Agrawal, a 2007 batch IAS officer, failed to comply with a court order related to a case filed by Tapan Kumar Pattanaik, a retired employee of the Higher Education Department, who was denied an increment.
Posting on X, Pahlavi wrote, "Today I am speaking to Ali Khamenei, the leader of the regime occupying Iran. You are an anti-Iranian criminal. You have neither honor nor humanity."
Addressing a gathering in the national capital, where he was felicitated by the office bearers of 13 Bar Associations of Delhi, the CJI said, "Justice does not primarily reside in appellate level courts. True justice resides in the grassroot level courts."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave the clarion call for the West Bengal elections, attacking the Trinamool Congress and accusing the state government of failing to implement the Centre's welfare schemes.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, in a veiled attack on the BJP, urged the judiciary to protect the Constitution and democracy from a "disaster".
Following the Supreme Court issuing notices to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and senior state police officials, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday emphasised that "everyone must follow the law".
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) on Thursday felicitated Justice Suryakant on his elevation as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. Bar leaders lauded the journey of Justice Suryakant from the state Bar to the highest post of the Indian Judiciary.
The order was passed on January 1st, after a hearing held recently in which senior Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi's plea challenged the denial of such data by the high court on grounds of confidentiality and third-party concerns.
The appointment will take effect from the date Justice Gupta assumes charge, following the superannuation of the incumbent Chief Justice, Justice Guhanathan Narendar, on January 9, 2026.
BJP leader ANS Prasad on Wednesday accused Tamil Nadu Law Minister S Regupathy of insulting the judiciary over his remarks on the Madras High Court's Thiruparankundram Deepam verdict.
Speaking to ANI, Ashwani Kumar said that judicial decisions are based on the material placed on record, but emphasised that civil libertarians would be deeply troubled by the continued detention of the two accused for an extended period.