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Friday, January 23, 2026
TopicDY Chandrachud

Topic: DY Chandrachud

Indian judiciary is letting citizens down. When liberty is in danger, judges are looking away

If you are charged with a crime for which there is not a single scrap of evidence the judge will still send you to jail.

‘Judges fear granting bail’—DY Chandrachud takes on Umar Khalid question at JLF

‘If an expeditious trial is not possible, then bail should be the rule and not the exception,’ ex-CJI DY Chandrachud told Vir Sanghvi at a Jaipur Literature Festival session on Sunday.

ONOE: Ex-CJIs say bill ‘may not’ violate basic structure of Constitution, but question powers to EC

While Justice JS Khehar was forthright that bill may fall short of legality and constitutionality in other aspects, Justice DY Chandrachud was guarded, says an oppn MP.

Asked to vacate govt bungalow at SC’s request, ex-CJI Chandrachud says need 10-15 days to relocate

Upon retirement in November 2024, former CJI wrote to his successor Justice Sanjiv Khanna, seeking time till 30 April to vacate premises. New house is under renovation, he says.

Ex-CJI Chandrachud’s house hunt lays bare India’s disability blind spot

The 50th CJI recalled the experience while speaking on disability rights at an event organised by non-profit Mission Accessibility.

Oppn MPs attack ex-CJI Chandrachud in Parliament. ‘Attention-seeking divas don’t leave legacies’

Trinamool’s Mahua Moitra berated the former judge for inviting Modi to a Ganpati puja at his home, and for his remark that he prayed to a deity before Ayodhya verdict.

How a missing ‘dead body challan’ caused a stir at RG Kar rape-murder hearing in Supreme Court

Bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, which is hearing the case suo motu, said that 'if the document is missing, something is amiss'.

SC/ST sub-division, AMU status — 6 key matters CJI-led Constitution benches have to decide this year

These pending matters include questions on private property, regulation of industrial alcohol, appointment of arbitrators and whether royalty for extracted minerals is a ‘tax’.

21 retired judges write to CJI, say ‘narrow political interests’ undermining judiciary

This comes after a group of around 600 lawyers wrote to CJI last month alleging a ‘vested interest group’ was trying to put pressure on judiciary & defame courts.

‘Erode probity in public life’ — no immunity for MPs, MLAs if they take bribes, rules SC

Stating that its 1998 verdict failed to fulfil a two-fold test, a seven-judge SC bench has overturned the verdict which granted protection to legislators for alleged corruption.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.