judiciary

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Emphasizes Judiciary’s Commitment Amidst Heavy Workload

27 Oct 2024

At the inaugural Loksatta Annual Lecture in Mumbai, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud highlighted the demanding nature of the judiciary’s workload, emphasizing that judges remain fully committed to their work even during vacations. Stressing the challenges, he noted, “Our judges are not gallivanting or goofing up… they are...

Judicial custody of 4 accused extended till 7 January

02 Jan 2023

In the alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam money Laundering case on Monday the custody of businessmen Sharath Reddy, Binoy Babu, Vijay Nair, and Abhishek Boinpally has been extended till 7 January 2023. Meanwhile, while extending judicial custody of all the accused the court noted that the bail petitions of all...

‘My mission is to have a modern and equal judiciary’: CJI Chandrachud

15 Nov 2022

His mission is to have a modern and an equal judiciary where district judiciary is treated not as subordinates but as equals and technology can be used to make the working of the Supreme Court more transparent and objective, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud said on Monday....

At convocation ceremony, Mamata urges CJI :‘Please save democracy ‘

30 Oct 2022

Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal and the leader of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), made a request to Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit on Sunday while they were both in presence at the convocation of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) in Kolkata....