Chief Justice Of India

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.

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.

Mediators In Ayodhya Dispute Get Time Till August 15 To Find Solution

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

The mediation panel for the Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute was today given time till August 15 by the Supreme Court to come up with a solution. "The panel wants more time, which we are inclined to give," said a constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.

Women Protesting Top Court Panel's Clean-Chit To Chief Justice Detained

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Seventeen women were detained on Wednesday while they were protesting in New Delhi against the procedure adopted to enquire a sexual harassment case against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.

"Have Right To The Report": Woman Who Complained Against Chief Justice

India News | Written by A Vaidyanathan | Tuesday May 7, 2019

The woman who had accused Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment, today demanded that she be provided with a copy of the report of the Supreme Court's in-house committee that cleared him of the charges. Denying her a copy of the report, she said, "was a travesty of justice".

Protests Outside Supreme Court After Panel Clears Chief Justice

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday May 7, 2019

A protest broke out outside the Supreme Court today after an in-house panel of the Supreme Court cleared Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi of sex harassment allegations on Monday. Women lawyers and members of some non-profit groups turned up outside the Supreme Court and shouted slogans this afternoon under the blazing sun.

Rafale Hearing Dates Change Mysteriously, Leaves Top Court "Perplexed"

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday May 7, 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today said that he was completely "perplexed" about the contempt case against Congress president Rahul Gandhi and the court's review of its order on the Rafale deal coming up on different dates, although the bench had clearly mentioned that both would be taken up on the same day.

"Dejected, Terrified," Says Woman After Court Panel Clears Chief Justice

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 7, 2019

The woman who accused Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment, on Monday said she was "highly disappointed and dejected" to learn that he was cleared by the three-member Supreme Court panel that was looking into the matter. She also said she was "extremely scared and terrified" and she and her family members "remain vulnerable to the ongoi...

Chief Justice Gogoi Cleared, Woman Says "Worst Fears Have Come True"

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday May 7, 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has been cleared by a panel of three judges of allegations of sexually harassing a former court employee.

Top Court To Hear Plea For Probe Over "Conspiracy" Against Chief Justice

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2019

The Supreme Court Monday said a plea seeking direction to CBI to lodge an FIR into alleged conspiracy to fix Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in a "concocted, false sexual harassment" case will be heard in due course.

Panel On Claims Against Chief Justice "Deliberates On Its Own": Top Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 5, 2019

The Supreme Court denied on Sunday a media report that said justices RF Nariman and DY Chandrachud met Justice SA Bobde who is heading an in-house committee inquiring into the sexual harassment allegations against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.

Chief Justice Appears Before Top Court Panel On Allegations Against Him

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday May 1, 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has agreed to appear before the three-member in-house committee that is looking into the sexual harassment allegation against him by a former employee of the top court. The panel has decided to go ahead with the inquiry even though the complainant, the woman, opted out of the inquiry.

Plea In Supreme Court To Probe "Conspiracy" Against Chief Justice

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 30, 2019

A lawyer Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to CBI to register a plea into alleged conspiracy to "fix" Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi in a "concocted false sexual harassment" case.

Woman Who Accused Chief Justice Of Sex Harassment Withdraws From Inquiry

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday May 1, 2019

The woman who accused Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment today said she was boycotting the "in-house proceedings" due to "serious concerns and reservations". In a detailed statement to the media today, she said, "I felt I was not likely to get justice from this committee and so I am no longer participating in the 3 Judge Committee proc...