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Order assigning cases to benches can only be passed by CJI, says SC

A Supreme Court bench, which was assigned a case by another bench of equal strength has said orders pertaining to placing a case before benches can only be passed by the chief justice of India. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath, which was assigned a case related to consumer protection by a bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar, said, "If the particular bench in a particular situation finds that a matter be placed before another bench, the bench is required to direct the matter to be placed before the chief justice of India for obtaining appropriate orders." The bench led by Justice Gavai, in its order passed on Monday, gave the timeline of the case and said it is a normal practice of this court that a matter follows a judge who was part of a bench that had passed an effective order. "In the present proceedings, the only effective order that has been passed is on September 27, 2021, of issuance of notice," it said, adding that the said order was passed by a bench ...

Same-sex marriage in India: What did Supreme Court say in the case?

The three-member bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud said that the issue was 'very seminal' and must be decided by a Constitution bench

Free and fair

Law must establish Election Commission's independence

Judiciary dealt with attempts at interference appropriately: Ex-CJI Lalit

Former chief justice of India U U Lalit said the judiciary has faced instances of challenge and attempts at interference but dealt with these appropriately to ensure its independence. He said in order to have a thriving democracy, one must have an independent judiciary because it is through dispute resolution that society is assured of governance by the rule of law. "There are various challenges that the judiciary has to face today," he said, asserting, "therefore, we have to be strong as a judicial fraternity We must bear every kind of pressure, onslaught or any kind of interference." Speaking at a symposium on 'Independent judiciary: Critical for a vibrant democracy' held by the Bharat Chamber of Commerce here on Saturday evening, he said there have been instances of court decisions subjected to executive interference, but these have been appropriately dealt with ensuring the independence of the judiciary. The former CJI said attributes of independence of the judiciary are ...

CEC, ECs to be appointed by Prez on advice of PM, Opposition leader, CJI

A Constitution Bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, and CT Ravikumar said this practice will continue until a law in this regard is made by the Parliament

Election commissioners to be appointed by PM, opposition leader, CJI: SC

Justice KM Joseph, while reading the judgement, said that this will be followed until the Parliament comes up with a law in this regard

Adani-Hindenburg case: Supreme Court sets up expert committee for probe

The committee consists of OP Bhat, JP Devdatt, Nandan Nilakeni, KV Kamath, and Somasekharan Sundaresan as the members. Former SC judge AM Sapre will lead the panel

SC decision on Adani-Hindenburg probe panel today: 5 things you must know

On February 17, the Centre had told the apex court that they would submit their suggestions for the proposed panel in a sealed cover, but the court refused to accept it

In a first, Kerala High court begins publishing judgements in vernacular

The judgements were passed by a division of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly in January 2023, and the same were made available in Malayalam on the High Court's website recently

'It is a huge resource', SC begins live transcription of its hearing

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, on an experimental basis, began using artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing technology for live transcription of its hearings.

Former Supreme Court judges who were appointed as governors post-retirement

The appointment of former judges to other constitutional posts has long been a matter of debate in India

Preamble marks transition of people from 'subjects' to 'citizens': CJI

Justice tackles the root cause of injustice, while charity merely addresses its aftereffects, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said

The Supreme Court's supremacy

It should not be challenged, yet judges should not select judges

CJI hints at using AI for translating judgements in all Indian languages

CJI Chandrachud indicated the use of AI in giving translated copies of judgements in all Indian languages as he underlined the importance of technology in removing the information barrier

Delhi HC recuses from hearing review plea challenging CJI's appointment

The bench was dealing with Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari's plea, which has now been referred before another bench

SC seeks govt's response on petitions for recognising same-sex marriages

All pleas for same-sex marriages pending before high courts in India transferred to Supreme Court

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi releases Assam chief minister's Diary No.1

Former CJI and member of the Rajya Sabha Ranjan Gogoi released a book 'Chief Minister's Diary No.1' containing the account of first year'S event in Assam office Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma

Justice B V Nagarathna: Stickler for law who will break a glass ceiling

The lone dissenting voice in the demonetisation judgment, Nagarathna will be India's first woman CJI in 2027

Trust us to be guardians of liberties of our citizens: CJI Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said the confidence of citizens in the due process of law and the protection of liberty rests in the judiciary which is "guardians of liberties". Delivering a lecture here, the CJI emphasized through the lives of the members of the bar, who fearlessly espouse those causes, the flame of liberty burns bright even today. Delivering the Ashok H Desai memorial lecture at the Y B Chavan Center here, he referred to a theft case where a man would have spent 18 years in jail had the SC not intervened to say "trust us to be guardians of the liberties of our citizens". The event was organised by the Bombay Bar Association. Yesterday in a seemingly innocuous case, where an accused was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in sessions trial for theft of electricity, the trial judge forgot to say that the sentences will run concurrently. "So then the consequence was that this person who had stolen electricity equipment like poles would have to

SC to go paperless with 'Advocate Appearance Portal' from Jan 1, 2023: CJI

In yet another step towards digitisation and making the Supreme Court a paperless court, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday announced that from New Year, advocates will not be required to file appearance slip manually but would log into Advocate Appearance Portal' to mark their presence. Presently, advocates write their names, along with details like the case and its serial number on a prescribed paper form, to mark their presence in a hearing to ensure that their names get reflected in court orders or judgements. We are streamlining the process of appearance memos. Exactly, what is uploaded by the lawyers, we will get it. The court masters will not have to type it, the CJI said at the start of the judicial proceedings on Friday. Later in the day, the apex court issued a statement stating that manual filing of advocate appearance slip will be a history. On the first working day of the Year 2023; AOR may submit an Appearance Slip through the new portal. The appearance