Chief Justice

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today pulled up a lawyer for using the informal 'yeah' to address the bench and said he is "allergic" to the expression. He also reminded the lawyer that he was in the courtroom, not a cafe. The lawyer…
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Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has asked for a report after an open letter - purportedly by a woman judge in Uttar Pradesh alleging sexual harassment by a senior and requesting permission to kill herself - went viral on social media. "Kindly…
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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has responded to the criticism over the appointment of judges to Supreme Court and High Court, sharing how the process is being made transparent. The Collegium, which is tasked which the appointments,…
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Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lavished praise on chief justice DY Chandrachud's 'laudatory' suggestion - that Supreme Court rulings be made available in all regional languages. Speaking at an event in Mumbai on Friday, the…
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Hundreds of young people die in India due to dishonour killings merely because they love someone or marry outside their caste or against their family's wishes, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said on Saturday, in a speech on…
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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said judges at the grassroots are reluctant to grant bail due to the fear of being targeted. At a felicitation event organised by the Bar Council of India, CJI Chandrachud said, "The higher…
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Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana today said that the Constitution provides separation of power among the three organs of the state, and one should be mindful of the 'Lakshman Rekha' while discharging their duty. "Constitution…
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On a request for a return to full physical hearings in the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Of India NV Ramana today called Omicron a "silent killer" and said he was still suffering after catching the virus nearly a month ago. "Omicron is a…
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Seventy-six advocates of the Supreme Court have written to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, asking the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of the calls for "ethnic cleansing" at two recent religious events in Delhi and Haridwar.…
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