Supreme Court rejects advocate Prashant Bhushan’s plea for hearing on quantum of sentence by another bench
In yet another setback for noted lawyer Prashant Bhushan, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused his submission to defer the hearing on his sentence till his review petition against conviction for criminal contempt is filed and decided.
Aug 20, 2020, 12:19 PM ISTJustice Sharad Bobde takes oath as 47th Chief Justice, succeeds Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Born in Nagpur on April 24, 1956, Justice Bobde is a former Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. He is also serving as the Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai and Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur.
Nov 18, 2019, 10:12 AM ISTJustice Sharad Arvind Bobde to take oath as 47th Chief Justice today
Outgoing CJI Ranjan Gogoi on October 18 had written a letter to the Central government recommending Justice Bobde as his successor. Justice Bobde is the second senior-most judge of the apex court. As per tradition, the sitting Chief Justice has to write and recommend the name of his successor to the government.
Nov 18, 2019, 07:48 AM ISTChief Justice Ranjan Gogoi recommends Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde's name to Centre as his successor
Justice Bobde is a former Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. He is due to retire on 23 April, 2021.
Oct 18, 2019, 11:34 AM IST