Justice MR Shah Demits Office, CJI DY Chandrachud Calls Him 'Solid Colleague'
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud hailed Justice MR Shah and quoted music legend Bob Dylan and Pakistani poet Obaidullah Aleem at his farewell function.
May 16, 2023, 07:14 AM IST
The central government opposed the recognition of gay marriage
The Supreme Court had sought answers from the Central Government regarding same-sex marriage. On which the reaction of the Central Government has now come to the fore. The central government has opposed the recognition of same-sex marriages.
Mar 12, 2023, 18:00 PM IST
DNA: 'Supreme' decision on appointment of EC
The Supreme Court has today given a historic verdict on the appointment of the Election Commissioner. The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court said that the appointment of the Election Commissioner should also be on the lines of the CBI Director.
Mar 02, 2023, 23:38 PM IST
SC backs 'openly gay' lawyer Saurabh Kirpal for Delhi HC judge; argues against Centre's objections
"The proposal has been pending for over five years," expressed the Supreme Court Collegium in their letter.
Jan 19, 2023, 19:41 PM IST
Supreme Court collegium recommends 9 names for elevation as High Court judges
Appointment of judges in HCs: The Collegium in its meeting approved the proposal for the elevation of Judicial Officers -- Ramachandra Dattatray Huddar and Venkatesh Naik Thavaryanaik as judges in the Karnataka High Court.
Jan 11, 2023, 07:13 AM IST
Supreme Court collegium recommends names to Centre, 13 High Courts to get new Chief Justices
CJI N V Ramana has recommended to the Centre eight names, including acting Calcutta High Court CJ, Justice Rajesh Bindal, for elevation and transfer of five sitting CJs to other high courts.
Sep 21, 2021, 14:57 PM IST
Govt clears names of 9 judges sent by Collegium for elevation to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Collegium, comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices U U Lalit, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao, had on August 17 recommended nine names, including eight High Court judges and an advocate, for elevation to the apex court.
Aug 26, 2021, 08:27 AM IST
Judge who gave 'groping without skin to skin not sexual assault' verdict, faces Centre's ire
Bombay High Court additional judge Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, whose tenure as an additional judge was to end on Friday, was given a new 1-year term as an additional judge, instead of two years as was recommended by the Supreme Court collegium.
Feb 13, 2021, 07:23 AM IST
SC Collegium withdraws approval for appointment of additional judge of Bombay HC as permanent judge
Justice Pushpa Ganediwala recently acquitted a man accused of groping a 12-year-old girl's breast because he did not make skin-to-skin contact and days earlier, ruled that holding the hands of a five-year-old girl and unzipping the trousers do not amount to "sexual assault" under the POCSO Act.
Jan 30, 2021, 18:03 PM IST
Given 'no objection' to Collegium on Feb 17: Justice S Muralidhar on his transfer from Delhi HC
The controversy erupted after the Centre issued Justice Muralidhar's transfer notification close to midnight of February 26 - the day a bench headed by him had pulled up Delhi Police for failing to register FIRs against three BJP leaders for their alleged hate speeches which purportedly led to the recent violence in northeast Delhi.
Mar 05, 2020, 23:02 PM IST
Delhi HC judge S Muralidhar, hearing cases related to violence, transferred as part of routine exercise; Bar Council expresses shock
This was a routine transfer as the Supreme Court Collegium had already recommended the same on February 12, several days before riots broke out in Northeast Delhi.
Feb 27, 2020, 06:58 AM IST
SC collegium recommends transfer of Justice S Muralidhar to Punjab and Haryana HC
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended transfer of Delhi High Court Judge Justice S Muralidhar to Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Feb 19, 2020, 14:05 PM IST
Supreme Court Collegium recommends 5 advocates for elevation to the Delhi HC
The initial recommendation came in 2017 with the names of nine advocates.
Sep 06, 2018, 17:10 PM IST
Justice KM Joseph, two others take oath as Supreme Court judges
Justice Kumari Indira Banerjee and Justice Vineet Saran are the two other judges who have been elevated to the top court.
Aug 07, 2018, 11:05 AM IST
Centre vs judiciary: Collegium's recommendation should not have been rejected, says SC Judge
Justice Kurian Joseph on Sunday said that the recommendations of the apex court Collegium should not have been rejected.
May 06, 2018, 17:08 PM IST
SC Collegium defers decision on Justice KM Joseph's elevation, seeks more time
The five judges of the SC Collegium met this afternoon and deferred its decision on Justice KM Joseph's elevation as an apex court judge.
May 02, 2018, 19:02 PM IST
Centre asks SC collegium to reconsider recommendation for elevation of Justice KM Joseph
The government's decision of not approving Joseph's name has evoked sharp reactions with the Supreme Court Bar Association President terming it as "disturbing".
Apr 26, 2018, 13:45 PM IST
Judiciary-Govt bonhomie 'death knell' for democracy: Justice J Chelameswar
While there was no response to the letter from the office of CJI Dipak Misra, several legal luminaries too chose not to comment on the matter.
Mar 29, 2018, 23:06 PM IST
Revisit document on judges appointment, govt again tells SC
Secretary (Justice) in the Law Ministry has written to the SC Registrar General pointing to the July 5 judgement of the apex court in which two judges had called for the need to revisit the process of selection and appointment of judges.
Jul 20, 2017, 23:03 PM IST
SC collegium clears 51 names for appointment as HC judges
The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar cleared the names after finalising the memorandum of procedure (MoP) for the appointment of judges, official sources said.
Apr 16, 2017, 18:00 PM IST
