage is a static and unchanging institution and the reforms in marriage have been brought about by Acts of the legislature.
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Who is Justice DY Chandrachud, India's 50 CJI
India | Dec 16, 2022, 12:35 PM ISTOn October 7, the government sent a letter to CJI Lalit to recommend his successor. Justice Chandrachud would become the 50th CJI on November 9, a day after the incumbent CJI would demit office.
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'I'm offering to pay': Delhi HC Chief Justice asks woman not to terminate '23-week-old pregnancy'
India | Jul 15, 2022, 02:48 PM ISTDelhi High Court news: “We will ensure that the girl is kept somewhere safe and she can deliver and go. There is a big queue for adoption,” observed the bench also comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad.
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Athlete murder case: CBI arrests daughter of Himachal Pradesh HC's acting Chief Justice
India | Jun 15, 2022, 08:09 PM ISTDuring the questioning, Kalyani Singh, daughter of Acting Chief Justice Sabina Singh, was allegedly “evasive” in her responses following which the CBI arrested her, the officials said.
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PM Modi addresses joint conference of chief ministers, Chief Justices in New Delhi
India | Apr 30, 2022, 10:36 AM ISTJoint Conference is an occasion for the executive and the judiciary to come together to create frameworks for simple and convenient delivery of justice.
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SC collegium approves proposal for elevation of lawyer Saurabh Kirpal as judge of Delhi HC
India | Nov 15, 2021, 11:12 PM ISTSaurabh Kirpal was recommended for elevation in 2017 by the Delhi High Court collegium, then led by acting chief justice Gita Mittal. The proposal was then approved by the apex court’s collegium too.
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8 judges elevated as chief justices of high courts
India | Oct 09, 2021, 11:26 PM ISTActing chief justice of the Karnataka High Court, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma has been elevated as chief justice of Telangana High Court.
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Law Minister assured appointment of 9 HC chief justices to be cleared soon: CJI
India | Oct 02, 2021, 02:47 PM ISTThe CJI added that Covid-19 has created many problems for many institutions, including the judiciary --thousands of cases have accumulated in different fora, apart from the large vacancies and non-working of courts.
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Speculations, reports on judges' appointment process very unfortunate: CJI NV Ramana
India | Aug 19, 2021, 01:37 PM ISTCJI NV Ramana said the process of appointment of judges is sacrosanct and has dignity attached to it and the media must understand and recognise its sanctity.
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Supreme Court nod to clearance for basic amenity projects in Taj zone
India | Dec 06, 2019, 10:19 PM ISTA bench, headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde and comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant, observed that the state government has complied with its direction on the vision document in TTZ, therefore, it is appropriate to modify its earlier order.
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Justice Sanjay Karol sworn in as Patna HC chief justice
India | Nov 11, 2019, 01:20 PM ISTGovernor Phagu Chauhan administered the oath to Karol at the Raj Bhavan here.
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Tis Hazari violence: Delhi High Court Chief Justice meets senior police officials
India | Nov 03, 2019, 10:19 AM ISTThe Supreme Court Bar Association members also met Justice Patel over the issue. It is learnt that Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik will meet Justice Patel on Sunday.
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SC refuses to set up bench to hear plea of resumption of Mopa airport
India | Oct 23, 2019, 06:56 PM ISTA bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was told by Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the state government, that the construction of the airport has been stalled for the last ten months and the petition of the state government is pending before the apex court.
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Vineet Kothari appointed Chief Justice of Madras High Court
India | Sep 21, 2019, 10:56 AM ISTV K Tahilramani had resigned after the Supreme Court collegium declined her request for reconsideration of transfer to Meghalaya.
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Justice V Ramasubramanian sworn in as Chief Justice of Himachal HC
India | Jun 22, 2019, 08:22 PM ISTJustice V Ramasubramanian was administered the oath of office by Governor Acharya Devvrat in a simple but an impressive ceremony at the Raj Bhawan.
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Reports of differences between Attorney General, government motivated: Arun Jaitley
India | May 11, 2019, 03:28 PM ISTVenugopal had written to all the Supreme Court judges to set up a committee of three retired judges of the apex court to look into allegations of sexual harassment made against CJI Ranjan Gogoi by a dismissed woman employee of the court.
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Bombay High Court's new CJ to take charge on Sunday
India | Apr 05, 2019, 01:24 PM ISTHe was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court in December 2002 and in April 2017, was appointed the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.
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Supreme Court collegium recommends two High Court judges for elevation
India | Jan 12, 2019, 05:47 PM ISTThe Supreme Court collegium has recommended the elevation of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Sanjiv Sanjiv Khanna of the Delhi High Court to the apex court.
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With Justice Indira Banerjee's elevation, Supreme Court gets 3 sitting woman judges for the first time
India | Aug 04, 2018, 05:11 PM ISTOn Friday, the government cleared Banerjee's name, along with Orissa HC CJ Vineet Saran and Uttarakhand HC CJ K M Joseph as judges of the Supreme Court.
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Ex-Chief Justice Nasir Ul Mulk named Pakistan's caretaker PM until general elections
World | May 28, 2018, 02:44 PM ISTFormer Chief Justice Nasir Ul Mulk was on Monday announced as Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister until general elections are held on July 25.