After considering the grounds raised in the plea, a bench led by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Tuesday issued notice to the central government, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), seeking their responses to the plea.
Before the amendment was passed, Justices Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, who resigned after its enactment, had written separate letters requesting a full court meeting or judicial conference.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Tuesday paid condolences on behalf of Supreme Court judges and the legal fraternity and expressed deep concern over the blast near the Red Fort in New Delhi, which claimed at least eight lives.
According to Dawn, the wide-ranging bill, tabled on Saturday, seeks to abolish the office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), and introduce a new post of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), effectively placing the Army Chief at the top of Pakistan's armed forces.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Saturday invoked Mahatma Gandhi and recalled his experience at a relief camp in ethnic violence-hit Manipur's Churachandpur, terming justice as "the right of every citizen" rather than a privilege of a few people.
CJI-designate Justice Surya Kant was also present during the occasion, which witnessed judges and staff coming together to observe the spiritual and communal aspects of the festival.
The Supreme Court on Monday took a strong exception to a plea filed by a petitioner, G. Sarvam Kumar, to be appointed as a judge of the Telangana High Court. A bench led by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai rebuked the petitioner and remarked that he's made a mockery of the syst
Senior Advocate Pinky Anand called her appointment as a Member of the Bahrain International Commercial Court (BICC) a "recognition of India's soft power", highlighting the reforms by the Centre to "put India on the map as a global arbitration hub."
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi reasoned that, when the Chief Justice of India himself has let go of this incident, initiating action against the attacker would only further glorify him.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai has recommended the name of Justice Surya Kant as his successor, marking the formal initiation of the process to appoint the next Chief Justice of India.
In furtherance of the enduring ties between India and Bhutan, the CJI announced that two positions of Law Clerks at the Supreme Court of India shall be offered annually to law graduates from Bhutan as part of an ongoing initiative to strengthen academic engagement and professional collaborat