CJI DY Chandrachud
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Absence of sanction in charge sheet under UAPA no ground for default bail: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that an accused in an UAPA case cannot seek default bail on the ground that the charge sheet filed within the stipulated time period…
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Rijiju lauds order of CJI-led bench allowing disability candidates in judicial services exam
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday lauded an order of the Supreme Court allowing a judicial services aspirant suffering from writer’s cramp to get a scribe to write his preliminary…
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Hope to see legal stamp on rainbow marriages: Parents of LGBTQ+ children
New Delhi: A group of over 400 parents has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud, heading a bench hearing the pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, urging that…
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Judges have no business giving interviews to channels on pending matters: CJI
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Monday said that judges have no business giving interviews to news channels on matters pending before them. A bench comprising the CJI…
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CJI-led five-judge bench to hear pleas for same-sex marriage on April 18
New Delhi: A five-judge bench headed by CJI D Y Chandrachud, will hear a batch of petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriage on April 18. On March 13, while referring the matter…
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CJI deplores ‘absymal’ women-men ratio in legal profession
Madurai: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday flagged the “abysmal” women-to-men ratio in the legal profession and called for ensuring equal opportunities for women, asserting that there was no…
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Sexual orientation of candidate for judgeship has nothing to do with ability: CJI Chandrachud
New Delhi: Amid a controversy over the Supreme Court recommending for a second time the elevation of gay senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal as a judge of the Delhi High Court, Chief Justice…
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SC raps Ministry of Defence over payment of arrears of OROP in installments
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the Ministry of Defence over its January 20 communication regarding payment of arrears of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) in installments to…
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‘Are you serious?’ SC stays arrest of MP college prin in FIR over library book
The Supreme Court of India on Monday expressed surprise over the Madhya Pradesh government’s plea to challenge the anticipatory bail granted to Dr Inamur Rahman, an Indore-based professor of the government-run New…
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SC asks Centre if it has plans to frame scheme to regulate fund disbursement to NGOs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre whether it has any plan to frame a “comprehensive” scheme to regulate disbursement of public funds to over 32 lakh NGOs and…
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CJI Chandrachud recuses from hearing contempt plea against Kunal Kamra
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday recused himself from hearing a batch of pleas seeking contempt action against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his alleged scandalous tweets against the…
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18 human rights groups write to CJI; ask for GN Saibaba’s acquittal
18 human rights organisations have expressed “grave concern” over Adivasi rights activist and Delhi University (DU) professor GN Saibaba’s deteriorating health in a letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY…
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SC agrees to list matter in notifying recommendations on appointment of judges in higher judiciary
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing a matter seeking direction to the Centre to immediately notify all recommendations for the appointment of judges that have been…
