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The Supreme Court’s latest Sabarimala hearing is no longer only about women’s entry into one temple. It could shape how Indian courts handle future clashes between religious freedom, denominational rights, equality, dignity and the Constitution’s promise of non-exclusion

The former high court judge had contested a committee's findings that called for his removal, but risked becoming the first judge to be removed by Parliament

The landmark judgment allowing passive euthanasia operates at what the two-judge bench described as the delicate intersection of ‘love, loss, medicine, and mercy’. Here’s how the Supreme Court arrived at the verdict

Former Chief Justice of India, dipak misra, has joined Bennett University's School of Law as an eminent jurist and distinguished law professor. This move is expected to enhance the academic pursuits of law students and provide valuable insights into the legal profession and its real-world application. Misra has a long and distinguished legal career, having served as an advocate and chief justice in various high courts before being appointed as the 45th Chief Justice of India. Bennett University's School of Law is renowned for its excellence in legal education, offering various undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Stressing on the need to bring transparency in the judiciary, the lawyers' body passed a resolution to improve judicial governance in the backdrop of the public scrutiny faced by Supreme Court judges.

Outgoing Chief Justice of India dipak misra, in his farewell speech, said that Indian judiciary has been strongest judiciary in the world. Mishra observed, "We live in times when what we should eat, wear has stopped being little things of our personal lives." He added that Justice must have human face.

The court will also pronounce whether reservations in promotions should be automatic for the socially and educationally backward, an assessment moored in caste, or be preceded by facts to justify the same.

The opposition camp appeared to move decisively towards moving an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India dipak misra, with leaders holding consultations on Tuesday to discuss details of the petition and to make a determined bid to bring a large section of the political class on board.

The CJI said the "welfare of people is the supreme law" and hoped that the newcomers would move up the scale of their profession by taking deprived sections of society along.

With Chief Justice of India-designate Justice dipak misra set to take over on August 28, the Union law ministry is planning a fresh push to renegotiate the stalled memorandum of procedure with regard to judicial appointments with the new collegium.

A graphic card claiming former CJI dipak misra is paralysed due to Lord Ayyappa’s wrath for Misra’s verdict allowing entry of women of all ages to the Sabarimala Temple, are being shared along with a photo of late physicist Stephen Hawking.

Congress on Sunday urged CJI dipak misra to withdraw himself from judicial and administrative duties of the Supreme Court, and said he should wait for an inquiry to clear him of the allegations levelled in the removal motion filed against him.

Justice dipak misra was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India on Monday. 64-year-old Justice Misra is succeeding Justice JS Khehar, who retired as CJI yesterday.

Following tradition, Chief Justice of India J S Khehar has recommended the name of the seniormost Supreme Court judge, Justice dipak misra, as his successor. Justice Khehar retires on August 27.

In the 2017 balance sheet, the SC had many positives. To overcome an eight-judge bench decision negating the fundamental nature of right to privacy more than 50 years ago, a nine-judge bench took up the important issue for scrutiny keeping in mind citizens' vulnerability to present day gadget-encouraged intruding tendencies.

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has called the decision of Congress MPs to withdraw their petition challenging Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu's order rejecting a removal motion against CJI dipak misra as admission of its attempts to "bowl on a friendly pitch".

Chief Justice of India dipak misra said that it was quite easy to criticise, attack and destroy a system but very difficult to make it “perform” as he called for transcending “personal ambitions or grievances” and keeping a “positive mindset of reforms” to take any institution to heights of glory.

History will credit CJI dipak misra for passing a series of judgements, including decriminalising homosexuality, allowing women to enter Sabarimala temple and decriminalising adultery to protect women’s dignity, their right to equality and freedom of choice.

Congress on Thursday said discussions were on with other opposition parties on bringing a removal motion against the CJI even as the day began with heightened expectations that the motion was close to being readied and would be submitted to the Rajya Sabha chair.

Congress is considering moving the Supreme Court if its petition for the impeachment of Chief Justice of India dipak misra is turned down by the Vice-President, a move which underlines the party’s intent to keep him in focus.

Concerned about the pesticide levels in fruits and vegetables being consumed by city residents, the Delhi high court on Wednesday set up a panel to purchase these eatables at random and subject them to lab testing.