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CJI BR Gavai (File photo) CJI on ’79 rape ruling: ‘Moment of institutional embarrassment’NEW DELHI: Admitting that Supreme Court failed its citizens, and it is the vigilance of civil society and courage of ordinary people which have kept the judiciary accountable over the years, the CJI termed SC’s 1979 verdict as a “moment of institutional…
MUMBAI: CJI BR Gavai laid the foundation stone for the new high court complex in Bandra (East) on Wednesday and asked authorities to ensure there is no extravagance in its construction. “A court building is a temple of justice and not a seven star-hotel,” CJI Gavai said.Addressing a gathering, he emphasised the new building would…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai on Monday recommended Justice Surya Kant, the senior-most judge after him in the Supreme Court, as his successor. The recommendation, sent to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, follows the established Memorandum of Procedure that governs the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.Justice Surya Kant is…
NAVI MUMBAI: An FIR was filed Wednesday against an unidentified person and others for circulating an objectionable AI-generated video of CJI BR Gavai on social media for allegedly insulting the minority community, reports George Mendonca.The case was lodged under the Atrocities Act based on a complaint filed by an advocate belonging to a minority community….
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Justice BR Gavai on Thursday said that he was “shocked” after an advocate hurled a shoe at him in Supreme Court.In his first reaction, the Chief Justice described the incident as a “forgotten chapter” and said, “My learned brother and I were very shocked with what happened on Monday;…
Asaduddin Owaisi (PTI image) NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday hit out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a suspended advocate attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai inside the Supreme Court. Owaisi accused the government of religious bias and questioned why no case…
Union minister Jitendra Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Jitendra Singh said Saturday that administrative members had to be allowed to head Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) benches as not many retired judges and senior judicial officers were keen to accept post-retirement assignments in the tribunal. Addressing the 10th All India Conference of CAT, Singh…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a few of the key provision of the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, but held the constitutionality of the law.A bench of CJI BR Gavai and justice Augustine George Masih, in its 128-page interim order said, “Presumption is always in favour of constitutionality of a statute and…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a few of the key provision of the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, but held the constitutionality of the law.A bench of CJI BR Gavai and justice Augustine George Masih, in its 128-page interim order said, “Presumption is always in favour of constitutionality of a statute and…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to put the entire Waqf law on hold, citing the “presumption” of constitutionality in its favour, but suspended the operation of key provisions — including the clause requiring a person to have practised Islam for five years to create a waqf.However, the top court said, “some sections…
