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TopicJustice S A Bobde

Topic: Justice S A Bobde

Brinda Karat wants CJI to withdraw ‘will you marry her’ remark made at hearing of rape accused

Karat said these words have serious implications in granting of bail in cases of rape & asked CJI Bobde to consider the effect such remarks will have on the psyche of victims.

Allegations against judges due for promotion have become a regular phenomenon, CJI Bobde says

A bench led by CJI S.A. Bobde was hearing a petition by a district judge from Madhya Pradesh who had been accused of sexual harassment.

Rule of law most fundamental feature of modern constitutions of world, says CJI

Speaking at the International Judges' Conference, Chief Justice S A Bobde said the Constitution has created a "strong and independent judiciary" which was separated from the executive and the legislature.

Supreme Court says overcrowding in jails related to courts’ performance, to pass orders

Chief Justice S A Bobde, who headed 3-judge bench, said the court will also pass directions to deal with the problem of shortage of staffers in jails.

CJI Bobde recuses himself from hearing Nirbhaya convict’s plea on death penalty review

CJI Bobde said one of his relatives had earlier appeared on behalf of the victim's mother in the case, and so it would be appropriate for another bench to hear the review plea.

R Jagannathan—blame economists for slowdown too, Madan Lokur—CJI Bobde must ‘instill faith’

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

‘Notorious student’, champion sportsperson, dog lover — SA Bobde takes oath as new CJI

Since his elevation to the Supreme Court in 2013, Bobde has been part of benches overseeing some of the most landmark cases in Indian jurisprudence.

In pictures: CJI-designate SA Bobde, a dog-lover and photography-enthusiast

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, the second senior-most judge in the Supreme Court, will take oath as Chief Justice of India next week.

Delay in Ayodhya hearing was not deliberate, says CJI-designate SA Bobde

In an interview with ThePrint, Justice Bobde, who will be sworn in as CJI on 18 November, says the only problem afflicting Indian judiciary is high number of vacancies.

Aadhaar, air pollution, Ayodhya — next CJI SA Bobde has been part of landmark cases

Justice Bobde, who was elevated to the SC in 2013, was also head of the committee that heard sexual harassment allegations against CJI Ranjan Gogoi.

On Camera

From Vedanta, India turned to Nehruvian socialism and buried its liberal roots: Sharad Joshi

An Indian Hitler will have to be exceptionally lucky to survive for any length of time. This much hope ought to be enough for seekers of liberty and equality, wrote Sharad Anantrao Joshi, president of Swatantra Bharat Paksh party, in 1995.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.