New Delhi: Justice N.V. Ramana was today sworn- in as the 48th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He was administered the oath by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, here. He took over from former CJI S.A. Bobde whose term ended on Friday. Born in an agricultural family on Aug. 27, 1957 in…
Chief Justice is Master of Roster, rules SC
July 6, 2018New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India is the “master of the roster” and has the power to assign cases, the Supreme Court ruled this morning on a petition that called for a panel of Judges to take such decisions and echoed concerns raised by four top Judges who publicly took on Chief Justice Dipak…
Echo of Vice-President’s rejection of impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India: Congress withdraws petition in SC
May 8, 2018New Delhi: Congress MPs, led by Senior Supreme Court advocate and Congress leader Kapil Sibal, this morning withdrew their petition from Supreme Court (SC) challenging Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu’s decision rejecting the notice of removal motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. They withdrew the petition after the Court refused to…
Impeachment: RS Chairman Venkaiah Naidu rejects motion against CJI
April 23, 2018New Delhi: Rajya Sabha (RS) Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu today rejected the impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra by seven opposition parties. “The motion presented by the MPs indicates a mere suspicion, conjecture or an assumption in the Prasad Education Trust case. The same does not constitute proof beyond a reasonable…
Chief Justice, ‘rebel’ Judges at lunch together amid patch-up efforts
January 17, 2018New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and the four senior Judges who took him on publicly will come together today at a weekly lunch at the Supreme Court, amid efforts at ending a rift that could impact important cases. Yesterday, the Chief Justice reached out to the Judges and, in a 15-minute meeting,…
Is Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra targeted? If so, why?
January 14, 2018At a press conference held on Friday, 12th January at Justice Jasti Chelameswar’s house in New Delhi, Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Chelameswar, Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph targeted Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra. Here is a message that is being widely circulated on social media explaining why the Chief Justice was targeted: Two…
Rebellion in Supreme Court: Four Senior Judges address the media
January 12, 2018New Delhi: In a first in India, four senior Judges of the Supreme Court (SC) have gone public against the Chief Justice of India (CJI), telling the media that the administration of the top Court “has not been in order.” In the unprecedented press conference held at his residence in New Delhi, Justice J. Chelameswar,…
Justice Dipak Misra sworn-in as Chief Justice of India
August 28, 2017New Delhi: Justice Dipak Misra, who led the Supreme Court Bench that confirmed death to four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case in May this year, was sworn-in as the 45th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He was administered oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind at a brief ceremony held at Darbar Hall…
Judge who ruled compulsory National Anthem in theatres will be next CJI
August 9, 2017New Delhi: The Union Government yesterday appointed Justice Dipak Misra as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI). He will be replacing incumbent Justice J.S. Khehar, who is set to retire on Aug. 27. It was Khehar who had recommended Misra’s name to succeed him as the next CJI. Justice Misra will be sworn in…
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