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  Judiciary only intervenes when executives fail: CJI TS Thakur rejects charges of judicial overreach

  India | June 07, 2016 11:23 IST

  New Delhi: Rejecting Modi government's charge of judicial overreach, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur has said that judiciary intervenes only when the executive fails in its constitutional duties. The CJI also said,

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  More than 70,000 judges required to clear pending cases: CJI TS Thakur

  India | May 09, 2016 6:55 IST

  New Delhi: Chief Justice of India TS Thakur, continuing to express concern over low judge-population ratio in the country, today said more than 70,000 judges are required to clear pending cases as access to justice

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  ‘We don’t go to Manali for vacations’: CJI’s counter to PM’s suggestion to cut holidays

  India | April 25, 2016 19:07 IST

  A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that the judges of higher courts should consider cutting down on their holidays in order to deal with the huge load of pending cases in courts, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today blamed the liti

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  Retired judges to be reappointed to tackle pending cases: CJI Thakur

  India | April 25, 2016 13:22 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium will respond next week to government on the revised memorandum of procedure, a document to guide appointment of judges to the top court and the high courts, Chief Justice

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  SC collegium to decide on revised MoP: CJI

  India | April 24, 2016 22:11 IST

  The Supreme Court collegium will respond next week to government on the revised memorandum of procedure

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  Judiciary facing crisis of credibility: Chief Justice of India

  India | March 13, 2016 22:16 IST

  Judiciary as an institution is facing crisis of credibility which is a challenge from within, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said here today as he asked judges to be conscientious of their duties.

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  Supreme Court stays Madras HC Judge's order

  India | February 15, 2016 21:38 IST

  New Delhi: Justice C S Karnan of the Madras High Court today courted yet another controversy by "staying" CJI's order transferring him to Calcutta High Court, which was suspended late in the evening by the

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  Will register FIR against SC judges, warns Madras HC judge

  India | February 15, 2016 18:40 IST

  Chennai: Justice C S Karnan of the Madras High Court today ‘stayed' the apex court's order of transferring him to the Calcutta High Court. Under law, a lower court cannot sit in judgment over an order

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  Lack of professionalism by arbitrators bringing country a bad name:CJI

  India | December 11, 2015 23:59 IST

  New Delhi: Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today called for an overhaul in the legal format of arbitration process, stating that "lack of professionalism" by arbitrators was bringing a bad name to the

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  CJI Thakur backs Kejriwal's odd even traffic scheme

  India | December 06, 2015 22:30 IST

  New Delhi: The newly appointed Chief Justice of India TS Thakur has backed the 'odd-even traffic formula'' proposed by the Delhi government to curb the ever rising pollution in the national capital.“We welcome even-odd car

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  Law can't justify a situation where CJI appoints judges: Govt

  Politics | November 28, 2015 0:03 IST

  New Delhi: Questioning the collegium system, government today said in Rajya Sabha that no position of law "can ever justify" a situation where the CJI appoints other judges and everyone else becomes irrelevant.The remarks of

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  Justice TS Thakur to take oath as CJI on Dec 3

  India | November 18, 2015 19:12 IST

  New Delhi: Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, who had led the Supreme Court bench which delivered a verdict on reforming the Indian Cricket Board, was today appointed the Chief Justice of India.He will take oath on

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  Justice T S Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India

  India | November 04, 2015 16:27 IST

  New Delhi: Justice T S Thakur, the senior-most judge of Supreme Court will be the next Chief Justice of India. He will succeed the present CJI H L Dattu. The process of appointing Thakur as

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  CJI asks authorities to strengthen security of Justice Dipak Misra

  India | August 07, 2015 22:41 IST

  New Delhi: Chief Justice of India H L Dattu has asked the authorities to strengthen the security of Justice Dipak Misra, who has received a threat to his life over the hanging of 1993 Mumbai

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  Yakub Memon's last letter to CJI pleading innocence

  India | July 29, 2015 20:30 IST

  The Supreme Court today refused to put a stay on execution of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, the lone death row convict in 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Now all the legal remedies for Memon to escape

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  Judicial Accountability bill delayed as petition stalls NJAC

  India | February 21, 2015 23:04 IST

  New Delhi: The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, which was aimed to deal with complaints against judges till the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) has been put off by the government.The NJAC and Judicial Standards

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  Women can't be secured by curbing their freedom, says CJI

  India | November 27, 2014 7:17 IST

  New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) HL Dattu on Wednesday said security of women, in the wake of spate of cases of sexual assaults, could not be secured by curbing their freedom as is

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  Criminal justice system victimises poor and vulnerable: CJI

  India | November 26, 2014 21:54 IST

  New Delhi: The criminal justice system largely victimises the poor and vulnerable sections of society and there is an urgent need for reform on multiple fronts, Chief Justice of India HL Dattu said today as

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  Tough laws alone can't protect women against sexual violence: CJI

  India | November 15, 2014 22:56 IST

  Bengaluru: Tougher laws alone cannot protect women against sexual violence and a holistic and systematic approach ha to be adopted to address the issue, Chief Justice of India H L Dattu today said.He said sexual

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  Justice HL Dattu sworn-in as 42nd Chief Justice of India

  India | September 28, 2014 13:42 IST

  New Delhi: Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was on Sunday sworn-in as the 42nd Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee.63-year-old Justice Dattu took oath in the name of God at a brief ceremony held