CJI UU Lalit made the Supreme Court stand on a better footing in just 73 days. With a longer tenure, he would have been able to achieve more for the judiciary at large.
The standoff between SC and Modi govt over the selection process of election commissioners comes after Kiren Rijiju's remark that only in India do the judges appoint judges.
The Chief Justice of India spoke about elevation of SC lawyers to HC judges & plight of women judges at district courts. Attendees included SC judges, attorney general.
Newly appointed CJI D.Y. Chandrachud has just had a baptism by fire with individuals targeting him with wild allegations. But a bigger battle awaits him.
Govt’s delay in clearing names for judgeship is resulting in suitable candidates saying no to elevation, he says. Adds that bringing law on judicial appointments is govt prerogative.
Justice DY Chandrachud, who was sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India by President Droupadi Murmu, said heading the Indian judiciary was a 'great opportunity & responsibility'.
According to the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), the CJI names the senior-most judge as his or her successor, which is Justice D Y Chandrachud in this case.
Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.
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.
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.
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