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Supreme Court reopens after 6 days today; verdicts on key cases likely
India | July 01, 2019 13:22 IST
The Supreme Court on Monday reopened after 6 days and it is expected to deliver verdicts on some of the key issues that have been pending since long. The important issues include the Rafale deal case, the Sabarimala temple case and the verdict on bringing the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) under the right to information act. Besides, the court will also take up some crucial matters for hearing, including the one related to sexual harassment allegations against the CJI.
Out of 43 lakh cases pending in HCs, over 8 lakh a decade old
India | June 27, 2019 16:55 IST
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply said 43.55 lakh cases are pending in the high court and out of these, 18.75 lakh relate to civil matters and 12.15 lakh are criminal cases.
CJI writes to PM for removal of HC judge
India | June 23, 2019 19:47 IST
A three-judge in-house committee, comprising Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee, Sikkim High Court Chief Justice S K Agnihotri and Madhya Pradesh High Court's Justice P K Jaiswal, had in January 2018 concluded there was sufficient substance in the allegations contained in the complaint against Justice Shukla and that the aberrations were serious enough to call for initiation of proceedings for his removal.
Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi writes to PM Modi, seeks more Supreme Court judges
India | June 23, 2019 6:58 IST
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written three letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court. The CJI also sought in the raise of the retirement age of high court judges to 65 years.
CJI writes to PM, seeks increase in number of SC judges
India | June 22, 2019 17:31 IST
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the strength of judges and raise the retirement age of high court judges to 65 years.
CJI to be part of Vacation Bench, will hear ‘urgent matters’
India | May 11, 2019 15:38 IST
The top court has a vacation bench functioning every year during the summer holidays, but the Chief Justice of India never presides over it.
CJI sexual harassment case: 'Shocked' complainant seeks copy of probe report
India | May 07, 2019 19:46 IST
A woman who accused Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment on Tuesday asked the apex court's in-house probe committee for a copy of the report giving a clean chit to the CJI on all charges.
CJI sexual harassment case: Women among 55 detained for staging protest outside SC against clean chit to Gogoi
India | May 07, 2019 16:57 IST
CJI Ranjan Gogoi on Monday got a clean chit from the apex court's In-House Inquiry Committee which "has found no substance" in the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by a former woman employee of the Supreme Court.
CJI gets clean chit in sexual harassment allegations, woman says 'gross injustice' done
India | May 07, 2019 9:20 IST
Immediately after the office of apex court's Secretary General came out with the findings of the committee, the woman issued a press statement saying that she was "highly disappointed and dejected".
SC denies report that two judges met Justice Bobde on inquiry into allegations against CJI
India | May 05, 2019 13:22 IST
The statement, which has been issued from the office of the Supreme Court's secretary general, said that it is most unfortunate that a leading newspaper chose to state that the two judges met Justice Bobde.
Woman pulls out of probe by Supreme Court’s panel in CJI case
India | April 30, 2019 22:30 IST
A former apex court employee, who levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, dubbed on Tuesday as "very frightening" the atmosphere of the in-house inquiry committee and "walked out" raising various objections including denial of her lawyer's presence.
Delhi HC rejects plea on media curb on allegations against CJI
India | April 29, 2019 13:07 IST
The petition had sought immediate restriction on the media from further telecasting or publishing the allegations till conclusion of the three-judge panel's inquiry.
Allegations against CJI: Ex-employee appears before in-house inquiry panel
India | April 26, 2019 16:36 IST
A former apex court employee, who levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, appeared on Friday before the in-house inquiry panel which is dealing with her complaint.
Justice Indu Malhotra appointed to in-house inquiry panel to probe allegations against CJI
India | April 25, 2019 21:54 IST
Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra was Thursday appointed as the third member of the in-house inquiry panel set up to examine allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi following recusal of Justice N V Ramana.
Justice NV Ramana opts out of panel on inquiry into allegations against CJI
India | April 25, 2019 15:34 IST
Justice N V Ramana, part of three-member in-house inquiry panel set up to examine the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, recused himself from it on Thursday.
Former judge A K Patnaik to investigate conspiracy angle framing CJI
India | April 25, 2019 15:12 IST
The apex court asked the Directors of CBI and IB as also the Delhi Police Commissioner to cooperate with Justice (Retd) Patnaik as and when sought by him during the inquiry.
Rich and powerful trying to run registry of court: SC on CJI matter
India | April 25, 2019 13:20 IST
A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said "people with money power are trying to run the registry of the top court...this is a really serious matter...people can be killed or maligned if truth is brought forth..."
CJI sexual harassment case: Advocate Bains says mastermind one of the biggest corporates in country
India | April 24, 2019 13:38 IST
Advocate Utsav Bains, who claimed he was offered money to frame Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual harassment case, has said the “mastermind behind the conspiracy is one of the biggest corporates in the country”
Justice S A Bobde to conduct inquiry into allegation of sexual harassment against CJI
India | April 24, 2019 9:01 IST
When contacted, Justice Bobde, who is next to the CJI in seniority, confirmed the development.
Country needs lot of things, sadly we have limited time: Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi
India | March 07, 2019 7:22 IST
CJI Gogoi's statement came after hearing politically sensitive cases -- Ayodhya and Rafale.