Sabarimala case: SC says legislature's decision not 'last word' on what is religious superstition A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is examining the ambit of religious practices across faiths and the extent to which courts can intervene. At the outset, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, questioned how courts could assess whether a practice is superstitious. #Chief_Justice #Surya_Kant #bench_headed #Solicitor_General #India_Surya #Sabarimala_case #nine-judge_Constitution #Constitution_bench #legislature_decision #religious_superstition
'Adversely affected overall merit': SC slams bias in evaluating women officers for Permanent Commission A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh, while delivering its verdict, observed that the Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of women officers were often assessed casually, undermining their chances of securing PC. "ACRs of appellants were written with presumption that they will not undergo career progression. Adversely affected overall merit," the bench noted as per Live Law. #Chief_Justice #Surya_Kant #Ujjal_Bhuyan #India_Surya #Kotiswar_Singh #Confidential_Reports #Permanent_Commission #Annual_Confidential #Justices_Ujjal #women_officers
CJI Surya Kant recuses from hearing pleas against 2023 EC appointments law; cites conflict of interest Chief Justice of India Surya Kant recused himself from hearing petitions challenging the 2023 law on appointing election commissioners, citing a conflict of interest. The law removed the CJI from the selection panel, a change stemming from a previous Supreme Court ruling. The matter will now be heard by a bench without a prospective CJI. #Chief_Justice #Surya_Kant #CJI_Surya #India_Surya #interest_Chief #Kant_recuses #cites_conflict #election_commissioners #hearing_pleas #hearing_petitions
Arvind Kejriwal appeals to Delhi high court Chief Justice to transfer excise policy case to 'impartial' bench Arvind Kejriwal and other accused in the excise policy case have requested the Delhi High Court Chief Justice to transfer their criminal revision petition from Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma's bench. They allege bias and express concerns over the bench's prima facie view and interim directions without hearing all parties. #Chief_Justice #Arvind_Kejriwal #high_court #Delhi_high #excise_policy #policy_case #court_Chief #Justice_Swarna #Swarna_Kanta #Kanta_Sharma
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
