Chief Justice

Centre asks Chief Justice Lalit to name his successor before retiring

There is only a month to go for the retirement of Justice Lalit, who had been sworn in as the Chief Justice of India on 27 August by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

Supreme Court bench expresses displeasure over new case listing system introduced by Chief Justice UU Lalit

The new listing system is not giving adequate time to take up matters fixed for hearing like the present case as there are number of matters within the span of an afternoon session, said a bench headed by Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju calls for cooperation between judiciary and executive, felicitates CJI Uday Umesh Lalit

Rijiju said he always believes in teamwork, and to strengthen the judiciary and the CJI, he would give his full contribution as law minister

CJI calls for revamping judicial infrastructure to enable judges to work to their full potential

The Chief Justice also stressed that it becomes a challenge to accept the false narrative surrounding the supposed easy life of a judge

Pakistan's president asks chief justice to form judicial commission to probe 'regime change conspiracy' to oust Imran Khan

Imran Khan, ousted through a no-trust vote on 10 April, has accused the US of orchestrating the fall of his government after his decision to follow an independent foreign policy over the issue of Ukraine

Narendra Modi to address joint conference of CMs, Chief Justices in Delhi today

Chief Justice of India, Justice NV Ramana and Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju will also address the conference

Centre's negative opinion proves my judicial independence, says outgoing Rajasthan HC’s chief justice

Justice Abdulhamid Kureshi made the remark referring to observations made by former CJI in his biography, explaining why Kureshi's recommendations on the appointment of HC CJs of Madhya Pradesh and Tripura were rejected

Supreme Court stays proceedings of WB's Lokur panel probing Pegasus snooping allegations

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli took note of the plea that despite the assurance of the West Bengal government that the Lokur panel would not proceed with the inquiry, the commission has commenced its work.

CJI pays tributes to Sorabjee, Ashok Desai, says achievements of doyens of Bar difficult to describe

A full court reference in the memory of the two eminent jurists was held in the auditorium of the new building complex of the Supreme Court in a hybrid mode

SC slams Centre for 'cherry-picking' names for tribunals, directs govt to make appointments in two weeks

There are around 250 posts lying vacant in various key tribunals and appellate tribunals