In a letter to CJI Ramana, the lawyers said the speeches delivered during the events were 'not mere hate speeches' but amounted to an 'open call for murder of an entire community'.
CJI also said that physical attacks on judicial officers are on rise & at times, there are concerted campaigns on social media against judges if parties don't get favourable order.
In October last year, Reddy had written to then CJI S.A. Bobde, accusing Ramana of influencing sittings of Andhra HC, including the judges' roster. Allegations were later dismissed by SC.
CJI N.V. Ramana was speaking at valedictory ceremony of Pan India Legal Awareness and 0utreach Campaign organised by National Legal Services Authority. Event was launched on Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October.
The comment was in response to SG Tushar Mehta's clarification that he was not even remotely suggesting that only farmers are responsible for air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region.
P. Vaishnavi of RangaReddy wrote to CJI on 17 September, saying bus service to her village was stopped in light of Covid, and remained discontinued despite reopening of schools.
Delayed release is an issue that has triggered concern in judiciary. SC judge Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said delay in communicating bail orders to jail administrations is a 'very serious deficiency'.
Stressing the need to examine the charges, the three-judge SC bench led by CJI Ramana has ordered the setting up of a technical committee, headed by former SC judge Justice R.V. Raveendran.
Supreme Court is hearing a petition, based on an almost year-and-a-half old complaint, which had alleged irregularities in the rituals being practiced at the Tirupati temple.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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