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CJI meets high commissioner in UK, seeks cover for ex-judge, kin
NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant has taken up the death threats being issued to retired Bombay HC judge Justice Gautam Patel with the Indian high commission in London, and has been assured that adequate security arrangements have been put in place for him and his family. The CJI, who is on an official visit to the UK, met Indian high commissioner P Kumaran hours after Justice Patel went public about the threat letter delivered to his daughter’s residence in London. “I had a discussion with the high...
SIR being used to ‘manipulate’ polls, claims INDIA bloc, will write to CJI
Amid a consensus in the opposition alliance that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was being used to “influence electoral outcomes”, the INDIA bloc on Monday decided to write to the Chief Justice of India to raise its concerns about the fairness of the elections taking place in the country. Finalising a common agenda of political action at its first meeting since the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the opposition alliance demanded that education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign for...
'Indecorous behaviour': India condemns disruption at CJI Surya Kant's London speech
The statement came after clips circulated on social media showing a participant seeking to question the Chief Justice while he was delivering a lecture on artificial intelligence and international law. Organisers intervened and prevented the interaction from continuing, asking attendees to remain focused on the subject of the event. The Chief Justice noted that AI is already influencing a broad range of sectors, including governance, commerce, communication, defence and the justice system...
5 new SC judges take oath; strength rises to record 37
NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant on Tuesday administered oath to five new Supreme Court judges — Justices Sheel Nagu, Sree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli and V S Mohana — taking the working strength of SC judges to a record 37 with one vacancy. The entire process — involving the recommendation of names by the five-member CJI-led collegium, vetting of names by govt and issuance of warrants of appointment by the President — was completed within a week. The collegium recommended the...
SC sets up expert panel on Aravalis, petitioners question its independence
New Delhi: In search of a new expansive definition of 'Aravali hills and ranges' after dropping the earlier court-accepted controversial 100m height criteria, Supreme Court has entrusted the task to a five-member high-powered committee that'll include experts from Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Forest Survey of India and Geological Survey of India. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said while the DG of ICFRE will be ex-officio...
INDIA allies question Congress over betraying DMK, criticising CPM
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc allies, VCK and the Left parties, on Monday criticised Congress over its alliance strategy in the recent assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal. DMK sources told TOI the party would join the INDIA bloc only if Congress is not part of it. “We will not be a signatory of the letter to CJI on SIR,” a senior DMK politician said.
RJD's Manoj Jha defends helping CJP hold presser in Constitution Club
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Thursday confirmed that he assisted the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in holding a presser at the Constitution Club, but added that he was informed only that they wanted to hold a press conference and that he was not told “anything else.” A recommendation letter from a sitting MP is required for press conferences at the Constitution Club. "You have seen my letter.
With 5 judge appointments, SC's strength increases to 37
The law ministry on Monday notified the appointment of five judges for Supreme Court, taking the strength of the apex court to 37, including the Chief Justice of India. The five new judges who will assume charges after taking oath on Tuesday are senior advocate Venkita Subramani Mohana, and four high court chief justices - Justice Shree Chandrashekhar of Bombay HC, Justice Sheel Nagu of Punjab & Haryana HC, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva of Madhya Pradesh HC, and Justice Arun Palli of J&K and...
'Meetings may soon be held in a car': BJP mocks shrinking INDIA bloc
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday took a swipe at the INDIA bloc after its meeting in Delhi, claiming that the opposition alliance has lost public support and credibility. Addressing a press conference, BJP MP Sambit Patra mocked the shrinking scale of INDIA bloc meetings after parties like DMK and AAP left the alliance, saying that they were once held in stadiums but had now been reduced to a single room at the Constitution Club. "Earlier, these meetings used to be held in stadiums.
Centre appoints five new Supreme Court judges, strength to rise to 37
The Supreme Court is set to get five new judges after the Central Government cleared the names recommended by the SC Collegium, taking the apex court close to its newly expanded sanctioned strength of 38. Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced on X that the President has approved the appointment of four high court Chief Justices and Senior Advocate V. Mohana as judges of the Supreme Court under Article 124(2) of the Constitution. The appointees are:Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the...