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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicChief Justic of India

Topic: Chief Justic of India

CJI Surya Kant visits his childhood school in Haryana village. What he said about the power of education

The visit to Petwar, part of CJI’s two-day official programme in Hisar and Hansi districts of Haryana, witnessed unprecedented public celebration in the small agrarian village.

Outgoing CJI Gavai says no woman judge elevated to SC in his tenure due to lack of Collegium consensus

In an interaction with media persons, he reiterated that he would not accept any post-retirement appointment from the govt, and declined to comment on Justice Yashwant Verma issue.

New CJI BR Gavai is a voice for individual liberty who grew up on stories of Ambedkar

His order granting bail to Manish Sisodia has been hailed as landmark ruling. A look at life & career of BR Gavai, who will be 2nd Dalit, after KG Balakrishnan, to hold top judicial post.

CJI Chandrachud’s call for gender justice is timely and hopeful

It would be interesting to see to what extent the court pays heeds to the counsel of its new leader.

DY Chandrachud, liberal judge who made history by consigning his father’s legacy to archives

During his career, the new Chief Justice of India has been part of several constitution benches & delivered landmark judgments in high-profile cases, like Ayodhya land title dispute.

India could get its 1st woman CJI in 2027 as SC Collegium recommends 3 women judges for elevation

Coming 22 months since the last Collegium recommendation, nine names have been cleared for elevation to Supreme Court, including a senior advocate.

If collegium has its way, India could soon get its second Dalit CJI

India’s first Dalit CJI, K.G. Balakrishnan, retired on 11 May 2010. There’s been no Dalit judge in the Supreme Court since then.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi will be next CJI, nothing adverse against him: Govt sources

There had been speculation that the senior-most SC judge could be superseded following the 12 January press conference.

There’ll be no change in process to select CJI: P.P. Chaudhary on Justice Gogoi elevation

The Union minister of state for law denies the Modi government has been lackadaisical in appointing judges to high courts.

Order, Order: It’s high time the Supreme Court addresses the mess within

The Supreme Court refuses to entertain any executive involvement even as it continues to squander every opportunity to address its structural issues.

On Camera

What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.