Fali Nariman

SC adjourns CBI hearing till Thursday: Centre had no choice but to intervene, argues Attorney-General KK Venugopal

The hearing in the case of CBI Director Alok Verma, challenging the divestment of all his powers in the agency, resumed on Wednesday in front of a Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph.

Supreme Court adjourns CBI hearing till Wednesday; 'Centre doesn't have powers to remove Alok Verma,' argues Kapil Sibal

The hearing in the CBI Director Alok Verma's case, challenging the divestment of all his powers in the agency, resumed with Kapil Sibal arguing in the case for Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. After the CJI-led bench re-assembled at 2 pm, Sibal mentioned in court that, "The order by the CVC is outside the ambit of the power of superintendence of the CVC."

Supreme Court Alok Verma case hearing: Dushyant Dave argues that Nageshwar Rao's posting as interim CBI chief be set aside

CBI director Alok Verma — who was divested of all duties by the Centre and sent on leave following charges of corruption against him — told the Supreme Court on Thursday that he was appointed for a fixed tenure of two years and that he cannot even be transferred without an approval from the selection committee.

SC hearing on CBI director Alok Verma's plea seeking reinstatement begins; CJI-led bench to consider his sealed response to CVC

The Supreme Court hearing on CBI Director Alok Verma's plea challenging the government's order divesting him of his duties and seeking his reinstatement to the agency has begun.

Alok Verma hearing in SC: CJI furious at 'leaked' report in The Wire; Fali Nariman says published stories not classified

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi handed over a report published in The Wire to Fali Nariman, one of Verma's lawyers, which had contents of Verma's response which was supposed to be in sealed cover, reports said. Bar and Bench reported that Gogoi was "deeply upset" about the leak. The Wire issued a clarification, claiming that the reports were on Verma's responses to questions the CVC put to him.

Amid Congress protests, Supreme Court decides 'interim' CBI chief to remain in office, but without full power

Supreme Court of India was hearing a petition filed by the 'ousted' CBI chief challenging the government’s decision to send him on 'leave'

CBI vs CBI battle in Supreme Court will also witness clash of ‘legal titans’ Nariman, Rohatgi, Venugopal and Mehta

Alok Verma is represented by India's towering jurist and legal luminary Fali S Nariman, and in Rakesh Asthana's corner is former attorney-general and senior Supreme Court lawyer Mukul Rohatgi

Fali Nariman proposes way to tackle repeated disruptions by members of Parliament: Don't adjourn the House

"As long as the presiding officer is in the chair, the House is taken as in session and at least this raises some hope," Fali Nariman said.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi's call for 'revolution' reiterates need to fix structural, social defects in Indian judiciary

Justice Ranjan Gogoi's recently reiterated his concerns about democracy and the freedom of judiciary saying that 'independent journalists and noisy judges are needed to defend democracy'

KM Joseph elevation row: Little doubt on what SC collegium will do, so focus is on how it will do that

When the Supreme Court collegium meets later this afternoon, there is common consensus on what it might do