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Judges Must Not Take Up Case Unless Assigned By Chief Justice: Supreme Court
Judges have to follow discipline and ought not to take up any case unless it is specifically assigned by the chief justice, the Supreme Court has said while dealing with an appeal challenging an order passed by the Rajasthan High Court.
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The Reason Behind Justice UU Lalit's Exit From Ayodhya Case
The Ayodhya title dispute was deferred again today and posted to January 29 as one of the five judges in the constitution bench assigned the hear the case, Justice UU Lalit, dropped out. Justice Lalit recused himself because he had been a lawyer in a related case.
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Chief Justice Master Of Roster, Has Power To Assign Cases: Supreme Court
The Chief Justice is the "master of the roster" and has the power to assign cases, the Supreme Court ruled today in a petition by former law minister Shanti Bhushan.
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"Master Of Roster But...": Chief Justice Dipak Misra Gets Some Advice
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is the "Master of the Roster" in charge of assigning cases but the allocation of cases has to be "fair and in the interest of the institution", former chief justice RM Lodha has said, concerned that the top court was passing through a phase that he described as, "to say the least, disastrous".
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Whether Chief Justice Should Assign Cases To Be Examined By Supreme Court
Whether cases should be assigned by the Chief Justice of India or by a collegium or panel of top judges will be examined by the Supreme Court on April 27. The court will take up a petition filed by former law minister Shanti Bhushan, which suggests that the Chief Justice of India must not have absolute power as "master of roster".
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Why Justice Chelameswar Today Refused To Hear Plea On Assigning Cases
Justice Jasti Chelameswar, one of the four judges who had questioned the way cases are assigned in the Supreme Court, today refused to hear a related petition saying he was about to retire and didn't want "another reversal" of his order within 24 hours.
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Can't Distrust Chief Justice, Plea "Scandalous", Says Supreme Court: 10 Facts
A petition asking for a change in the way cases are assigned was rejected today by the Supreme Court, which called it "scandalous". "The Chief Justice of India is the highest authority and he can't be distrusted," said a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. In January, four senior Supreme Court judges had gone public with th...
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Chief Justice Dipak Misra Shouldn't Assign Cases: Shanti Bhushan's Petition
Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan has said that the power to assign cases must be given to a collegium or panel of senior judges. He has also said his petition should not be heard by the Chief Justice and that it should be taken up by three most senior judges.
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After Rift, Chief Justice Dipak Misra Makes Public Supreme Court Judges' Roster
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has made public the assignment of cases in the Supreme Court and has also decided that he will take up all public interest petitions, weeks after four judges called an extraordinary press conference to accuse the top judge of allocating "sensitive cases" to junior judges.
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'Rebel' Judges Suggest Roster Plan In Meet With Chief Justice: Sources
A proposal on rostering Supreme Court judges and the assigning of sensitive cases has been suggested to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by the four judges who criticised him publicly last week.
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4 Judges Want Peace "Plan" From Chief Justice, Say Sources: 10 Facts
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will meet the four senior judges who took him on publicly, tomorrow as part of the efforts at ending a rift that could impact important cases. The meeting, which was initially slated for this morning, did not take place as Justice Jasti Chelameswar is unwell and could not attend court. Sources close to the rebel j...
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Supreme Court Judge Assigned Judge Loya Case Broke Down: Report
The morning tea session at Judges' lounge at the Supreme Court - where the Chief Justice of India and some of the other judges met informally on Monday to settle their differences - had some emotional moments. One of the participating judges nearly broke down and Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice J Chelameswar, who took him on publicly on Frida...
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Top Court Hearing On Aadhaar Validity, 7 Other Critical Issues From January 17
Amid the ongoing rift between the chief justice and four seniormost judges over assignment of cases, the Supreme Court's five-judge constitution benches will commence the hearing on eight critical matters, including the one related to the validity of Aadhaar, from January 17.
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Five-Point Guide To The Judge Loya Controversy
In the stunning "rebellion" against the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, by the four judges who rank just after him, the case of Mumbai judge BH Loya may have been the tipping point. Two petitions asking for an investigation into the judge's death were assigned to a bench that the judges reportedly disapproved of. This morning, the four judges ...
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Mayawati Bungalow Case: Chief Justice To Assign Plea To Appropriate Bench
The Allahabad High Court has directed that a plea against merger and allotment of bungalows to former Chief Minister Mayawati be placed before Chief Justice DY Chandrachud so that it can be assigned to an appropriate bench.
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Judges Must Not Take Up Case Unless Assigned By Chief Justice: Supreme Court
Judges have to follow discipline and ought not to take up any case unless it is specifically assigned by the chief justice, the Supreme Court has said while dealing with an appeal challenging an order passed by the Rajasthan High Court.
-
The Reason Behind Justice UU Lalit's Exit From Ayodhya Case
The Ayodhya title dispute was deferred again today and posted to January 29 as one of the five judges in the constitution bench assigned the hear the case, Justice UU Lalit, dropped out. Justice Lalit recused himself because he had been a lawyer in a related case.
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Chief Justice Master Of Roster, Has Power To Assign Cases: Supreme Court
The Chief Justice is the "master of the roster" and has the power to assign cases, the Supreme Court ruled today in a petition by former law minister Shanti Bhushan.
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"Master Of Roster But...": Chief Justice Dipak Misra Gets Some Advice
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is the "Master of the Roster" in charge of assigning cases but the allocation of cases has to be "fair and in the interest of the institution", former chief justice RM Lodha has said, concerned that the top court was passing through a phase that he described as, "to say the least, disastrous".
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Whether Chief Justice Should Assign Cases To Be Examined By Supreme Court
Whether cases should be assigned by the Chief Justice of India or by a collegium or panel of top judges will be examined by the Supreme Court on April 27. The court will take up a petition filed by former law minister Shanti Bhushan, which suggests that the Chief Justice of India must not have absolute power as "master of roster".
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Why Justice Chelameswar Today Refused To Hear Plea On Assigning Cases
Justice Jasti Chelameswar, one of the four judges who had questioned the way cases are assigned in the Supreme Court, today refused to hear a related petition saying he was about to retire and didn't want "another reversal" of his order within 24 hours.
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Can't Distrust Chief Justice, Plea "Scandalous", Says Supreme Court: 10 Facts
A petition asking for a change in the way cases are assigned was rejected today by the Supreme Court, which called it "scandalous". "The Chief Justice of India is the highest authority and he can't be distrusted," said a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. In January, four senior Supreme Court judges had gone public with th...
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Chief Justice Dipak Misra Shouldn't Assign Cases: Shanti Bhushan's Petition
Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan has said that the power to assign cases must be given to a collegium or panel of senior judges. He has also said his petition should not be heard by the Chief Justice and that it should be taken up by three most senior judges.
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After Rift, Chief Justice Dipak Misra Makes Public Supreme Court Judges' Roster
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has made public the assignment of cases in the Supreme Court and has also decided that he will take up all public interest petitions, weeks after four judges called an extraordinary press conference to accuse the top judge of allocating "sensitive cases" to junior judges.
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'Rebel' Judges Suggest Roster Plan In Meet With Chief Justice: Sources
A proposal on rostering Supreme Court judges and the assigning of sensitive cases has been suggested to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by the four judges who criticised him publicly last week.
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4 Judges Want Peace "Plan" From Chief Justice, Say Sources: 10 Facts
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will meet the four senior judges who took him on publicly, tomorrow as part of the efforts at ending a rift that could impact important cases. The meeting, which was initially slated for this morning, did not take place as Justice Jasti Chelameswar is unwell and could not attend court. Sources close to the rebel j...
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Supreme Court Judge Assigned Judge Loya Case Broke Down: Report
The morning tea session at Judges' lounge at the Supreme Court - where the Chief Justice of India and some of the other judges met informally on Monday to settle their differences - had some emotional moments. One of the participating judges nearly broke down and Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice J Chelameswar, who took him on publicly on Frida...
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Top Court Hearing On Aadhaar Validity, 7 Other Critical Issues From January 17
Amid the ongoing rift between the chief justice and four seniormost judges over assignment of cases, the Supreme Court's five-judge constitution benches will commence the hearing on eight critical matters, including the one related to the validity of Aadhaar, from January 17.
-
Five-Point Guide To The Judge Loya Controversy
In the stunning "rebellion" against the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, by the four judges who rank just after him, the case of Mumbai judge BH Loya may have been the tipping point. Two petitions asking for an investigation into the judge's death were assigned to a bench that the judges reportedly disapproved of. This morning, the four judges ...
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Mayawati Bungalow Case: Chief Justice To Assign Plea To Appropriate Bench
The Allahabad High Court has directed that a plea against merger and allotment of bungalows to former Chief Minister Mayawati be placed before Chief Justice DY Chandrachud so that it can be assigned to an appropriate bench.
