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Justice DY Chandrachud has been on the highest number of Constitution benches. He believes in the Constitution as a “transformative document”. SUBHASH C KASHYAP, former Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha and an eminent Constitution expert, spoke to INDIA LEGAL on Justice Chandrachud’s new role as chief justice

Rarely has a chief justice assumed office in the midst of such hope. As he was sworn in by the President, CJI-designate Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud looked like a man in a hurry to get down to the task at hand.  India Legal tracks his first day on the job.

As Justice DY Chandrachud takes office, expectations soar high among the legal fraternity. Bar Associations and Bar Councils from across India have given their felicitation messages and voiced the hopes of their respective organisations. A report by India Legal.

Justice Chandrachud has always actively interacted with law students of the country. His interest in education in general and law education in particular is noteworthy. As he assumes the office of chief justice, current and former vice-chancellors of universities articulate their expectations.

Cooperation and support of the Bar is essential to tone up the judicial administration and streamline processes. The new Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has the full support of the Bar. Supreme Court Bar Association’s Vice-President PRADEEP RAI spoke to INDIA LEGAL about challenges facing the new CJI and collaboration of the Bar on outstanding issues

A judge with an enviable track record of landmark judgments and minority dissent opinions, Justice Chandrachud is expected to lead the judiciary along the unbeaten track. An assessment of some of his important verdicts

By Inderjit Badhwar As the Diwali season peters out, I focus on what most people, barring the saints, of course—what MOST people believe makes the world go around. It’s called money. Some call it ...

Lead Visual: Shantanu Mitra Politics is heating up over the Morbi Bridge collapse in Gujarat with many parties ridiculing the BJP for its criticism of the Mamata Banerjee government in the Kolkata 2016 flyover collapse. They say the tragedy in Morbi is being swept under the carpet since elections are to be held soon in Gujarat.

In a fresh move, land-strapped DDA has urged compensatory afforestation on degraded land in neighbouring states. But this is easier said than done as MP has already said this would not be possible.

The recent proposal by the PM to have one uniform for all police in the country may be a radical idea a little too early. Instead, the need of the hour is to focus on police reforms instead of cosmetic feel good.