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  Amrapali Group case: CJI UU Lalit to conduct proceedings on September 3

  India | August 31, 2022 12:08 IST

  Amrapali Group case: The court will examine the report by R Venkataramani, Senior Advocate who was earlier appointed as Court Receiver to look after the issues relating to homebuyers.

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  Free domestic help for life, chauffeur for CJIs, SC judges after retirement

  India | August 27, 2022 21:07 IST

  Retirement benefit for CJI: In a fresh notification issued on Friday, the Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry said the Supreme Court Judges Rules have been amended again to extend more post-retirement facilities to retired CJIs and judges of the top court.

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  Appointed 224 judges to high courts, hope Centre clears names for Delhi HC: CJI Ramana

  India | August 25, 2022 20:23 IST

  Justice Ramana, who will retire from office on August 26 upon attaining the age of superannuation, said that he took up the issues concerning the appointment of judges and infrastructure during his term and hoped that he stood up to the expectations of the legal fraternity.

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  Loss of faith and trust in judiciary will endanger Indian 'democracy': CJI NV Ramana

  India | August 20, 2022 13:14 IST

  Justice Ramana, who is scheduled to demit office next week, said it was necessary to ensure that people do not lose faith and trust in the judiciary.

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  Who is Uday Umesh Lalit, India's new Chief Justice for 74 days

  India | August 10, 2022 21:21 IST

  New CJI appointed: Born on November 9, 1957, Justice Lalit enrolled as an advocate in June 1983 and practised in the Bombay High Court till December 1985. He shifted his practice to Delhi in January 1986, and in April 2004, he was designated as a senior advocate by the apex court.

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  Justice Uday Umesh Lalit appointed 49th Chief Justice of India

  India | December 15, 2022 18:38 IST

  Justice Uday Umesh Lalit has been appointed the 49th Chief Justice of India. He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent NV Ramana demits office the day before.

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  CJI Ramana’s office gets communication from Centre urging him to recommend successor

  India | August 03, 2022 23:48 IST

  Justice Ramana, who had taken over as head of the Indian judiciary from predecessor S A Bobde on April 24, 2021 as the 48th CJI, is scheduled to demit office on August 26 after a tenure of over 16 months.

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  CJI on justice: 'Small percentage of population can approach courts, majority suffers in silence'

  India | July 30, 2022 13:00 IST

  CJI on access to justice: Justice Ramana was addressing the first All India District Legal Services Authorities Meet in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the judiciary to speed up the release of undertrials languishing in jails awaiting legal aid.

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  Don't mistake it for weakness if judges don't react immediately: CJI on media campaigns

  India | July 24, 2022 0:00 IST

  CJI Ramana said one of the biggest challenges before the judiciary at present is prioritising the matters for adjudication as judges cannot turn a blind eye to social realities.

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  'Not sign of healthy democracy': CJI Ramana speaks of no 'mutual respect between govt, opposition'

  India | July 17, 2022 23:17 IST

  CJI Ramana was speaking at an event organised at the Rajasthan Assembly by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).

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  Nearly 80% prisoners are undertrials, need to question procedures: CJI

  India | July 16, 2022 17:06 IST

  The CJI inaugurated the NALSA LACMS portal, mobile app and e-Prisons initiatives. The e-parole application is another initiative through which inmates can have continuity of social existence and interaction.

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  'In India, a party in power believes...': CJI Ramana says Judiciary only answerable to Constitution

  India | July 02, 2022 17:12 IST

  The Chief Justice also expressed disappointment that even after 75 years of Independence people have not understood the roles and responsibilities assigned by the Constitution to each Institution.

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  Ex-judges, lawyers urge CJI to clamp down UP govt's illegal bulldozing of houses

  India | June 14, 2022 19:30 IST

  The letter petition has been signed by former judges of the top court Justices B Sudarshan Reddy, V Gopala Gowda, and AK Ganguly, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court AP Shah, former judge of Madras High Court Justice K Chandru, and former judge Karnataka High Court Mohammed Anwar. 

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  PM Modi bats of use of local languages in courts during joint conference of CMs, judges

  India | April 30, 2022 14:51 IST

  PM Modi appealed to chief ministers and chief justices of high courts to give priority to cases related to undertrial prisoners languishing in jails and release them, as per law, based on human sensitivities

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  CJI Ramana reminds of 'Lakshman Rekha' during his meet with PM, CMs; laments on misuse of PILs

  India | December 27, 2022 3:22 IST

  "Constitution provides separation of power among 3 organs and harmonious function between three organs strengthens democracy. While discharging our duty, we should be mindful of Lakshman Rekha," CJI said.

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  Governments maligning judges is new, unfortunate trend: Chief Justice

  India | April 08, 2022 21:24 IST

  The stinging observations were made by a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana while hearing two separate appeals filed by the Chhattisgarh government and an activist respectively challenging the high court’s decision to quash an FIR.  

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  'CBI no more a caged parrot': Law Minister Rijiju after CJI's remarks

  India | April 03, 2022 21:25 IST

  The law minister's remarks defending the agency came close on the heels of Chief Justice of India N V Ramana saying that the CBI's credibility has come under deep public scrutiny with the passage of time as its actions and inactions have raised questions in some cases.

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  Judges need to punish probe agencies for acting as BJP govt's 'stooge': Cong on CJI's remarks

  India | April 02, 2022 21:07 IST

  The opposition party was reacting to CJI NV Ramana's remarks while delivering a lecture where he asked police officers complaining about harassment after government change to be impartial, saying "when you endear yourself to powers, you will have to face consequences".

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  People hesitate to approach Police, image is tarnished due to corruption: CJI NV Ramana

  India | April 01, 2022 23:01 IST

  The CJI said that often the best of talents enter this system in expectation of recognition and accolades, but, if the threat of infection looms large, honest and upright officers find it difficult to stand by their oath.

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  India-UAE discuss closer judicial cooperation as CJI Ramana pays 1st visit

  India | March 17, 2022 20:49 IST

  Justice Ramanna, the 48th Chief Justice of India, is scheduled to address the fourth edition of an international conference - Arbitration in the Era of Globalization in Dubai on Saturday.