CJI Sanjiv Khanna demitted office Tuesday for his successor BR Gavai after an eventful tenure defined by many firsts and his no-nonsense approach to judicial matters.
The Chief Justice of India was speaking on recent trends in Supreme Courts of India & US at an event organised by Society for Democratic Rights & Georgetown University Law Center.
One of them pertains to discontinued practice of circulating adjournment letters, which, SCAORA said, prevents lawyers from seeking a rescheduled date of hearing if they are indisposed.
Khanna superseded 32 seniors in appointment to top post. Despite a stellar legacy, he started his practice from Tis Hazari even as his father was a sitting Delhi High Court judge.
The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'
Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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