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Former Judge, Sharmila Tagore, 6 Others' Open Letter On Constitution
Eight eminent personalities, including former Supreme Court judge J Chelameswar and ex-Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi, have appealed to people to "introspect and audit" the working of the Constitution ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Republic.
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System Efficiency Must Be Improved To Check Crime Against Women: Ex Judge
Former Supreme Court judge J Chelameswar has said calls for tough punishments to culprits are made whenever sensational crimes happen but making the system function more efficiently was required to check offences against women.
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Bid To Control Judiciary Always Existed, Says Justice J Chelameswar
Former Judge of Supreme Court, Justice J Chelameswar on Thursday said an attempt to regulate or have control over the judicial system always existed in democracy and to check such a trend the collegium system came into being.
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Ex-Judge Criticises 4 Top Court Judges Who Took On Chief Justice Dipak Misra
Former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today spoke out against the controversial January 12 press conference held by four senior judges of the Supreme Court, saying they "need not look for outside help for resolving their institutional problems".
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Justice J Chelameswar Refuses Invite To His Farewell By Supreme Court Bar Association
Justice Jasti Chelameswar, the second most senior judge in the Supreme Court, has refused an invite to his farewell by the top court's bar association. The 65-year-old retires on June 22.
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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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"More Transparency Needed In Collegium Meetings": Justice Chelameswar
Batting for more transparency in collegium meetings, the second senior most judge of the apex court, Justice J Chelameswar on Monday said a proper performance assessment of high court judges for elevation to the top court was hardly done.
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Will Prove What We Said If Ranjan Gogoi Not Made Chief Justice: Supreme Court Judge
Stressing that there should be transparency in the way cases are allocated, Justice J Chelameswar, the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court, has said there should be a basis on which sensitive cases are assigned.
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Judiciary-Government Bonhomie A Death Knell For Democracy: Top Judge
Any "bonhomie" between the judiciary and the government would sound the "death knell" for democracy, senior-most Supreme Court judge Justice J Chelameswar has told the Chief Justice of India and urged him to convene a full court to deal with the alleged executive interference in judiciary.
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After Top Judges' Dissent, Chief Justice To Hear Judge Loya Case On Monday
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will on Monday hear the case about Judge BH Loya's death, one of the main triggers for last week's unprecedented crisis in India's judiciary.
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Will Judge Loya Case Be Reassigned? Chief Justice To Decide
The case about judge BH Loya's death, one of the main triggers for an unprecedented crisis in India's judiciary, could be reassigned. The two judges hearing the case on Tuesday said in an order that the case be "put up before the appropriate bench". That means the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, has to decide whether to transfer the case to a ...
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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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These Four Supreme Court Judges Took On Chief Justice Dipak Misra
Four judges of the Supreme Court today went public with their grievances against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, saying things were not right the way India's top court was functioning.
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'Chief Justice First Among Equals, Nothing More, Nothing Less': Judges' Letter
In an unprecedented move, four senior judges of the Top Court today took on the Chief Justice of India. The judges, who are next in seniority to the Chief Justice -- Justice J Chelameswar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice M B Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph -- said they met the Chief Justice in the morning and handed him a letter signed by all four o...
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"Don't Want Wise Men To Say We Sold Our Souls": Top Judge On Going Public Against Chief Justice
For the first time in India, four senior judges of the Supreme Court addressed the media at noon today. The unprecedented press conference was held at the home of Justice J Chelameswar, the second-most senior judge after the Chief Justice of India (CJI), Dipak Misra, who wasn't present for the briefing. Justice Chelameswar was accompanied by Justic...
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Former Judge, Sharmila Tagore, 6 Others' Open Letter On Constitution
Eight eminent personalities, including former Supreme Court judge J Chelameswar and ex-Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi, have appealed to people to "introspect and audit" the working of the Constitution ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Republic.
-
System Efficiency Must Be Improved To Check Crime Against Women: Ex Judge
Former Supreme Court judge J Chelameswar has said calls for tough punishments to culprits are made whenever sensational crimes happen but making the system function more efficiently was required to check offences against women.
-
Bid To Control Judiciary Always Existed, Says Justice J Chelameswar
Former Judge of Supreme Court, Justice J Chelameswar on Thursday said an attempt to regulate or have control over the judicial system always existed in democracy and to check such a trend the collegium system came into being.
-
Ex-Judge Criticises 4 Top Court Judges Who Took On Chief Justice Dipak Misra
Former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today spoke out against the controversial January 12 press conference held by four senior judges of the Supreme Court, saying they "need not look for outside help for resolving their institutional problems".
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Justice J Chelameswar Refuses Invite To His Farewell By Supreme Court Bar Association
Justice Jasti Chelameswar, the second most senior judge in the Supreme Court, has refused an invite to his farewell by the top court's bar association. The 65-year-old retires on June 22.
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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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"More Transparency Needed In Collegium Meetings": Justice Chelameswar
Batting for more transparency in collegium meetings, the second senior most judge of the apex court, Justice J Chelameswar on Monday said a proper performance assessment of high court judges for elevation to the top court was hardly done.
-
Will Prove What We Said If Ranjan Gogoi Not Made Chief Justice: Supreme Court Judge
Stressing that there should be transparency in the way cases are allocated, Justice J Chelameswar, the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court, has said there should be a basis on which sensitive cases are assigned.
-
Judiciary-Government Bonhomie A Death Knell For Democracy: Top Judge
Any "bonhomie" between the judiciary and the government would sound the "death knell" for democracy, senior-most Supreme Court judge Justice J Chelameswar has told the Chief Justice of India and urged him to convene a full court to deal with the alleged executive interference in judiciary.
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After Top Judges' Dissent, Chief Justice To Hear Judge Loya Case On Monday
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will on Monday hear the case about Judge BH Loya's death, one of the main triggers for last week's unprecedented crisis in India's judiciary.
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Will Judge Loya Case Be Reassigned? Chief Justice To Decide
The case about judge BH Loya's death, one of the main triggers for an unprecedented crisis in India's judiciary, could be reassigned. The two judges hearing the case on Tuesday said in an order that the case be "put up before the appropriate bench". That means the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, has to decide whether to transfer the case to a ...
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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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These Four Supreme Court Judges Took On Chief Justice Dipak Misra
Four judges of the Supreme Court today went public with their grievances against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, saying things were not right the way India's top court was functioning.
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'Chief Justice First Among Equals, Nothing More, Nothing Less': Judges' Letter
In an unprecedented move, four senior judges of the Top Court today took on the Chief Justice of India. The judges, who are next in seniority to the Chief Justice -- Justice J Chelameswar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice M B Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph -- said they met the Chief Justice in the morning and handed him a letter signed by all four o...
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"Don't Want Wise Men To Say We Sold Our Souls": Top Judge On Going Public Against Chief Justice
For the first time in India, four senior judges of the Supreme Court addressed the media at noon today. The unprecedented press conference was held at the home of Justice J Chelameswar, the second-most senior judge after the Chief Justice of India (CJI), Dipak Misra, who wasn't present for the briefing. Justice Chelameswar was accompanied by Justic...
