New Delhi: A Supreme Court lawyer has approached Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant seeking consideration of suo motu criminal contempt proceedings over a now-deleted social media post by Congress Kerala targeting the CJI and the Opposition’s protest march to the apex court. In his complaint-cum-representation, advocate Vineet Jindal urged the CJI to examine.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant expressed displeasure over the Bar Council of India's (BCI) decision to bar the admission of students from the 2026 batch of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Thursday expressed concern over the mounting backlog of cases in consumer commissions across the country, observing that prolonged delays have defeated the very purpose for which these forums were created. CJI Questions Efficiency of Consumer Commissions Hearing a matter related to the functioning of consumer.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday refuted media reports claiming that he had refused to list a petition relating to the alleged police action against student protesters during the recent 'Sansad Chalo' march, clarifying that no writ petition had been filed before the Supreme Court and that only a letter representation had been submitted.
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Tuesday administered the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court. Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva and Arun Palli, along with senior advocate V. Mohana, took oath as judges of the apex court after the Centre cleared their appointments on.
New Delhi: Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has come under casteist attacks on social media after revealing that he belongs to the Dalit community in a post on X on Thursday. Dipke, an Indian student studying public relations at Boston University in the US, launched the parody political outfit last week.
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has promulgated the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, increasing the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India. The move is aimed at addressing the growing pendency of cases and ensuring faster delivery of justice in the.
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday made sharp observations during a Supreme Court hearing while dealing with a petition filed by a lawyer seeking designation as a senior advocate. The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. The bench questioned the petitioner’s conduct and.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has strongly condemned the circulation of fabricated social media posts falsely attributing remarks to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, terming the act as “malicious”, “mischievous”, and an attack on public trust in the judiciary. In a press statement, the Office of the CJI said that certain posts currently.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed disappointment over the slow pace of trial in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and directed the trial court to take lawful measures to secure the presence of witnesses while ensuring compliance with the witness protection scheme. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant.
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the two landmark judgements on decriminalising adultery and same-sex consensual relationships were based on the subjective application of “constitutional morality” and should be declared as “not a good law”. Hearing Before Constitution Bench The submission was made during the hearing by a nine-judge Constitution.
