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Topic: CJI

Govt must clear Justice Joseph’s elevation, not doing so is unconstitutional: Soli Sorabjee

Former attorney-general Soli Sorabjee says CJI should display leadership qualities but it was incorrect for the 4 judges to go public with their complaints. New...

Modi govt takes on SC again, appoints Indu Malhotra but doesn’t clear K.M. Joseph

The move is bound to be controversial, and it is unclear whether the Centre took CJI Dipak Misra into confidence before taking the decision.

Why the doomed impeachment motion against CJI sets a dangerous precedent

Such desperately low politics also highlights the difficult choice people disillusioned by the present regime face in the next election. There are moments in life...

Congress decision on impeachment is well thought out, not off-the-cuff – Digvijaya Singh

Back after a six-month sabbatical taken to complete the 3,100-km ‘Narmada Parikrama’, Digvijaya has defended the motion citing an 'unprecedented threat to judiciary'.

Plugged-In: Impeachment motion rejected, Manu Sharma’s fate, and AFSPA curtailed

The only thing that got impeached was the motion itself, as Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu rejected the petition submitted by seven opposition parties seeking CJI Dipak Misra's impeachment

Arun Shourie on the grand words that CJI Dipak Misra squeezes into his judgments

In this excerpt from his book 'Anita Gets Bail', Arun Shourie writes aboout the grandiloquence that is often part of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra's past judgements.

Why Venkaiah Naidu denied the opposition’s motion for CJI’s impeachment

Naidu said the signatory MPs were ‘unsure of their own case’, highlighting certain phrases used in the motion, such as ‘may have been involved’ and ‘likely to fall’

Law empowers Naidu to reject impeachment motion, says former law secretary who advised him

His statement came as the Vice-President’s order was criticised for being partisan on account of its strong language.

Impeachment notice against CJI rejected by Venkaiah Naidu

The motion of impeachment against the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, was moved by opposition parties led by Congress on Friday. 

Plugged-In: India & China seek to patch up, Modi’s PR lessons, 16 Naxals killed

Plugged-In from ThePrint is a feature that sifts through the mountain of content and explains the big headlines and commentary from across media — briefly, intelligently. A one-stop quick-read put together by the best minds in the business for the news junkie on the go.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.