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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"Elevation Of Junior Judge To Top Court Surprising": Former Chief Justice RM Lodha

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Wednesday January 16, 2019

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) RM Lodha said he was "surprised" after a junior judge was recommended for elevation to the Supreme Court, superseding senior judges. The Collegium should reveal the reasons if a decision has been upturned, Justice Lodha said.

"Judges Should Sit With Text Of Law In Context To Life": Chief Justice

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Monday said that most of the people who study court and law are oblivious of the experiences of the ordinary people to get justice from the court and the task of a judge is to sit with text of law in context of life.

Person In Persistent Vegetative State Not Experimental Object: Dipak Misra

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 17, 2018

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra today said a terminally-ill patient or a person in persistent vegetative state should not be made an "experimental object" and one must respect his dignity.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi Takes Oath As 46th Chief Justice of India

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday October 3, 2018

Justice Ranjan Gogoi took oath as the 46th Chief Justice of India. Justice Gogoi succeeds Justice Dipak Misra, who retired on October 1. Justice Gogoi was administered oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind in the Rastrapathi Bhavan.

Outgoing Chief Justice Dipak Misra Holds Court For Last Time

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 1, 2018

Outgoing Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra held court with his successor Ranjan Gogoi for the last time on Monday, and stopped a lawyer who broke into a song to wish him long life, to say that he was "responding from the heart" but will speak from his mind in the evening.

Everyone Has The Right To Die With Dignity: Chief Justice On Euthanasia

India News | ANI | Monday September 10, 2018

Just a few days after the Supreme Court gave a landmark judgment by decriminalising homosexuality, Chief Justice of India (CJI), Dipak Misra said that each individual has the right to life as well as the right to live with dignity, but cases involving conflicting interest have to be dealt with in a balanced manner.

Chief Justice Dipak Misra Asks Litigants To "Not Romance With Litigations"

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 9, 2018

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra on Sunday urged the people not to remain obsessed with litigations and make effort to see if they can be solved otherwise.

Individual's Privacy Is Supreme, Says Chief Justice Dipak Misra

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 27, 2018

An individual's privacy is supreme and should not be disturbed, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra said on Thursday.

"Freedom Of Press Mother Of All Liberties": Chief Justice Dipak Misra

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 25, 2018

Freedom of press is the "mother of all liberties" in a democratic society and the media should have its own guidelines for self-regulation, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra said on Tuesday.

For Rape Trials, Shivraj Singh Chouhan Demands Fast Track Higher Courts

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 4, 2018

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to set up 'fast track higher courts' or evolve any other mechanism to expedite hearings in rape cases.