After SC rap, NCERT 'trying' to retrieve sold copies of now-withdrawn class 8 textbook NCERT is recalling 38 copies of a Class 8 textbook after the Supreme Court strongly criticized its content on the judiciary. The Chief Justice of India took suo motu cognizance, calling the portrayal a "deep-rooted conspiracy to defame" the institution. #Supreme_Court #Chief_Justice #strongly_criticized #class #NCERT #textbook_NCERT #now-withdrawn_class #Court_strongly #sold_copies #retrieve_sold
Justice Varma probe panel reconstituted The Lok Sabha Secretariat has reshuffled the three-member panel investigating allegations against Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma. Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava of Madras High Court has been replaced by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar of Bombay High Court, effective March 6. The other two members of the inquiry committee remain unchanged. #Chief_Justice #High_Court #Lok_Sabha #Allahabad_High #Sabha_Secretariat #Yashwant_Varma #Justice_Yashwant #Varma_probe #Justice_Varma #Court_Justice
Jharkhand, Odisha judicial officers to be drafted to speed up Bengal SIR The Supreme Court has allowed the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice to enlist judicial officers from Jharkhand and Odisha to expedite the verification of 50 lakh voters in West Bengal facing 'logical discrepancy' or 'unmapped' status. The apex court clarified Aadhaar is solely for identification, not citizenship claims, and supplementary voter lists will be published post-February 28. #Supreme_Court #West_Bengal #Chief_Justice #logical_discrepancy #High_Court #Bengal_SIR #judicial_officers #Calcutta_High #Bengal_facing #Odisha_judicial
Bengal SIR: Supreme Court allows Calcutta HC to deploy judicial officers from Jharkhand, Odisha; asks EC to bear expenses The Supreme Court has authorized the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice to bring in judicial officers from Jharkhand and Odisha to speed up the verification of voter claims in West Bengal's electoral roll revision. This move aims to address a significant backlog, with the Election Commission bearing the costs. #Supreme_Court #West_Bengal #roll_revision #Chief_Justice #High_Court #Bengal_SIR #Bengal_electoral #judicial_officers #Court_Chief #Calcutta_High
'Cannot pretend judges are perfect': CJI Surya Kant calls for humility and reform in judicial education Chief Justice of India Surya Kant emphasized that judicial leadership thrives on acknowledging imperfections and embracing continuous growth, not on feigning flawlessness. He advocated for a radical redefinition of judicial leadership, proposing a Commonwealth Apex Body to unify judicial education, the Bar, and the bench across member nations. #Chief_Justice #Surya_Kant #CJI_Surya #India_Surya #Kant_calls #Kant_emphasized #education_Chief #continuous_growth #feigning_flawlessness #pretend_judges
SC's gender handbook is too 'Harvard-oriented': CJI Chief Justice Surya Kant criticized the Supreme Court's gender stereotype handbook as overly technical and inaccessible to common people and rape survivors. He emphasized the need for practical training for High Court judges on handling sexual assault cases. The bench set aside an insensitive Allahabad High Court ruling on an attempted rape case. #Supreme_Court #Chief_Justice #Justice_Surya #Surya_Kant #High_Court #CJI_Chief #Kant_criticized #Harvard-oriented #overly_technical #common_people
Expect CJs of HCs to ensure speedy disposal of bail petitions: SC After learning that issues relating to bail and pleas for suspension of sentence after conviction were pending in HCs for months and getting routinely adjourned, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said, “We are extremely disappointed over the manner in which matters relating to personal liberty of individuals are dealt with by the HCs.” #Chief_Justice #Justice_Surya #Surya_Kant #Joymalya_Bagchi #Justices_Joymalya #Expect_CJs #routinely_adjourned #bail_petitions #issues_relating #matters_relating
Woman not entitled to maintenance if living apart sans valid reason: HC A bench headed by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha held that the family court’s order showed no illegality or defect warranting interference by the HC. The HC noted that when the husband had filed a petition seeking restitution of conjugal rights, the woman could have returned to her matrimonial home to resume marital life. #Chief_Justice #Justice_Ramesh #Ramesh_Sinha #Sinha_held #valid_reason #sans_valid #bench_headed #family_court #order_showed #defect_warranting
‘Vague, capable of misuse’: SC stays new UGC rules amid uproar — key quotes A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre and the UGC on the pleas challenging the regulation. The new UGC regulations, notified on January 23, were challenged by various petitioners as being arbitrary, exclusionary, discriminatory and in violation of the Constitution as well as the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. #Chief_Justice #Justice_Surya #Justice_Joymalya #Surya_Kant #Joymalya_Bagchi #Bagchi_issued #amid_uproar #key_quotes #UGC_rules #rules_amid
