Tag: Chief Justice Of India

In a first, Modi govt changes collegiumā€™s recommendation on HC judgeā€™s appointment

Source –Ā theprint.in New Delhi:Ā For possibly the first time since the collegium system was introduced, the Centre has unilaterally amended the recommendation of the judicial appointments body to apply its own writ, considered a violation of settled law and procedure. Last month, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended that Punjab and Haryana High Court additional judge

Altamas Kabir, former Chief Justice of India, no more

Source:- thehindu.com Former Chief Justice of Supreme Court Altamas Kabir passed away here on Sunday. He was 68. Suffering from kidney-related ailments, Justice Kabir was admitted to a private hospital in the city last week. ā€œMr Altamas Kabir, Honā€™ble Former Chief Justice of India, passed away at Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, 2:52 p.m. on Sunday,ā€

Chief Justice of India’s promise to make filing appeals in Supreme Court ‘paperless’, will remain a promise

Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India J S Khehar’s promise a month and a half ago to make filing of appeals in the Supreme Court ā€œpaperlessā€œ from July 3, when the court reopens after the summer break, will remain a promise. On May 10, the CJI, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra