Topic: Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde
CJI suggests rubber bullets to ward off wild animals, instead of culling them, to save crops
CJI Bobde's remark came during the hearing of a petition filed by BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty against permission given by some states to kill nilgais to save crops.
Modi govt drafting bill to launch IAS, IPS-like judicial service for judges
The idea of a judicial service is expected to help tackle vacancies. However, with the exception of SA Bobde, successive CJIs & many states have opposed the idea.
SC pulls up Delhi HC for ‘long adjournment’ of riots plea, says fast-track hate speech case
SC’s observation came as a bench heard a plea seeking FIRs against BJP leaders who allegedly gave hate speeches in the days & weeks preceding Delhi riots.
Supreme Court allows revenue dept to investigate Adani’s firms overseas
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has alleged that billionaire Gautam Adani’s companies received undue tax benefits by overvaluing coal imports.
Centre moves Supreme Court seeking transfer of pleas challenging CAA pending in HCs
A bench headed by CJI S.A. Bobde said it will hear the transfer petition of the Centre on 10 January.
No outrage unless Hyderabad, Unnao, Kathua-like rape: UN Resident Coordinator in India
There should be a simple acknowledgement that women’s rights are human rights and that violence against women is violence against humanity.
CJI makes big push for mediation to speed up cases, seeks degree, diploma courses in field
Speaking at the inauguration of the Rajasthan High Court building in Jodhpur, he said the ‘length of time taken for conclusion of litigation is a big deterrent’.
Justice can never be instant, says CJI Bobde day after Hyderabad ‘encounter’
CJI S.A. Bobde also said that there is no doubt that the criminal justice system must reconsider its position and attitude towards the time it takes to dispose of a case.
CJI Bobde says SC verdict not final word on allowing women of all ages to enter Sabarimala
CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde makes remark while hearing plea by activist Bindu Ammini, who was recently attacked when she tried to visit Sabarimala temple.
Students in Kashmir attended regular classes for only two weeks in the last one year
The price Kashmir’s economy paid for 5 August: ₹40,000 cr and unemployment levels twice the national average.
India isn’t facing up to the true financial cost of Covid
Truth is currently as scarce as capital in India. The govt doesn’t have the appetite for large-scale socialisation of private losses, lest the opposition accuse PM Modi of cronyism.
Defence
India, China generals meet today as ‘PLA keeps up Pangong incursions, blocks army at Depsang’
The fresh round of dialogue comes as India and China have hit a stalemate in military talks with regard to disengagement at multiple flashpoints in Ladakh.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.