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Role Of Judges Is To Serve People, Not Be Revered As 'Deities' In The 'Temple Of Justice': CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, during the inaugural session of the two-day East Zone II Regional Conference of the National Judicial Academy in Kolkata, emphasized the dangers of equating judges with gods. He stressed that the role of judges is to serve public interest, not to be revered as deities.CJI Chandrachud expressed his discomfort with the notion of the court as a "temple of justice," which implies that judges occupy a deity-like position. He remarked, “Too very often, we...
Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Remands Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal To Judicial Custody In CBI Case
A Delhi Court on Saturday remanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till July 12 in the FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in relation to the corruption case connected to the alleged liquor policy scam.Vacation Judge Sunena Sharma of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after Kejriwal was produced in court on the expiry of his three days of CBI custody. The Central probe agency moved an application seeking judicial custody remand for...
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Postpone Implementation Of New Criminal Laws : PUCL Writes To Law Ministers
People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has written a letter to the Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal requesting the postponement of the implementation of 3 Criminal Laws beyond 01st July 2024. A national discussion on the nature, need, scope and content of the three new laws has also been requested. The laws, viz. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita(BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) are set to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of...
Level-Playing Field Opens Up Legal Profession To Those Without Connects: CJI DY Chandrachud At 200-Yr Celebrations Of Calcutta HC Bar Library Club
Chief Justice of India Justice (Dr) DY Chandrachud on Friday, spoke at the bicentenary celebrations of the Bar Library Club of Calcutta High Court. Flanked by Supreme Court Judges, Justices BR Gavai and Dipankar Datta, the CJI spoke as a part of a panel also comprising Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court TS Sivagnanam.CJI Chandrachud began his speech by acknowledging the contribution...
Lawyers Cannot Be Compelled To Cease Work: Calcutta High Court Says WB Bar Council's Black Day Protest Against New Criminal Laws Not Mandatory
The Calcutta High Court has observed that the Black Day Protest called by the West Bengal Bar Council on 1st July, to protest against the implementation of the three new criminal laws is not mandatory for lawyers to attend.A single bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar held:It is a settled position of law that no one can be compelled to observe strike or cease work. Lawyers discharge public function...
No Reason To Believe Hemant Soren Was Guilty Of Money Laundering: Jharkhand High Court In Former CM's Bail Order
The Jharkhand High Court granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday in connection with an alleged land scam case. The verdict follows the court's decision to reserve the order on June 13 regarding Soren's bail application.The ruling was made by a single bench led by Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay. Representing Soren, Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora claimed that the charges...
Supreme Court Extends Convicted MLA Udhay Bhan Singh's Interim Bail In 1999 Murder Case; Directs UP Govt To Comply With Orders Of His Premature Release
Supreme Court today (June 28) extended the interim bail of BSP Leader and Former MLA Uday Bhan Singh who was convicted in a 1999 murder case. The Court also issued notice to his contempt petition alleging inaction by the State Authorities against the order directing his premature release.The vacation bench of Justices AS Oka and Ahsanuddin Amanullah was hearing a contempt petition filed by...
Jharkhand High Court Grants Bail To Former CM Hemant Soren In Alleged Money Laundering Case Involving Illegal Land Possession
The Jharkhand High Court has granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday in an alleged money laundering case involving the illegal possession of 8.36 acres of land.The Court observed that there was no evidence directly linking Soren to the possession of the land in question and that the ED's statements that their intervention prevented illegal possession of the land...
Live Reporting Of Court Proceedings Need Not Be Stopped : CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud endorsed the rights of journalists to live report court proceedings. He said that every remark of judges is now reported on social media on a real-time basis. This type of reporting need not be and cannot be stopped, he said.CJI made these comments while participating in a Q&A session at the Oxford Union earlier this month. Responding to a query...
Never Faced Political Pressure From Govt In My Life As Judge: CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud recently said that he has never faced political pressure from any government in his 24-year long term as a judge. At a Q&A session organized by the Oxford Union earlier this month, CJI was asked about the "political pressure on the judiciary, particularly in the past few years."In response, CJI said, "Political pressure, if you ask me in the sense...