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SC Asks HC to Decide Plea Against Appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Chief in Two Weeks
25 Aug 2021
The 1984-batch IPS officer was shifted to the Union cadre from Gujarat cadre and appointed Commissioner on July 27 -- four days before his superannuation on July 31 – for a tenure of one year.
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Journalists Patricia Mukhim, Anuradha Bhasin Challenge Constitutional Validity of Sedition Law
19 Jul 2021
Days after the Chief Justice of India(CJI) expressed reservations about the existence of India’s sedition laws, two editors of newspapers based in Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir, Patricia Mukhim and…
The Leaflet
DHCBA Responds Sharply to SCBA ‘Search Committee’ for High Court Judges; Calls it ‘Preposterous’ in Letter to CJI
12 Jun 2021
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has written to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana raising strong objections to the Supreme Court Bar Association(SCBA) letter constituting a…
The Leaflet
Justice NV Ramana Set to Become 48th Chief Justice of India
24 Mar 2021
He was appointed as judge of the Supreme Court on February 17, 2014, and will be retiring on August 26, 2022.
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CJI Bobde’s ‘Will You Marry Her’ Question to Rape Accused Sparks Anger, Shock
02 Mar 2021
Many took to social media to express their anger at the Chief Justice of India posing the question of marriage to a government employee accused of raping a minor.
The Leaflet
Supreme Court Finds Prashant Bhushan Guilty of Contempt of Court
14 Aug 2020
On July 22, the top court had issued a show cause notice to Bhushan after initiating criminal contempt proceedings against him for two tweets.
Pranav Sachdeva
The Judiciary in Lockdown
07 Aug 2020
The Supreme Court of India recently initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his tweets.
The Leaflet
Bonafide Critique of CJI’s Actions Not Scandalous of the SC, Says Prashant Bhushan
04 Aug 2020
Bhushan filed a 142-page counter-affidavit in response to the suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated by the Supreme Court for his tweets against the top court and the CJI S A Bobde.
Ajaz Ashraf
Contempt Notice on Bhushan Will be Our Democracy’s Defining Moment
04 Aug 2020
The SC lawyer’s reply, listing some controversial cases, and his refusal to apologise for his two tweets, sets the stage for a bruising battle ahead.
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6 Months into Retirement, Ex-CJI Gogoi Nominated to Rajya Sabha by Centre
17 Mar 2020
"There is a viewpoint that post-retirement appointment is itself a scar on judicial independence of the judiciary,” a bench headed by the former CJI had said in 2019.