The Supreme Court has said that a judge taking up a case not specifically assigned by the Chief Justice is an "act of gross impropriety" and that they have to follow discipline.
Purkayastha and Chakravarty were today produced in court after the end of their Judicial custody period. The pair were earlier granted 10 days and 5 days Judicial custody by the same court.
The Centre has constituted a tribunal under Delhi High Court judge Sachin Datta to adjudicate if there is sufficient ground for declaring the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) as an unlawful association.
Chief Justice of DY Chandrachud was speaking at the 3rd Comparative Constitutional Law discussion on the topic "Perspectives from the Supreme Courts of India and the United States."
The development comes on the day when Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Sharif is scheduled to attend multiple hearings at an accountability court at the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) and the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
The court has, meanwhile, suspended the PML-N supremo's permanent warrant in the case to date. According to the court's decision, if Nawaz does not appear before the judge today, the aforementioned warrant against him will be restored.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Monday said he stands by his minority judgement in favour of civil unions of queer couples, as sometimes it is a "vote of the conscience and a vote of the constitution".
Chief Justice of India (CJI), DY Chandrachud, on Monday said judges, though not elected, play a vital role as the judiciary is a stabilising influence on society as it evolves rapidly with the advent of new technologies.
The businessman at the centre of alleged 'Cash for Query' scandal, Darshan Hiranandani, says he regrets the personal error of judgment of using TMC MP's parliament login credentials.
Noting that even after 41 years, the parties in a property dispute case before it are still groping in the dark and litigating, the top court has called for urgent reforms in the country's judicial system in order to tackle delays and clear the backlog of civil cases in courts
On Friday afternoon, Biden released a statement taking credit for the pair's release and thanking "the government of Qatar and the government of Israel for their partnership in this work.