Justice Dy Chandrachud

Top Court Judge DY Chandrachud Recuses From St Stephen's College Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 10, 2019

Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Monday recused himself from hearing a matter related to St Stephen's College saying he was a student of there and passed from it in 1979.

"Collegium Victim Of Its Own Birth Pangs": Justice DY Chandrachud

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 13, 2019

The Collegium is "a victim of its own birth pangs", Justice DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while batting for disclosure of information on appointment of judges to higher judiciary.

Supreme Court To Hear Ayodhya Dispute On February 26

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday February 20, 2019

A newly constituted five-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute on February 26. The hearing was delayed because Justice SA Bobde, one of the judges on the constitution bench, had gone on leave.

Men Have Key Role In The Fight For Gender Equality: Justice Chandrachud

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 27, 2019

Men have a key role to play in the fight for gender equality, Supreme Court Judge DY Chandrachud said on Sunday as he called for the need to de-construct the stereotype of gender roles.

Supreme Court Denies Bail To Unitech Directors Sanjay Chandra, Ajay Chandra: 10 Points

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday January 23, 2019

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of jailed directors of real estate company Unitech, Sanjay Chandra and his brother Ajay Chandra. The beleaguered realty firm is facing the wrath of the court in a case related to alleged siphoning of homebuyers' money. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta said Sanjay Chandra did n...

Principles Of Feminism Aligned With Constitutional Values: Senior Judge

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 9, 2018

If feminism is based on the principle of equality, it is aligned with the values the Constitution of India upholds, Justice DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court has said.

Justice DY Chandrachud, The Dissenting Voice Of The Justice League

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday September 28, 2018

As the Supreme Court delivered its verdict today on activists arrested over alleged Maoist links, it was a dissenting judgment that became the headliner. "Political opinion cannot be muzzled," said Justice DY Chandrachud, speaking for the activists whose house arrest was extended by the two other judges in the three-member bench.

"Kill PM Plot" Can't Be Vague Charge: Justice Chandrachud's Dissent View

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy (with inputs from agencies) | Friday September 28, 2018

Justice DY Chandrachud, one of three Supreme Court judges who ruled today over the arrest of five activists for alleged links to Maoist insurgents, gave a dissenting view, saying that the police appeared to be sponsoring a media trial of the accused. He said the charges against activists of involvement in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narend...

Sabarimala Ban "A Form Of Untouchability", Says Justice Chandrachud

India News | Written by Abhishek Chakraborty | Friday September 28, 2018

The five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court today gave a 4-1 verdict allowing women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.

"Activists' Arrest Not Based On Dissent": Top Court Refuses Special Probe

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday September 28, 2018

The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the arrests of five rights activists - accused of links to Maoists - and extended their house arrest by four more weeks. In a majority 2-1 judgement, the top court also refused the activists' petition for a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).

Adultery Law Strips Woman Of Sexual Autonomy: Justice Chandrachud

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 27, 2018

The colonial-era law criminalising adultery strips women of their "sexual autonomy" and treats them as a "chattel" and "property" of their husbands, the Supreme Court ruled today while holding the provision as unconstitutional.

In Adultery Case, Chandrachud vs Chandrachud: Son Overrrules Father Again

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 27, 2018

As the century-old adultery law was scrapped by five most senior Supreme Court judges today, it became the second instance of Chandrachud vs Chandrachud or father vs son. Justice DY Chandrachud was among the five judges who called Section 497, the law that punishes men and not women for adultery, unconstitutional and scrapped it.

Passing Aadhaar Law As Money Bill A Fraud, Says Judge In Dissent Ruling

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday September 26, 2018

As Aadhaar was declared constitutionally valid with conditions by a majority verdict of the Supreme Court, one of the five judges said the national identity card scheme, in its current form, cannot be held to be constitutional. "Allowing private players to use Aadhaar will lead to profiling which could be used to ascertain political views of citize...

Dowry Cases: Top Court Modifies Order, Restores Power To Arrest Accused

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday September 14, 2018

The Supreme Court today restored the polices power to arrest those accused in dowry harassment cases, modifying a previous order that mandated a probe by a specially constituted panel before any such step is taken.

On Section 377, Judge Questions Centre's Decision To Leave It To Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 8, 2018

A Supreme Court judge expressed disappointment over the government's decision to leave it to the court's wisdom to take a call on sensitive issues such as the recent challenge to Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code