Sunday, June 4, 2023

D Y Chandrachud

SC verdict on Delhi-Centre power row

SAYS DELHI GOVT HAS CONTROL OVER SERVICES EXCEPT FOR PUBLIC ORDER, POLICE & LAND Delhi government has legislative and executive powers over administration of services except for public order, police and land, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a...

‘Don’t mess around with my authority’, CJI to lawyer

“Don’t mess around with my authority,” an angry Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud Tuesday warned a lawyer when he mentioned a case for early hearing before a Supreme Court bench presided over by him.The CJI, who...

Collegium best system developed for appointment of judges: CJI

Not every system is perfect but this is the best system available, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday while defending the Collegium system of judges appointing judges, a major bone of contention between the government...

Truth has become victim in age of false news: CJI Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said truth has become a “victim” in the age of false news and with the spread of social media, something which is said as a seed germinates into virtually a...

NJDG says 63L cases considered delayed due to non-availability of counsels: CJI

Over 63 lakh cases across the country have been considered to be delayed due to non-availability of counsel and over 14 lakh cases are delayed as they await some kind of document or record, Chief Justice of India D...

‘Fearless sense of judiciary saved democracy during Emergency’

The “fearless sense of independence of courts” saved democracy during the Emergency in 1975, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said here.CJI Chandrachud, who assumed the office of the Chief Justice of India in November, was felicitated...

Special selection board to consider 246 women Army officers for promotion: Centre

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court a special selection board has been convened from January 9 to consider around 246 women Army officers for promotion.Senior advocate R Balasubramanian, appearing for the Centre, informed a bench of Chief...

New SC judge takes oath

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Monday administered the oath of office to Justice Dipankar Datta as a Supreme Court judge.On Sunday, the Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry issued a notification announcing the...

Need to learn to trust district judiciary: CJI

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday stressed the need to learn to trust the district judiciary, saying it would truly answer the needs of common citizens who seek access to justice. Justice Chandrachud, the 50th CJI,...

SC to hear plea on attacks on Christian institutions, priests today

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea alleging a rising number of attacks on Christian institutions and priests across the country and seeking the implementation of its guidelines to curb hate crimes.A bench of justices...