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 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.
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.
SC has ‘highest respect’ for women, CJI Bobde says while hearing a different case Monday. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta says the remarks were ‘twisted’.
The collegium deferred its decision to elevate Saurabh Kripal on 2 March. This was the fourth time his name was deferred ever since he was recommended by Delhi HC collegium in 2017.
Mohit Subhash Chavan, a technician in the Maharashtra State Electric Production Company Ltd, has been accused of raping a girl in 2014, who was a minor then.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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