Bombay HC justice who gave controversial POCSO rulings given one-year fresh term as additional judge

The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended a term of two years for Justice Pushpa Ganediwala.

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· Feb 13, 2021 · 08:33 am

Controversial POCSO rulings: SC Collegium withdraws assent to confirm permanent status of judge

The judge had observed that observed that that groping a child’s breasts without ‘skin-to-skin contact’ does not amount to sexual assault under POCSO Act.

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· Jan 30, 2021 · 05:54 pm

Justice S Muralidhar receives grand farewell before transfer, called ‘Kohinoor’ of Delhi High Court

‘When justice has to triumph, it will triumph,’ the judge said while addressing the gathering in the court.

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· Mar 05, 2020 · 04:49 pm

‘Hit-and-run injustice’: Congress criticises HC judge’s transfer after hearing on Delhi clashes

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed the Congress had again displayed its scant regard for the judiciary by politicising a routine transfer.

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· Feb 27, 2020 · 12:56 pm

Delhi violence: HC judge who rapped police for inaction transferred to Punjab and Haryana High Court

While the SC collegium had recommended the move on February 12, the government notified it on Wednesday night.

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· Feb 27, 2020 · 07:48 am

SC collegium transfers Delhi High Court judge, Bar Association calls for a day’s strike

Justice S Muralidhar was part of notable judgements such as the one that decriminalised homosexuality in 2009.

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· Feb 19, 2020 · 06:55 pm

‘High Courts should reform first’: Attorney general on delay in appointing judges, blames collegium

The Supreme Court ordered the registrar generals of all the High Courts to submit reports of the pending judicial vacancies and likely ones in the future.

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· Feb 18, 2020 · 04:13 pm

SA Bobde takes charge as 47th chief justice of India

The 63-year-old succeeds Ranjan Gogoi, who retired on Sunday.

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· Nov 18, 2019 · 10:00 am

Justice AP Sahi sworn in as chief justice of Madras High Court

Sahi succeeds VK Tahilramani, who resigned after the SC Collegium refused to reconsider its recommendation to transfer her as chief justice of the Meghalaya HC.

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· Nov 11, 2019 · 10:48 pm

SA Bobde appointed next chief justice of India by President Kovind

He will assume charge of the top court on November 18, a day after incumbent CJI Ranjan Gogoi retires.

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· Oct 29, 2019 · 10:52 am

Odisha lawyers’ boycott of High Court focuses attention yet again on opacity of collegium system

Over the last two years, the Supreme Court collegium has accepted only 13% of the recommendations forwarded by the Orissa High Court collegium.

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· Oct 25, 2019 · 12:30 pm

CJI Ranjan Gogoi recommends Justice SA Bobde as his successor: Reports

Gogoi is set to retire on November 17, and Bobde is the second senior-most judge of the top court.

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· Oct 18, 2019 · 11:31 am