Chief Justice Of India

Absence Of Legal Awareness Root Cause Of Rights Deprivation: Ranjan Gogoi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Sunday said the absence of legal awareness was the "root cause" of "deception, exploitation and deprivation" of the rights and benefits of the masses.

Youngsters Shunning Legal Profession A Colossal Damage: Ranjan Gogoi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Sunday observed youngsters are reluctant to join the legal profession due to "scary career prospects and uncertain future", which he said is a "colossal damage" in terms of quality enhancement and contribution to social group.

"What Kind Of Petition Is This," Says Chief Justice On Article 370 Plea

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday August 17, 2019

A legal challenge to the centre's decision to end special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 was adjourned by the Supreme Court today with Chief Justice of India saying the petition "has no meaning". Petitioner ML Sharma, a lawyer-activist, has said he will file an amended petition.

CBI Does Good Job When No Political Overtones To Case: Chief Justice

India News | Edited By Abhimanyu Bose | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today said the country's premier investigating agency-- the Central Bureau of Investigation -- should get "statutory status through legislation" to free it from administrative control.

President's Nod To Increase Number Of Supreme Court Judges

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 11, 2019

President Ram Nath Kovind has signed into law a Bill which seeks to increase the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 30 to 33 besides the Chief Justice of India.

Over 2 Lakh Cases Pending In Courts For 25 Years: Justice Gogoi

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 4, 2019

Expressing concern over the pendency of cases, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said on Sunday that more than two lakh cases are in courts for 25 years, while over 1,000 cases have not been disposed of even after five decades.

Present Times Witnessing "Belligerent, Reckless Behaviour": Justice Gogoi

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 4, 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Sunday said the present times are witnessing "belligerent and reckless behaviour" by a few individuals and some groups.

CBI Seeks Details Of Kuldeep Sengar's Jail Visitors Amid Court Deadline

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday August 2, 2019

A CBI team investigating charges in the Unnao case against expelled BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused of trying to murder the teen he allegedly raped, has asked for details of the politician's visitors in jail.

Central Security, 25 Lakhs Compensation For Unnao Teen, Orders Top Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Alok Pandey; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday August 1, 2019

The Unnao rape survivor must be given central protection and Rs 25 lakh compensation by tomorrow, the Supreme Court said on Thursday in a series of decisions that included the transfer of all five cases linked to the teen's rape allegedly by powerful lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar out of Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi...

Unnao Teen's Letter To Chief Justice On "Threats" To Be Taken Up Today

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Alok Pandey; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday August 1, 2019

A letter by a teen rape survivor and her family in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi alleging grave danger to them will be taken up by the Supreme Court today, four days after the girl was critically injured in a car crash that her family alleges was planned by the man she has accused of rape, jailed BJP lawmaker Kuldeep ...

Centre Approves Increasing Strength Of Supreme Court Judges From 31 To 34

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2019

Acting on the request of the chief justice of India, the government on Wednesday decided to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from the present 30 to 33, excluding the CJI.

Cases Will Go Down "If We Can Teach Our Youth To Be Happy": Chief Justice

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2019

If we can make the youth learn to be happy, we can control the number of litigations in the country, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said on Wednesday and mooted the idea for running happiness classes in judicial academies.

Unnao Teen's Letter To Chief Justice On "Threats" To Be Taken Up Tomorrow

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Alok Pandey; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 31, 2019

A letter by a teen rape survivor in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao alleging grave danger to her will be taken up by the Supreme Court tomorrow, three days after the girl was critically wounded in a car crash that she says was planned by the man she has accused, jailed BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar.

In A First, Chief Justice Lets CBI Probe High Court Judge For Corruption

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 31, 2019

In a first, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has allowed the CBI to file a corruption case against a sitting high court judge, Justice SN Shukla. Justice Shukla, an Allahabad High Court judge, was found guilty by a panel of Judges of favours to a private medical college in 2017.

2 Weeks Before Accident, Unnao Rape Survivor Wrote To Chief Justice On Threat

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday July 31, 2019

Over 15 days before a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli left the Unnao rape survivor critically injured and killed two of her relatives, she had written a letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) claiming that they faced grave danger to their lives.