‘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

Bombay High Court’s second senior-most judge resigns as he expected transfer to another state

Justice Satyaranjan Dharmadhikari told ‘Maharashtra Times’ that it was not possible for him ‘to leave Maharashtra due to personal and familial reasons’.

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· Feb 14, 2020 · 05:10 pm

Supreme Court releases new roster, four most senior judges to hear PILs

Election matters will stay with Chief Justice of India SA Bobde.

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· Nov 29, 2019 · 08:37 pm

President says ‘detailed deliberations, systemic efforts’ needed to clear pendency of cases in SC

Ram Nath Kovind said that the delay in passing verdicts was a hurdle in the way of delivering justice.

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· Nov 26, 2019 · 08:04 pm

New CJI must restore SC’s credibility urgently, court needs to show some spine: Retired judge

Madan B Lokur warned of ‘a death knell of the independence of the judiciary’ unless SA Bobde addressed some concerns about the way the courts are run.

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· Nov 20, 2019 · 12:22 pm

‘Bitter truths must remain in memory’: CJI Ranjan Gogoi refuses interview requests on last day

The outgoing chief justice said judges speak only due to ‘functional necessity and no more’.

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· Nov 15, 2019 · 05:44 pm

Chief Justice of India’s office falls under ambit of RTI Act, rules Supreme Court

Sanjiv Khanna, who read out the majority judgement, said ‘judicial independence and accountability go hand in hand’.

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· Nov 13, 2019 · 02:43 pm

Should CJI’s office come under RTI purview? Supreme Court to pronounce verdict tomorrow

A five-judge Constitution Bench, led by outgoing Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, is expected to pass the judgement at 2 pm.

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· Nov 12, 2019 · 06:51 pm

SC judges’ press conference was a ‘disturbing event’, says chief justice-designate SA Bobde

Bobde added that the relationship between judges was better now.

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· Oct 31, 2019 · 12:15 pm