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Justice Satish Chandra Sharma take oath as Chief Justice of Delhi HC

Justice Satish Chandra Sharma on Tuesday took oath as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court

Prophet remark row: Judges write to CJI, urge action on UP demolitions

While such a letter has been written to the prime minister in the past by retired bureaucrats, it is unusual for former judges to flag political issues

Pegasus row: SC extends time for submitting probe report on use of spyware

The Supreme Court extended the time for submitting the report by the apex court-appointed technical and supervisory committees to look into the Pegasus row

Persuade litigants to opt for ADR mechanisms: CJI to district judiciary

CJI N V Ramana on Saturday urged the district level judiciary to persuade litigants to opt for alternative dispute redressal mechanisms which can help in reducing the pendency of cases in courts

CJI Ramana to chair conference of HC Chief Justices on Friday

Being held after a gap of six years, the conference is being organized with an aim to address and resolve the issues concerning the judiciary

Don't ask for such reliefs: SC junks plea of inquiry in Ram Navami clashes

The SC on Tuesday junked a plea seeking the setting up of a judicial inquiry, headed by a former CJI, to inquire into the clashes in Rajasthan, Delhi, on the occasion of Ram Navami and Ramzan.

Former Chief Justice of India R C Lahoti dies at 81

Former Chief Justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti died at a hospital here on Wednesday evening, family sources said. He was 81 years old. Justice Lahoti was appointed as the 35th chief justice of India on June 1, 2004. He retired on November 1, 2005. Born on November 1, 1940, he joined the Bar in Guna district in 1960 and enrolled as an advocate in 1962. He was recruited directly to the bench in April 1977, from the Bar to the State Higher Judicial Service and was appointed as a district and sessions judge. After serving in the post for a year, Justice Lohati resigned in May 1978 and returned to the Bar to practice mainly in the High Court. He was appointed an additional judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on May 3, 1988, and made a permanent judge on August 4 the next year. He was transferred to Delhi High Court on February 7, 1994, and later appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court on December 9, 1998.

CJI N V Ramana rues lack of infrastructure in lowers courts in country

There are not one, many districts where there are no court buildings, Justice Ramana said and asked Sharma to file a PIL

Govt needs to ensure every school, college has library, playground: CJI

Justice Ramana said book-reading is a good habit as it would leave an imprint in minds while playing sports would increase sporting spirit among children

CJI hints at resumption of physical hearing in Supreme Court soon

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana on Wednesday hinted during a hearing that physical hearing may start after a week or 10 days."The physical hearing in the court may start in a week or ten days and the technical glitches in virtual hearing would soon become a thing of past," the CJI said, during a hearing, when senior Supreme Court lawyer and former Attorney General (AG) of India, Mukul Rohatgi was appearing in a case before him.The top court made this observation while it was hearing a case involving the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and a number of lawyers, on various occasions, had said that after the second wave was over and as the pandemic is restricted and controlled, that's why it was of the opinion and had written letters to the CJI Ramana, advocating for initiation of physical hearings.Many lawyers also had written letters to the CJI pleading to start

Speculations in media on judges' appointment process very unfortunate: CJI

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Wednesday termed "very unfortunate" certain "speculations and reports" in the media about Collegium meeting regarding appointment of judges' in the Supreme Court

B V Nagarathna: The judge in line to be India's first woman chief justice

She is one of the three women judges recommended for elevation to the top court. Justice Hima Kohi and Justice Bela Trivedi are the other two women judges

Indian law firms need to change perception that it works for rich: CJI

Indian law firms need to remove perceptions that they are only for the service of rich people by taking up pro-bono cases, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said

CJI recuses from hearing Andhra plea on sharing of Krishna river water

CJI N V Ramana recused himself from hearing the plea of Andhra Pradesh which alleged that Telangana has deprived it of its legitimate share of drinking and irrigation water from River Krishna

CJI swings in action, meets senior judges to take stock of Covid-19

Chief Justice of India Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana on Saturday swung into action after taking oath as head of the judiciary and held consultation with six senior judges of the Supreme Court

Govt asks Chief Justice of India SA Bobde to recommend his successor

With a little over a month left before Chief Justice of India SA Bobde retires, the government has started the process of appointment of next CJI, asking the incumbent to recommend his successor

There is absolutely no improvement: CJI on deadlock in farmers' protests

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the ongoing farmers protest against the recently enacted three farm laws at various Delhi borders

Return to open court hearings after lockdown: SC Bar Association urges CJI

SCBA stated that the Supreme Court proceedings being conducted by video conferencing must be limited to the time period of the present crisis

Time ripe for legislation carrying compulsory pre-litigation mediation: CJI

Speaking at the international conference on 'Arbitration in the Era of Globalisation', CJI said a robust "arbitration bar" is critical to the development of institutional arbitration in India

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