‘If you go to court, you don’t get a verdict,’ says former CJI Ranjan Gogoi

The Rajya Sabha MP also said that he would not take a legal recourse against TMC legislator Mahua Moitra for her allegations against him.

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· Feb 13, 2021 · 08:09 am

‘Independence of judiciary under threat, never seen Bar so divided,’ says ex-SC judge Kurian Joseph

The former judge said India’s judiciary was divided along political and communal lines in an unprecedented manner.

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· Dec 28, 2020 · 08:29 pm

The crisis of legitimacy plaguing the Supreme Court in Modi era is now hidden in plain sight

Even without any constitutional changes, the apex court has been in a fairly close embrace with the current regime.

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· Dec 01, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Prashant Bhushan case: ‘Contempt power used as sledgehammer,’ says Congress leader Kapil Sibal

The senior lawyer also warned that ‘history will judge the court for having let us down’.

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· Aug 22, 2020 · 02:23 pm

Prashant Bhushan verdict: Court’s esteem is determined by judgements, not tweets, says Arun Shourie

Bhushan, who has been held guilty of contempt of court, must get the opportunity to prove his assertions, Shourie told ‘The Indian Express’.

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· Aug 21, 2020 · 12:37 pm

Prashant Bhushan contempt case: Law has to be applied in a fair and balanced manner, says Congress

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the concerns raised by some after the Supreme Court convicted Bhushan of contempt of court were not frivolous.

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· Aug 21, 2020 · 07:49 am

SC ruling against Prashant Bhushan ‘speaks poorly of judiciary,’ say former judges, bureaucrats

More than 3,000 members of civil society issued a statement expressing solidarity with Bhushan on Monday.

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· Aug 18, 2020 · 09:25 am

Prashant Bhushan verdict: Over 1,800 lawyers ask for open court hearing by larger bench

The signatories said the independence of the judiciary does not mean that judges are immune from scrutiny and comment.

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· Aug 17, 2020 · 05:51 pm

‘Activist judges’ are not questioned, says former CJI Ranjan Gogoi on post-retirement assignments

Gogoi said certain ‘ideological group of people’ identify the ‘independent judges’ and added that these judges are required to be anti-establishment.

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· May 14, 2020 · 08:09 am

India’s legal system favours the rich and powerful, says retiring Supreme Court judge

Justice Deepak Gupta said every judge’s Bible in court should only be the Constitution of India.

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· May 07, 2020 · 01:36 pm

Ranjan Gogoi says will reveal why he accepted Rajya Sabha nomination after taking oath

The former chief justice of India said his presence in Parliament will be ‘an opportunity to project the views of the judiciary before the legislative’.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 04:13 pm

‘Sad day for judiciary’: Two ex-SC judges, Opposition parties condemn Gogoi’s Rajya Sabha nomination

Retired Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur said the decision redefines the ‘independence, impartiality and integrity’ of the judiciary.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 02:47 pm