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Ex-CJI Dipak Misra’s panel ‘copy-pasted’ document, says Singapore SC as it junks arbitral award

Bench of Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and Steven Chong observed that 212 of 451 paragraphs were copied from other arbitral awards & that this approach was in breach of natural justice.

HC judge indicted for ‘misconduct’ will retire without impeachment as Modi govt didn’t act

Then-CJI Dipak Misra had recommended the impeachment of Allahabad HC’s Justice S.N. Shukla in January 2018. Misra also asked him to resign, but he didn’t.

In busy & controversial 2018, SC struck down Colonial-era laws but upheld Aadhaar

Of the at least 35 judgments that dominated headlines in 2018, ThePrint takes a look at 7 key orders passed by the top court.

Chelameswar continues crusade post-retirement, says every govt wants tailor-made judiciary

Retired Justice Chelameswar, who led the judges’ revolt against former CJI Dipak Misra, also said a multiple-bench Supreme Court created uncertainty in law.

Can’t bend your head for roti-chawal, says Kurian Joseph on govt jobs for retired judges

Days after his retirement, Justice Kurian Joseph defends the unprecedented 12 January press conference by SC judges in an interview with ThePrint.

What happens when corruption scandals hit the Supreme Court? Nothing

Indian courts deal with corruption charges against its judges in two ways: Transfers or looking away

No time to waste, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi begins first day with a bang

Known to be a disciplinarian, Justice Ranjan Gogoi refuses to entertain delays in court. Also rejigs roster and splits PIL duties with Justice Madan B. Lokur.

Modi govt clears name of judge as Himachal chief justice after stalling for 9 months

Approval to elevate Justice Surya Kant comes on the day Ranjan Gogoi takes over as CJI. Himachal has been without a chief justice since April 2017.

Now that he is Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi will have to walk the talk

The key issues to watch out for are how Ranjan Gogoi handles the Supreme Court roster, judicial appointments and pendency of cases.

Bar Council of India asks CJI Dipak Misra not to take up any post-retirement job from govt

The Bar Council of India plea comes as CJI Dipak Misra, who has overseen several landmark judgments such as decriminalising homosexuality, retires Tuesday. 

On Camera

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

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.