Page 16 - Latest Updates on D Y Chandrachud
CJI Chandrachud inaugurates 10 district court digitisation hubs in Odisha
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Monday virtually inaugurated 10 district court digitisation hubs (DCDH) in Odisha, and said that modernisation of judiciary is the need of the hour
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State must encourage families to report sexual abuse, says CJI Chandrachud
Sexual abuse of children remains a hidden problem as there is a culture of silence and therefore the state must encourage families to report abuse, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said
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CJI Chandrachud releases latest version of Supreme Court mobile app
First version was released in 2019 on Constitution Day. Since then, the SCI Mobile App has been downloaded by 100,000-plus users
Must create multitude of equitable ways for different groups: CJI
'In order to make sure that we are providing equal access to justice, attention must be paid to the design and administration of the judicial set-up'
Power of people was undone, world doesn't know of any such instance: V-P
Dhankhar said the doctrine of separation of powers is fundamental to "our governance"
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Supreme Court constitutes all-women Bench to hear transfer petitions
The bench has 32 matters listed before it, starting with 10 transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and followed by 10 bail matters
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Institution thrives with time only when it functions democratically: CJI
He said that the representation of the marginalised communities must be enhanced in the legal profession
Need to make litigation process citizen-centric, tech must be adopted: CJI
the Chief Justice of India (CJI) said judges across the country must reflect upon the constitutional vision of securing justice, equality and liberty
SC dismisses Tata Power's appeal against MERC awarding project to Adani
After several power outages in Mumbai, the MERC in 2013 gave its approval to the detailed project report of the Aarey-Kudus electricity transmission project of Reliance Energy
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Supreme Court to set up separate special Bench to hear tax matters
Abhishek Rastogi said the Bench would be useful to expedite the matters and would also ensure that a lot of matters on the same issue were clubbed and placed in one single Bench
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Judges at grassroots hesitant to grant bail for fear of being targeted: CJI
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said Judges at the grassroots are reluctant to grant bail due to the sense of fear of being targeted for granting bail in heinous cases
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When lawyers strike, consumer of justice suffers, not judges: CJI
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Saturday said when lawyers strike, the consumer of justice suffers, the person for whom justice is meant, and not the judges or the lawyers.
Need to learn to trust district judiciary, says CJI D Y Chandrachud
Justice Chandrachud, the 50th CJI, said the district judiciary is as important in the affairs of the nation's judicial system as is the Supreme Court and high courts
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All SC benches to hear 10 matrimonial cases, 10 bail pleas every day: CJI
The benches will start taking up regular cases after dealing with these 20 bail and transfer petitions everyday, the CJI said.
Constitutional offices not open to denigration by activists: Delhi HC
Dismissing PIL challenging appointment of Justice Chandrachud as Chief Justice of India, Delhi High Court has said offices held by constitutional functionaries are not open to denigration by activists
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Need to change the face of district judiciary 'first and foremost': CJI
Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud says there is a need to change the face of the district judiciary
SC asks Centre to file affidavit on pleas against Places of Worship Act
The bench said it will consider the plea made by Swamy on the next date of hearing
Compassion, empathy sustains judicial institutions: CJI Chandrachud
Citing colonial era, he said sometimes law and justice don't necessarily follow the same linear trajectory
HC dismisses with cost PIL against Justice Chandrachud's appointment as CJI
A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad termed the petition as a 'publicity interest litigation'
Justice DY Chandrachud takes oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India
President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice DY Chandrachud at the swearing-in ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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