On Constitution day, CJI DY Chandrachud recalls Nehru’s speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’

26 Nov 2022

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud spoke on Saturday on the occasion of Constitution Day while quoting Jawaharlal Nehru. “The past clings on to us still in some measure and we have to do much before we redeem the pledges we have so often taken,” said the Chief Justice, quoting...

Supreme Court launches online portal for filing RTI applications

25 Nov 2022

An online portal for filing Right to Information (RTI) Act has been launched by the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud announced in an open court and said, “The RTI portal is ready and will start working in 15 minutes.” Soon after the announcement, a press release...

Supreme Court to have special benches for hearing on four issues from next week: CJI Chandrachud

23 Nov 2022

Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Wednesday announced that the Supreme Court will from next week have four special benches for the hearing on four issues."The Supreme Court will have four special benches for conducting the hearing on four issues -- criminal matters, direct and indirect tax matters,...

Chhattisgarh’s Nagrik Apurti Nigam case will be heard by CJI’s bench

21 Nov 2022

The Chhattisgarh Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) irregularities case will be heard by the Supreme Court bench presided over by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. This morning, an attorney brought up the subject before the bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who stated that his bench will...

SC rejects PIL to declare Bose’s birth anniversary as national holiday

14 Nov 2022

A petition was filed to declare a national holiday on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on which the Supreme Court dismissed a PIL on Monday. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala bench rejected the plea and said the Government of India will decide....

Justice DY Chandrachud takes oath as 50th CJI of India

09 Nov 2022

Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant (DY) Chandrachud took oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India. As Chief Justice, he will be having tenure of two years as CJI and demit office on 10 November, 2024. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of the office of the Chief Justice of India at...

Chief Justice UU Lalit recommends Justice Chandrachud as next CJI

11 Oct 2022

The name of Justice DY Chandrachud has been given by the Chief Justice of India, Uday Umesh Lalit, as his successor. On Tuesday morning, he will present Justice Chandrachud with the letter appointing him as the next Chief Justice of India. According to sources with knowledge of the matter, the...

SC to begin hearing 300 oldest cases from Oct

29 Sep 2022

In an effort to resolve pendency of cases in the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit issued orders on Wednesday asking that 300 of the oldest cases from October be listed for hearing. The oldest such pending case dates back to 1979, and over 20 cases are...

Former CJI KN Singh passes away in Prayagraj

09 Sep 2022

Former Chief Justice of India Kama Narain Singh died on Friday at his residence in Prayagraj. The former CJI remained CJI back in 1991 for the shortest period of 17 days. Supreme Court issued a statement and said, "Shri Kamal Narain Singh, Former Chief Justice of India, has left for...

Justice UU Lalit takes oath as 49th Chief Justice of India, administrated by President Murmu

27 Aug 2022

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit on Saturday was sworn in as the 49th Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice NV Ramana retired on 26 August. Earlier, Justice NV Ramana recommended Justice Lalit as his successor in keeping with norms of seniority. Justice Lalit...