The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud stood firm by its July 5 recommendations to transfer these judges. It said the transfers were proposed in the better administration of justice. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court Collegium on July 12 found no merit in the reservations expressed by … Read more
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on May 19 will swear in two new apex court judges, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Viswanathan, who is a direct appointment from the Supreme Court Bar. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tweeted their appointments late on May … Read more
Justices N. Sathish Kumar and D. Bharatha Chakravarthy of the Madras High Court on Thursday decided to visit the illegal brick kilns in Coimbatore district and find out whether power connections had been snapped to all of them as directed by the court since they received complaints regarding misuse of labourers’ domestic connections. Additional Advocate … Read more
Former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former Chief Justice of India Justice U.U. Lalit said on February 18 the collegium system of appointment of judges is a near perfect model which is “fool proof”. Speaking at an event organised by ‘Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms’ (CJAR) on … Read more
The High Court of Karnataka and the Karnataka State Bar Council on Friday offered a customary welcome to the two newly appointed judges – Justices Vijaykumar A. Patil and Justice Rajesh Rai K., who took oath of office from the Governor on Thursday evening. Born on October 14, 1975, Justice Patil, from Belagavi, had completed … Read more
Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice T. Raja (fourth from right), Justice S. Vaidyanathan (third from left) and Justice R. Mahadevan (third from right) with the newly appointed judges (from left to right) Justices K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi, R. Kalaimathi, P.B. Balaji, L. Victoria Gowri and K.K. Ramakrishnan after their swearing-in ceremony held in Chennai on … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Friday recorded a submission by Attorney General R. Venkataramani that warrants of appointment of five judges to the apex court will be likely issued by February 5. “It is happening… The five warrants of … Read more
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju during a ceremony to pay tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, in New Delhi on January 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Amid the ongoing controversy between the Executive and the Judiciary, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on January 23, 2023 said that the judges do not have to contest … Read more
Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The government has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider 20 names recommended for appointment as High Court judges, including that of advocate Saurabh Kirpal. Mr. Kirpal has recently told the media that his appointment was delayed because of his gay status. He was one of … Read more
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, and two Supreme Court judges, met Gujarat and Telangana High Courts’ lawyers on Monday over the Collegium’s proposed transfers of Justices Nikhil Kariel and A. Abhishek Reddy, agreeing to “examine” their grievances while “strongly conveying” that they have to get back … Read more