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Former CJI Gogoi creates scholarship fund for law students from his Rajya Sabha salary
Ranjan Gogoi was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in March 2020 and has not taken a single penny out of the salary and the allowances that ought to be paid by Rajya Sabha to him

Assam: Police complaint against Mahua Moitra for 'Gogoi' tweet
A local organisation, Jatiya Sangrami Sena had filed the written complaint alleging that Moitra had insulted the entire Assamese community with her tweet and demanded an unconditional apology from her

PT Usha, Ilaiyaraaja nominated to Rajya Sabha: Why celebrities are picked and how they have fared?
Of the 250 members of Rajya Sabha, 12 are nominated by the President from the fields of literature, science, arts, sports or social service. This ensures that the nation receives the services of its most distinguished persons without them having to contest elections

Ranjan Gogoi says 'law will take its own course' amid privilege motion in RS
This comes as Shiv Sena and IUML MPs, earlier in the day, submitted privilege motions against Gogoi on his remarks on attending the House to a media outlet

Ranjan Gogoi faces privilege motion for 'attend Parliament when I feel like' remark: All you need to know about this parliamentary action
Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has invited the wrath of the Opposition for saying that he attends proceedings when he feels like it

'Contempt of RS': Two TMC MPs file privilege motion against ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi
Gogoi said in an interview that he is a nominated member of the RS, not governed by any party whip

CJI on parliamentary proceedings: Misdiagnosis, blame shifting miss real issues
What the CJI fails to note is that the Opposition, the current one in particular, has violated the dignity of Parliament on several occasions

Ranjan Gogoi sexual harassment case: SC closes suo motu proceedings to probe ‘larger conspiracy’
The Bench noted that the possibility of retrieving electronic records is very little even though nearly two years have passed since hearing in this case began

Ranjan Gogoi's remark on pedency in judiciary 'shocking, worrisome', says Sharad Pawar
Gogoi, who is a former CJI, on Sunday was quoted as saying that the judiciary is in a "ramshackle" state and expressed concern over the pendency of cases

All 32 accused, including Advani, Joshi, acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline
The special CBI court observed that the people who demolished the mosque were “anti-national elements” and that the accused people were, in fact, trying to control the crowd

Ayodhya dispute ‘among most fiercely-contested cases’ in India’s legal history, says ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi
Gogoi said multi-dimensional issues called for a resolution on the basis of voluminous records including oral and documentary evidence in various languages

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s defence against sexual harassment charges: The frank interview that wasn’t
Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi made many statements exonerating himself prior to the initiation of any inquiry from the pulpit. Having been the presiding officer of the hearing, he chose not to have any of this recorded in the record of proceedings and chose not to sign the order. At the very outset, Gogoi ought to have recused himself from the matter.

'Shame, shame!': Opposition unites to lambast Ranjan Gogoi as ex-CJI takes oath in Rajya Saba; Congress, BSP stage walkout
Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi took take oath as Rajya Sabha member in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Even as he was being administered the oath, opposition members shouted 'shame' and 'deal' and later walked out in protest

Ranjan Gogoi’s nomination to Rajya Sabha will fuel debate around CAA, NRC; ex-CJI likely to counter Opposition Assamese candidate AJit Kumar Bhuyan
The nomination of former CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha is likely to fuel the political narrative the BJP is trying to weave around citizenship and NRC in India

The Ranjan Gogoi debate: India is not new to post-retirement appointments for judges; what is a cool-off period, why does judiciary need it?
The simple solution to resolve the impending crisis is to enact a law for fixing ‘a period of cooling off’ before a retired judge could take up any responsibility in the government or any other constitutional posts.

'Legislature and judiciary must work together for nation-building': Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi on why he accepted Rajya Sabha nomination
Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who was recently nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday said that he accepted the nomination as he was firmly convinced of the need for the legislature and judiciary to work together for nation-building.

'Is it quid pro quo': Asaduddin Owaisi questions former CJI Ranjan Gogoi's nomination to Rajya Sabha
Gogoi served as the 46th CJI from 3 October, 2018 to 17 November, 2019

Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi nominated to Rajya Sabha; Kapil Sibal compares former CJI with Justice HR Khanna, accuses him of compromising integrity
Gogoi had headed a Supreme Court bench which monitored the National Register of Citizens (NRC) process in Assam.

Conflicting judgments, absence of guidelines, litany of documents: India's citizenship conundrum is a mess
Multiple conflicting judgments have only deepened the confusion rather than solving it.