Mediation can transform discord into dialogue, says CJI Gavai

Mediation can transform discord into dialogue, says CJI Gavai

Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai on Saturday emphasised that mediation should not be viewed merely as a legal tool but as a long-standing practice rooted in community life, adding that only through collective and sustained efforts can it become a trusted part of India’s … Read more

Supreme Court, Centre differ over stubble-burning; CJI backs prosecution, government prefers policy route

Supreme Court, Centre differ over stubble-burning; CJI backs prosecution, government prefers policy route

The scene of stubble burning in Haryana’s Hisar. Image for the purpose of representation only. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Supreme Court and the Union government differed sharply on Wednesday (September 17, 2025) over how to deal with farmers who burn stubble ahead of the winter season. Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, … Read more

Chief Justice BR Gavai hospitalised in Delhi, responding well to treatment

Chief Justice BR Gavai hospitalised in Delhi, responding well to treatment

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has been hospitalised in Delhi after contracting a severe infection during his recent visit to Telangana. According to Supreme Court sources, he is currently stable, responding well to treatment, and is expected to resume his official duties in a day or two. CJI Gavai travelled to Hyderabad on July … Read more

Interpretation of Constitution has to be pragmatic: CJI

Interpretation of Constitution has to be pragmatic: CJI

Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai during celebrations of 161 years of Advocates’ Association of Western India (AAWI), in Mumbai, Saturday, July 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Saturday (July 5, 2025) said the interpretation of law or the Constitution has to be “pragmatic” and in a … Read more

Prayed to God for a solution to Ayodhya dispute, says CJI Chandrachud

Prayed to God for a solution to Ayodhya dispute, says CJI Chandrachud

File picture of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Sunday (October 20, 2024) said he had prayed to God for a solution to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute and asserted that God will find a way if one has faith. He was addressing … Read more

कोलकाता कांड पर सुनवाई के दौरान CJI ने पूछा- जब 4447 CCTV कैमरे लगे थे, तो फिर यह घटना क्यों हुई?

कोलकाता कांड पर सुनवाई के दौरान CJI ने पूछा- जब 4447 CCTV कैमरे लगे थे, तो फिर यह घटना क्यों हुई?

भारत के मुख्य न्यायाधीश (CJI) डॉ. न्यायमूर्ति डी.वाई. चंद्रचूड़ ने आरजी कर मेडिकल कॉलेज से जुड़े मामले पर कहा कि इमरजेंसी वार्ड में सीआईएसएफ (CISF) बिना पर्याप्त सुरक्षा जांच के किसी को न जानें दे. साथ ही उन्होंने आदेश दिया कि सोशल मीडिया के तमाम प्लेटफार्म्स से पीड़िता या उसके शव के फोटोग्राफ तत्काल प्रभाव … Read more

Kovind discusses simultaneous polls with former CJI, others

Kovind discusses simultaneous polls with former CJI, others

Former president and head of the high-level committee on One Nation, One Election Ram Nath Kovind has held consultations with former chief justice of India U.U. Lalit and the Bar Council of India. File | Photo Credit: ANI Former president and head of the high-level committee on One Nation, One Election Ram Nath Kovind has … Read more

SC to hear Uddhav Thackeray group’s plea against speaker’s decision refusing to disqualify MLAs on Jan 22

SC to hear Uddhav Thackeray group’s plea against speaker’s decision refusing to disqualify MLAs on Jan 22

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to January 22 the hearing on a plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena against the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s order declaring the Sena bloc led by CM Eknath Shinde as “real political party” after its split in June 2022. The plea, which was filed on Monday by … Read more

Judiciary will have to live with instances like ‘hacking’ with robust ICT system: CJI

Judiciary will have to live with instances like ‘hacking’ with robust ICT system: CJI

Stating that recent ‘hacking’ into High Court of Karnataka’s videoconference system has perturbed everyone in the legal fraternity, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said here on Saturday that the judiciary will have to live with such instances and cannot stop the use of technology. “We have to make our Information and Communication Technology (ICT) … Read more

Vice President says retired judges keeping country’s arbitral system in tight fist grip

Vice President says retired judges keeping country’s arbitral system in tight fist grip

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar lamented that retired judges have kept the arbitral system of the country in a tight fist grip, denying chance to other qualified minds. File | Photo Credit: PTI Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday lamented that retired judges have kept the arbitral system of the country in a “tight fist grip”, … Read more