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TopicCJI Surya Kant

Topic: CJI Surya Kant

‘Heads must roll’—SC’s ban on textbook with judiciary chapter; notice to education secy, NCERT director

Slamming NCERT textbook reference to ‘corruption in judiciary’, SC says ‘it seems there is a calculated move to demean judiciary’.

‘Won’t allow anyone on Earth to taint’—CJI on row over NCERT textbook chapter calling judiciary ‘corrupt’

Class 8 Social Science textbook lists 'corruption at various levels of judiciary' as a challenge; CJI says bar and bench 'perturbed', takes suo moto cognisance of the matter

Why an SC gender handbook released on CJI Chandrachud’s initiative is in focus under CJI Kant

A debate has been sparked after CJI Justice Surya Kant remarked the 2023 handbook is ‘too Harvard-oriented’, & urged National Judicial Academy to form panel to reexamine issue.

SC steps in to implement earlier circular, ensure pleas by PwDs & senior citizens are prioritised

SC now requires lawyers to specify petitioner’s category when filing a case. Specially-abled, acid attack victims, senior citizens & those below the poverty line will get priority.

Supreme Court Collegium invokes Article 224A to appoint 5 ad-hoc judges in Allahabad High Court

CJI took upon himself to initiate the process after he came across media reports on high courts not complying with top court’s judgements on ad-hoc appointments, it is learnt.

A citizen’s caste census red-flag that SC found ‘relevant’

Appearing for petitioner, Senior Advocate Mukta Gupta clarified her client was not opposed to caste census. Union govt has announced caste enumeration will be part of next census.

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.

At Hansi homecoming, CJI Surya Kant recalls childhood bicycle rides & watching his first film

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant visits his home town Hansi in Haryana for the first time since his elevation.

‘Does 100m-height criterion reduce green cover?’ Why SC put in abeyance its order on Aravallis definition

A vacation bench led by CJI Surya Kant said public dissent and criticism about the November order stemmed from perceived ambiguity and lack of clarity on the issue.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

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.