Justice Arun Mishra’s praise for Modi improper, unnecessary, says Bombay Bar Association resolution

The Supreme Court judge had called the prime minister an ‘internationally acclaimed visionary’ with ‘versatile genius’.

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· Mar 06, 2020 · 07:43 am

Anticipatory bail need not be limited to a fixed period, rules Supreme Court

The court said denial of bail amounts to deprivation of the ‘fundamental right to personal liberty in a free and democratic country’.

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· Jan 30, 2020 · 10:00 am

Ranjan Gogoi’s tenure as chief justice was marked by deafening silences on crucial issues

From allowing evidence to be admitted in sealed covers to delaying hearings on habeas corpus pleas related to Kashmir, some of his actions were disappointing.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Nov 18, 2019 · 05:45 pm

CJI Ranjan Gogoi says ‘loud and motivated’ conduct in courts erodes judiciary’s decorum, dignity

Speaking during the Independence Day celebrations, Gogoi said the increased strength of the Supreme Court would help reduce the pendency of cases.

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· Aug 15, 2019 · 05:21 pm

‘Inquiry process into sexual harassment charges against CJI Gogoi was questionable’: Justice AP Shah

The full text of the 27th Rosalind Wilson Memorial Lecture that the former chief justice of the Delhi and Madras High Courts delivered on July 28.

AP Shah

· Jul 29, 2019 · 06:30 am

‘Do not take leave on working days’: CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s solution to reduce pendency

There are 43 lakh cases pending in 42 High Courts, and 55,496 in the Supreme Court.

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· Oct 12, 2018 · 01:10 pm

Judiciary should focus on constitutional, not societal morality, says Justice Ranjan Gogoi

The Supreme Court judge delivered the third Ramnath Goenka memorial lecture in New Delhi on Thursday.

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· Jul 12, 2018 · 09:44 pm

Days after his retirement, Bar Council of India criticises Justice Chelameswar

The council said judges should self-introspect before speaking to the media.

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· Jun 25, 2018 · 07:51 pm

By sending Justice Karnan to jail, has the Supreme Court taken the easy way out?

Justice Karnan will remain a High Court judge even while he serves his sentence for contempt of court.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· May 09, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Justice Karnan is a standing monument to the failure of the collegium system, claims former judge

K Chandru says that the time has come to bring in a comprehensive judicial accountability law in India, as well as to discard contempt laws.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Mar 12, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Madras High Court: 'Never before has it fallen to such low levels,' said the CJI

While lawyers disrupt proceedings, openly naming some judges as being corrupt, a judge has been taken to the apex court for threatening contempt proceedings against the chief justice.

R Ramasubramanian

· Sep 29, 2015 · 06:30 pm