The judge, who hails from Haryana, is scheduled to become Chief Justice on November 24, 2025, after his predecessors Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, and Justice BR Gavai.
The three-judge bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justices Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose noted that courts are granting protection from arrest to accused for long periods like 90 days, though no case for anticipatory bail is made out.
Direct state governments to set up electric and other crematoriums in all cities and also maintain and improve the condition of existing electric crematoriums.
The Petitioner Hospital prays the State of Maharashtra and other responsible authorities to take appropriate action against Indo Gas Agency for selling oxygen cylinders in the black market and refusing to supply to the Petitioner Hospital.
Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana also met with SCBA and SCAORA representatives and had agreed to provide suitable areas for establishing Covid-related facilities
While putting emphasis on the significance of appointing the Ad-Hoc Judges, the top court said that the strength of permanent and additional judges can be utilized for current and not so old cases.
The new CJI's term will also fall under the spectre of the coronavirus pandemic, posing a challenge for the country, its people and the judiciary, for the second year running