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Ayodhya Case: Top Court To Scrutinize Mediation Process, Pass Order Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

The Supreme Court will examine a report on the "progress of mediation" in the Ayodhya land dispute case today. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, had on July 11 sought a report on the issue and said that a day-to-day hearing may commence from July 25 if the court decides to conclude the mediation proceedings.

Karnataka Crisis Highlights: Top Court Verdict On Rebel Legislators Tomorrow

India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Tuesday July 16, 2019

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the plea of 15 rebel lawmakers of the ruling Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition in Karnataka who have petitioned against the state's Speaker for not accepting their resignation. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of the submission of senior advocate Mukul Rohtagi, appearing for the rebel M...

Proposal Received To Increase High Court Judges' Retirement Age: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 11, 2019

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) has sent a proposal to increase the retirement age of high court judges to reduce pendency of cases, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Thursday told Rajya Sabha.

New Roster: Top Five Supreme Court Judges To Hear Public Interest Litigation Matters

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 27, 2019

With the Supreme Court all set to work in its full strength of 31 judges from July 1 after summer vacation, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has notified a new roster of work which said top five judges of the top court will be hearing Public Interest Litigation (PIL) matters.

Chief Justice Writes To PM Modi, Seeks More Supreme Court Judges

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 22, 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court as well as raise the retirement age of high court judges to 65 years.

"From Economy To Cricket, It Is All Depressing": Pakistan Chief Justice

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 19, 2019

Pakistan's chief justice Asif Saeed Khosa Wednesday lamented that Pakistanis were only hearing "depressing" news these days -- on the state of the economy, politics and even from the cricket field.

Man Arrested For Cheating Ex-Chief Justice Sent To 2-Day Police Custody

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 12, 2019

A man arrested for allegedly duping former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha of Rs 1 lakh, by hacking his colleague's e-mail account, was sent to two-day police custody by a Delhi court on Wednesday.

Madhya Pradesh BJP's Postcard Drive Seeks Fast Execution Of Child Rapists

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 11, 2019

Madhya Pradesh BJP Tuesday launched a drive under which postcards will be sent to the Chief Justice of India seeking setting up of fast track courts to hear appeals of those sentenced to death for raping minors, so that the execution can be carried out quickly.

Man Arrested From Udaipur For Allegedly Duping Ex-Chief Justice Of India

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 11, 2019

A man has been arrested for allegedly duping former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha of Rs 1 lakh after hacking the e-mail account of his colleague, police said on Tuesday.

Ex-Chief Justice Of India RM Lodha Duped Of Rs 1 Lakh In Online Scam

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday June 3, 2019

Former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha was cheated of Rs 1 lakh in an online scam after the email account of his friend, a retired judge, was hacked, a police officer said on Sunday.

Top Court Refuses To Ask Uttar Pradesh Police To Further Probe Hapur Lynching Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 28, 2019

The Supreme Court today refused to direct the Uttar Pradesh Police to conduct further probe in the 2018 Hapur lynching case.

Supreme Court To Have Full Strength Of Judges For First Time Since 2008

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2019

The Supreme Court will have its full strength of judges for the first time since 2008 when Parliament had increased the number of judges from 26 to 31.

Justice DN Patel's Name Recommended For Delhi High Court Chief Justice

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2019

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice DN Patel of the Jharkhand High Court as the next Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

35 Detained For Protesting Against Chief Justice In Delhi's Mandi House

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 10, 2019

Thirty-five people, including 25 women, were detained Friday for trying to carry out a protest march at Mandi House against the enquiry procedure adopted in the sexual harassment complaint against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, a senior police officer said.

Attorney General Letter Had Asked For Ex-Judges In Chief Justice Inquiry

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 10, 2019

A day before the Supreme Court set up an in-house panel to inquire into sexual harassment allegations against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, the government's top lawyer, Attorney General KK Venugopal, had written to five senior most judges asking for external members - retired judges -- on the panel.