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TopicCJI Bobde

Topic: CJI Bobde

‘Justice now depends on technology,’ said SA Bobde. Indian judiciary has miles to go

Legal acumen doesn't translate to tech competence. We need adequate training to transit from paper briefs to screens.

Former CJI Bobde conferred with honorary Doctor of Laws degree

The honorary degree was awarded by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari during the 108th convocation of Rashtra Sant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.

Goswami hearing to Prashant Bhushan contempt case, Bobde’s CJI stint wasn’t without controversy

SA Bobde retired as India's Chief Justice Friday ending a tenure that was marked by his efforts to make Supreme Court more tech savvy. However, he also stirred many a controversy.

SC allows Salve to recuse as amicus for Covid matters, raps lawyers for ‘imputing motives’

SC bench led by CJI Bobde took a grim view of the criticism its earlier order faced for interfering with high courts and said it will not transfer pending cases to itself.

CJI Bobde writes to Modi govt seeking info on gay lawyer’s elevation as judge within 4 weeks

CJI Bobde has also asked Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to give more clarity on the central govt's objection to Saurabh Kirpal’s name.

Courtrooms to become smaller in future due to technological interventions, says CJI Bobde

While inaugurating a new building for the Goa Bench of Bombay HC, CJI Bobde said that the pandemic posed challenges in access to justice but it paved way for modernising courtrooms.

Under Bobde, pending cases rose in Supreme Court. Now they lie at the next CJI’s door

When CJI Bobde demits office on 23 April, Supreme Court will have five fewer judges than when he took charge. But the number of pending cases have only gone up.

CJI Bobde recommends Justice NV Ramana as successor

Justice NV Ramana is scheduled to take over charge as the 48th Chief Justice of India on 24 April, and is set to retire on 26 August 2022.

Govt asks CJI Bobde to recommend his successor

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Friday sent a letter to Justice Bobde, who is set to retire on 23 April.

CJI Bobde says his ‘will you marry her’ remark in minor rape case was ‘complete misreporting’

SC has ‘highest respect’ for women, CJI Bobde says while hearing a different case Monday. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta says the remarks were ‘twisted’.

On Camera

DPDP Act will change how we interact with the internet. Get ready for the consent mails

India does not have a data protection regulator to make good on the DPDP Act’s promise and articulate clear future standards.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.