J Chelameswar

Judiciary vs legislature: Long-running feud only proves that regardless of outcome, status quo alone triumphs

Elevation of Justice KM Joseph to the Supreme Court has brought to an end a long-running saga, one that has brought to the fore the deep divisions that run between the judiciary and the executive in India.

'Independent judges, noisy journalists democracy’s first line of defence': Justice Gogoi calls for revolution in judiciary

Senior Supreme Court judge Ranjan Gogoi said that the judicial system needs revolution, not reform if it is to be serviceable for the common man while delivering the third Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture in Delhi

Bar Council of India's press release decrying Justice J Chelameswar has no basis in truth, evidence or data

The Bar Council of India (BCI) issued an apparently undated press release decrying Justice J Chelameswar's "controversial" statements to the media after his retirement, as being "against the dignity of the post he had held"

Full text: Bar Council of India launches scathing attack on retired Supreme Court judge J Chelameswar

This is the full text of a press release issued by the Bar Council of India two days after the retirement of now-former Supreme Court judge Justice J Chelameswar

Supreme Court collegium unanimously agrees to reiterate KM Joseph's name for elevation as apex court judge

The Supreme Court Collegium on Friday unanimously agreed in principle to reiterate the recommendation for the elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph as a judge of the apex court

SC collegium to meet and discuss KM Joseph elevation today: India's success as a democracy is at stake

The longer the collegium waits, the more anxious the country gets about the independence of the Supreme Court. It is in the interest of the court to preserve this

SC Collegium meeting to reconsider elevation of Justice KM Joseph not held today

The much-awaited Supreme Court Collegium meeting to reconsider its recommendation to elevate Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph, did not take place on Wednesday, as was being speculated.

Karnataka polls: Human rights activist Narasimha Murthy says state needs non-BJP govt, urges Dalits to vote Siddaramaiah

Human rights activist Narasimha Murthy spoke about the upliftment of Dalits, the Supreme Court's dilution of the SC/ST Act and the crucial Karnataka polls.

Karnataka polls: BJP, Congress two heads of one snake, both take advantage of minorities, says Dalit activist BR Bhaskar Prasad

Dalit activist BR Bhaskar Prasad speaks about how the issue of Dalit rights and Supreme Court's dilution of SC/ST Act will impact the Karnataka polls.

Govt asks SC to reconsider Justice KM Joseph's elevation as top court judge; cites adequate representation of Kerala

Justifying its stand of returning the recommendation, the Centre on Thursday sent a detailed note to Chief Justice Dipak Misra giving reasons to the Supreme Court collegium for its decision