Congress on Saturday urged Chief Justice of India N V Ramana to evoke Constitutional provisions to stop central investigative agencies from acting as “stooges” of the ruling establishment, a day after the CJI said “actions and inactions” of the CBI had raised questions on its credibility. Ramana had on Friday also called for bringing central…Continue Reading
CJI NV Ramana (ANI file photo)NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Tuesday told women lawyers that he would take up with his colleagues in the present ‘judges-selecting-judges’ collegium system the issue of 50% representation of women in constitutional courts. The SC has four women judges among 33 and women constitute a mere…Continue Reading
President Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday that it is incumbent upon the judges to exercise utmost discretion in their utterances inside courtrooms, as indiscreet remarks, even if made with good intention, can give space for dubious interpretations to run down the judiciary.Addressing the valedictory function of the Constitution Day programme organised by the Supreme…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: In a record, the law ministry on Saturday notified appointments of 13 chief justices — eight judges elevated as CJs and five transferred to high courts. The single-day largest set of appointments of CJs includes the transfer of Justice Akil Kureshi from Tripura HC where he was chief justice, to the Rajasthan HC…Continue Reading