CJI DY Chandrachud has observed that the trend of equating judges with God is dangerous Kolkata: The Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has observed that the trend of equating judges with God is dangerous since the task of judges is to serve public interest. “Too very often, we are addressed as Honour or …
Supreme Court and couple The Supreme Court recently issued a slew of guidelines for courts to follow while dealing with petitions filed by couples seeking protection and advised against making any roving enquiry into the nature of their relationships [Devu G Nair vs. The State of Kerala & Ors]. The bench of Chief Justice of …
The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a batch of 237 petitions concerning the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) and the recently notified Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. The pleas will be heard by a bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. The Court had directed the matter …
Citizenship Amendment Act and Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will hear all petitions concerning the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 (CAA) and the recently notified Citizenship (Amendment) Rules of 2024, on March 19. A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said that all 190-odd petitions will …
Manish Sisodia, Supreme Court Manish Sisodia’s Facebook account Supreme Court has dismissed the curative petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia against an apex court order denying him bail in the money laundering case connected to the Delhi Excise Policy Scam. A bench of Chief Justice of …
Vedanta Cairn The Supreme Court Thursday stressed that it cannot ignore the concerns of the people who are opposed to reopening of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi [Vedanta Limited v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors] A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra made it clear that …
Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that Punjab government’s law on sub-classification within the reserved categories may have been aimed at excluding those whose one generation has already benefited due to the relaxations granted by law. [State of Punjab and ors vs Davinder Singh and ors]. The bench of Chief Justice …
New Delhi: Schooling a lawyer on courtroom decorum, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today said the Supreme Court “is not a (railway) platform where you can board any train”. The strong remarks came after a lawyer started arguing in court out of turn. Around noon, the lawyer suddenly stood up and said he has …
Ceremonial Bench proceedings of Supreme Court Diamond Jubilee Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Sunday stressed that present constitutional safeguards are not in themselves sufficient to maintain the independence of the judiciary. CJI Chandrachud explained that an independent judiciary means one that is insulated from the executive and legislative branches, while also having …
Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, Justice Soumen Sen A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court held a special sitting on Saturday and stayed all proceedings before the Calcutta High Court in the fake certificate scam [In Re: Orders of Calcutta High Court dated 24.01.2024 and 25.01.2024 and Ancillary Issues]. The fake certificate scam case before the High …