Chief Justice
- India
SC is chief justice centric court, image must change: Justice A S Oka
New Delhi: Justice Abhay S Oka on Friday called the Supreme Court a “chief justice centric court” while advocating for a change in light of its composition of 34 judges coming from…
- News
SC to remain closed on April 14 on account of Ambedkar Jayanti
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India will also remain closed on April 14 this year on account of the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian…
- India
SC publishes photos, videos of cash discovery at Justice Varma’s residence
New Delhi: In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court late on Saturday night uploaded on its website an in-house inquiry report, including photos and videos, into alleged discovery of a huge stash…
- Telangana
Justice Sujoy Paul is new Telangana High Court Chief Justice
Hyderabad: Senior judge Sujoy Paul has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court. The appointment of Justice Sujoy Paul comes subsequent to the transfer of the outgoing Chief…
- India
My shoulders broad enough to accept criticism: CJI Chandrachud
New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said his shoulders are broad enough to accept all criticism as he believed in transparency in public life and the dogma…
- India
New criminal laws come into effect, usher in widespread changes in justice system
New Delhi: Three new criminal laws came into effect in the country on Monday, bringing far-reaching changes in India’s criminal justice system. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)…
- India
SC collegium recommends advocate’s name for appointment as Kerala HC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday recommended to the Centre the name of an advocate for appointment as a judge of the Kerala…
- Kashmir
Justice Mohd Yusuf Wani sworn in as judge in J&K, Ladakh HC
Srinagar: The Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh administered the oath of office to Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani as Additional Judge of…
- India
SC to hear pleas on marital rape in mid-October
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it would list pleas on the issue of marital rape for hearing in mid-October. The pleas raise the legal question of whether a husband…
- Andhra Pradesh
Dhiraj Singh Thakur takes oath as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC
Amaravati: Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur on Friday took oath as Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. State Governor S. Abdul Nazeer administered the oath to Justice Thakur, who is the…
- Hyderabad
SC Collegium recommends Karnataka HC’s Alok Aradhe as CJ of Telangana HC
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court Collegium, on Wednesday recommended the name of Justice Alok Aradhe as the new chief justice of the Telangana High Court. Justice Alok Aradhe is currently serving as a…
- India
SC Collegium recommends elevation of CJ of Telangana, Kerala HCs to apex court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, on Wednesday recommended appointments of Telangana High Court’s Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and his Kerala counterpart, Chief Justice S. Venkatanarayana Bhatti…
- Pakistan
Pak Prez returns bill seeking to curb powers of CJ without assent for second time
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Wednesday returned a bill seeking to curb the powers of the chief justice of the Supreme Court to parliament for a second time, saying that the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Chief Justice offers prayers at Tirupati temple
Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra visited Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple at Tirupati and offered prayers along with his wife, a statement released on Friday said. As part…
- Pakistan
Maryam Nawaz snipes at Chief Justice of Pakistan
Rawalpindi: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday blasted Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial for his remarks on the parliamentarians during a hearing of the Punjab…
