Tag: CJI Gogoi

Kashmir’s PSA move against Farooq Abdullah blocks petition in Supreme Court

Source: hindustantimes.com Rajya Sabha lawmaker Vaiko’s petition that wanted the Jammu and Kashmir government to produce former chief minister Farooq Abdullah was disposed of by the Supreme Court on Monday. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told Vaiko to approach the appropriate court for relief since the government had issued orders

Why CJI Gogoi’s Proposal to Increase the Supreme Court’s Strength Is Misplaced

Source: thewire.in Last week, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to increase the Supreme Court’s current sanctioned strength of 31 judges, ostensibly to tackle the continuing rise in pendency of cases. The court, which began with a sanctioned strength of eight judges, saw the number of judges