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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicK.M. Joseph

Topic: K.M. Joseph

2 Supreme Court judges perform on stage to raise funds for Kerala flood victims

Singer Mohit Chauhan croons a number songs as Justices Kurian Joseph and K.M. Joseph sing solos in Hindi, English and Malayalam.

Placed low in seniority list, Justice K.M. Joseph won’t have say in HC judges’ appointment

Supreme Court itself has created and carefully nurtured a hierarchy among the judges.

Justice K M Joseph takes oath as Supreme Court judge

The judge whose seniority has allegedly been lowered was earlier serving as the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court.

The quiet, unassuming judge at the centre of the row between Modi govt & Supreme Court

Justice K.M. Joseph, who became famous for standing up to the Modi government with his 2016 Uttarakhand judgment, enters the Supreme Court today.

Will Supreme Court stand up to Narendra Modi govt’s bullying?

The Supreme Court must focus on protecting judiciary’s independence than running the BCCI.

Fear of opposition attack, political fallout forced Modi govt to change its mind on Justice Joseph

The Centre finally relented in elevating the judge to the SC, but not before a serious run-in with the higher judiciary.

Centre clears Justice K. M. Joseph’s elevation to Supreme Court, finally

Justice Joseph's name was recommended by SC collegium in January, but govt had rejected it on grounds of seniority before giving its nod.

Modi govt rejects judge’s name as Delhi high court chief justice, cites lack of experience

Says Aniruddha Bose, a Calcutta HC judge since 2004, has no experience as chief justice to handle a prominent high court.

An ineffective collegium gives government an opportunity to revive NJAC 2

The collegium gives the impression that it has been certain of the need to appoint an eminent member of the Bar and that Joseph was the only other fit person.

CJI Misra doesn’t find anything wrong in govt asking court to reconsider Joseph elevation

In response to lawyers and bar association plea asking for stay on Indu Malhotra’s appointment as SC judge, CJI says it’s ‘unimaginable, inconceivable’.

On Camera

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The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

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Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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