Addressing a gathering on the occasion of his facilitation ceremony organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, Justice DY Chandrachud appreciated his predecessor CJI UU Lalit for taking concrete steps towards making a listing of matters more transparent.
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Delhi High Court order and acquitted three men who were awarded the death penalty by a lower court after being held guilty of raping and killing a 19-year-old woman in Delhi's Chhawala area in 2012.
Dismissing the plea challenging the nomination of the former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha by the government, the Supreme Court said that there is no merit to entertain the petitioner under Article 32 of the Constitution of India.
The senior-most judge of the Supreme Court of India Justice DY Chandrachud on Wednesday has become the 50th head of the Judiciary of the country. He will have a tenure till November 10, 2024.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Justice DY Chandrachud on being sworn in as India's Chief Justice and wished him a fruitful tenure ahead.