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TopicJustice Surya Kant

Topic: Justice Surya Kant

Ex-judges slam ‘motivated campaign’ against CJI Kant for Rohingya remarks, days after others voice worry

A 5 December open letter conveyed concerns over the CJI equating the Rohingya migrants with 'intruders' who 'dig tunnels' and questioning their basic entitlements.

Holding judges to account can’t be about collective conscience. It must fix a broken system

In this climate of populism, the clamour for accountability can easily transform into evaluation becoming a lever of control rather than a tool for feedback and improvement.

India’s Got Latent case: SC orders Samay Raina, others to host disability fundraisers as amends

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday directed comedian Samay Raina, podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia and other performers to organise at least two fundraisers each month...

Havan, live screening & a bar-bench duet—how Haryana celebrated Justice Surya Kant becoming CJI

On Monday, Justice Surya Kant became the 53rd Chief Justice of India and the first judge from Haryana to rise to the top position.

From village elders, professors to judges, the guests who attended Justice Surya Kant’s oathtaking

It is learnt that a list of 235 invitees was personally prepared by the judge himself who was very keen that those who have contributed to his rise should witness the ceremony.

Justice Surya Kant’s story: From a benchless school in rural Hisar to highest chair in Indian judiciary

As Hisar Bar plans havan and 101 kg laddoo-prasad to celebrate Justice Surya Kant's elevation to CJI, colleagues recall a judge who never intimidated juniors & never forgot his roots.

On Camera

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.