Justice U U Lalit takes oath as 49th CJI
A day after Justice N V Ramana retired, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was sworn in as 49th Chief Justice of India on Saturday. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office of the Chief Justice of India to Justice Lalit at...
Media running agenda driven debates: CJI
Delivering the inaugural lecture instituted in the memory of Justice Satya Brata Sinha in Ranchi, CJI Ramana said media trials affect the fair functioning and independence of the judiciary. "Media trials cannot be a guiding factor in deciding cases. Of late,...
Judiciary obliged to stand with citizens on Fundamental Rights: CJI
New Delhi: Dismissing the perception of judicial activism, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today said that protection of fundamental rights of citizens is the "sacrosanct duty of the judiciary" and it is obliged to stand with citizens if government...
Justice Dipak Misra to be next Chief Justice of India: Law Ministry
New Delhi: Justice Dipak Misra, who led the Supreme Court bench that confirmed death to four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case in May this year, will succeed Chief Justice JS Khehar as the next Chief Justice of India. An official...
CJI Khehar could be India’s 1st Lokpal
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar is likely to be India's first Lokpal, according to a highly placed source in the government. Justice Khehar will be demitting office on August 28, 2017 and in all probability, by...
