The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices P.V. Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan, took a serious view of the allegation and asked the ministries to clarify their stance.
The event, which was attended by the former Chief Justice of India, Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud, and other eminent personalities marked the formal start of the academic journey of the students.
The Central Government, through the Ministry of Law and Justice, on Monday notified the appointment of Justice Joymalya Bagchi of the Calcutta High Court as a judge of the Supreme Court.
After considering the issue by discussing the ratio in various judgments, a bench of the Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Bela M Trivedi and MM Sundresh rejected the challenge to the constitutional validity and the right of the authorised officers under the Customs Act and t
A Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar stated that the matter pertains to foreign affairs and that the Court cannot comment on the internal affairs of another country.
The former Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, said that literature sheds light on the gaps in law and humanises it. He also highlighted the need to look beyond just the written letter of the law in order to have a better perspective of the law itself.
The notification issued in this regard states that "in exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Renu Bhatnagar and Rajneesh Kumar (Judicial Officers) as Judges in the Delhi
The Supreme Court adjourned hearings on petitions challenging the law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, which excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel. No new date for the hearing was set.
The law in question, the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, has been criticized for excluding the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for Election Commissioners.
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for April the hearing of pleas filed challenging the validity Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, which preserves the character of religious places as they existed on August 15, 1947.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday raised significant concerns over judicial overreach, specifically questioning the role of the Chief Justice of India in executive appointments such as the selection of the CBI Director.