CJI Surya Kant
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Even if dismantled today, won’t hear urgent demolition plea: CJI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, July 20, declined to urgently hear a plea seeking protection against the demolition of a property, saying the petitioner must first approach the jurisdictional high…
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SC refuses to consider contempt pleas on ‘bulldozer action’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 16, refused to consider a batch of contempt petitions alleging that demolitions were carried out in violation of its 2024 judgment and asked aggrieved…
- India
Taken court for a ride: SC slams Samay Raina, imposes Rs 3L fine
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 14, imposed a cost of Rs 3 lakh each on comedian Samay Raina and four other comedians for failing to comply with undertakings given to…
- Hyderabad
Removing mangalsutra, Hyderabad woman pleads before SC in 15-yr-old case
New Delhi: A woman from Hyderabad, appearing before the Supreme Court in person, made an emotional plea to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday, July 13, telling the bench that…
- India
Cockroach Janta Party X handle restored after Delhi HC order
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, July 7, ordered the unblocking of the Cockroach Janta Party’s X handle, which was withheld in May. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the judgement…
- Politics
Opposition, Independent MPs write to CJI on SIR, EC’s role
New Delhi: Twenty-three political parties along with an Independent MP on Tuesday, June 30, sent a joint letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on the SIR process, the role of…
- India
Cyber criminals are ‘parasites’ must be dealt harshly: SC
New Delhi: Cyber criminals are “parasites” who take money from innocent investors to dupe them and we have to be very harsh with them, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said. The observations…
- India
Open letter to CJI questions Aravalli Hills review committee
New Delhi: A group of environmentalists, social activists and others on Tuesday questioned the composition of a high-powered expert committee constituted by the Supreme Court two weeks ago to review the Centre’s…
- Opinions
The quiet drift of India’s constitutional jurisprudence
The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, recently remarked at Oxford that the Supreme Court is developing a “Swadeshi Jurisprudence” rather than relying solely on “imported concepts.” He made the observation while…
- India
INDIA bloc leaders demand Education Minister’s immediate resignation
New Delhi: Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc met on Monday, June 8, and decided to write to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and…
- World
Young lawyers key to judiciary’s tech transformation: CJI
New Delhi: Young lawyers, judicial officers and legal professionals are an encouraging source for the judiciary’s technological transformation, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said. Speaking at the Oxford Union on…
- World
CJI Surya Kant faces backlash over ‘cockroach’ remark in London
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant faced criticism over the alleged crackdown on dissent in India while delivering a lecture at Birkbeck, University of London, on June 4. The incident occurred…
- India
SC forms expert panel to reassess definition of Aravalli Hills
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has constituted a five-member High-Powered Committee (HPC) headed by the Director General of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) to undertake a comprehensive scientific…
- India
CJI administers oath of office to five new SC judges, strength rises to 37
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday, June 2, administered the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court, taking the strength of judges at the…
- India
Plea in HC claims Cockroach Janta Party founder waging war against Centre
Prayagraj: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was moved before the Allahabad High Court seeking a multi-agency investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against the founder of…