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Andhra HC chief justice goes to Sikkim; Sikkim chief justice sent to Andhra

Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari was on Thursday transferred to the Sikkim High Court as its new chief justice

Govt awaits suggestions for 4 vacancies in SC; 3 HCs without chief justices

he government has so far not received any recommendation from the collegium to fill up these vacancies in the SC and the three high courts, a senior functionary said

Calcutta HC suspended July 20-22 and July 24 for Covid-19 safety

The court will, however, function on July 23, as determined by the Chief Justice, as per a notification issued on Saturday

Health associations warn against dangers of LGBT 'conversion therapy'

Three Indian mental health associations issued separate statements last month pointing to the dangers of 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQIA+ people, two years after same-sex relations were decriminalis

In a first, single-judge benches of SC hear cases to reduce pendency

SC had made certain amendments to the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, in September last year which stated that single-judge bench would hear appeals

Meet Justice Bobde, next CJI who is on Ayodhya Bench and other key cases

Hailing from a family of lawyers from Maharashtra, Justice Bobde was part of a 9-judge Bench of Supreme Court which in August 2017 declared right to privacy as a fundamental right of an individual

Justice S A Bobde to take over as 47th CJI, will assume office on Nov 18

He will have a tenure of 17 months and would demit office on April 23, 2021

CJI pulls up CBI for failing to meet standards of judicial scrutiny

The CJI highlighted at least five issues - legal ambiguity, weak human resources, lack of adequate investment, accountability, and political interference - that were ailing the premier institution

Landmark judgments follow new CJI's assumption of office

A look at some major judgments by Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice J S Khehar