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Justice Yashwant Varma’s name appears on Delhi HC cause list despite CJI order to deroster him, transfer to Allahabad HC under consideration

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2025

There is a proposal to transfer Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi High Court to Allahabad High Court.

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‘Good that judge follows Buddhism, but removing Temple not right’: Hanuman temple removed from official residence compound by Justice SK Kait, says MP HC...

OpIndia Staff - 27 December, 2024

According to the letter, the temple could not be demolished without a formal order as it was constructed by the government.

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‘Judiciary not here to play opposition’s role’: Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud takes a subtle dig at Rahul Gandhi, says judiciary’s responsibility to scrutinise laws

OpIndia Staff - 26 November, 2024

DY Chandrachud asserted that the judiciary should not be expected to act as the opposition by people.

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SC dismisses pleas challenging words ‘socialist,’ ‘secular’ in the preamble, upholds parliament’s incontrovertible authority to amend the constitution

OpIndia Staff - 25 November, 2024

Socialist, secular and integrity were inserted into the Preamble during the emergency through the 42nd Amendment.

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CJI complains about ‘doctored’ video saying trolls attacked him; Bar and Bench slyly blames X handles instead of calling out Law Today

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2024

The Bar and Bench reported on CJI Chandrachud's comments on his video being doctored, but it didn't cite India Today that had reproduced the snippet.

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Why Kapil Sibal withdrew Umar Khalid’s bail plea from SC: Failed attempt at forum shopping and a recent SC judgement about bail in UAPA...

Nupur J Sharma - 15 February, 2024

Umar Khalid withdrew bail plea before Supreme Court in Delhi anti-Hindu riots in February 2020 through his lawyer Kapil Sibal

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‘If an email was sent, I would have looked at it right away’, CJI tells Mahua Moitra, assures to look into the listing of...

ANI - 13 December, 2023

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday assured Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra that he would look into the listing of her plea against her expulsion from Lok Sabha in a cash-for-query case.

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‘Won’t allow it, follow standard procedures’: CJI refuses to urgently list plea against Udhayanidhi Stalin’s ‘Sanatana Dharma needs to be eradicated’ remark

OpIndia Staff - 15 September, 2023

On September 2, Udhayanidhi Stalin had called for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma and likened it to mosquitos, malaria, and coronavirus.

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‘Police briefing should not result in media trial’: SC directs Home Ministry to frame guidelines regarding police briefing in criminal cases

OpIndia Staff - 13 September, 2023

The SC stated that police disclosures during media briefings in criminal matters should be objective in nature and not subjective, having a bearing on the guilt of the accused.

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