Justice Sonak will assume office upon the retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice, Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, who is due to demit office on January 8, 2026.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Jharkhand High Court and the State government, seeking their responses to a plea filed by a lady judge who sought removal of certain remarks made in her annual performance report.
Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday directed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before a Chaibasa court on August 6 in connection with a defamation case over alleged derogatory remarks made against former BJP national president Amit Shah in 2018.
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the delay in pronouncing the judgement by the court, and directed the Registrar Generals of all High Courts to submit a report on cases where judgments are still not pronounced despite reserving them on or before January 31, 2025.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan questioned the tendency of authorities to issue orders imposing restrictions under Section 144 CrPC to curb public demonstrations.
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Jharkhand High Court order directing the CBI inquiry into alleged irregularities in appointments and promotions made in the state assembly.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Dumka candidate Sunil Soren, who is contesting against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's brother Basant Soren has levelled serious allegations against the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and its allies claiming that they are aiming to settle Bangladesh
"Currently, infiltration is the biggest problem in Jharkhand. The parents of young daughters are worried. 2-3 days ago, Jharkhand High Court ordered an independent panel to investigate the infiltration... But the JMM government is not ready to admit that there is infiltration in Jharkhand...
The top court said that since observations made by the judge are with regard to bail, the same would not influence the trial judge either at the stage of trial or any other proceedings.