DY Chandrachud

Recently, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud installed a new statue of Lady Justice in the library of the Supreme Court, removing the blindfold from it and replacing the sword with a copy of the Constitution. To what extent this symbolic practice would translate into the transformative ideals of justice administration?

[In this fantasy-reality farewell missive Lady Justice writes to India’s Chief Justice on the eve of his retirement]

The words “enforceable order” are extremely crucial to any ongoing proceedings, especially regarding freebies. How legitimate and legal is the insistence by lawyers, litigants, media, and the activists that particular types of disputes and controversies shall always get a priority in the exercise of the prerogative of Master of Rolls exercised by the CJI or chief justices of the High Courts? Does jurisdiction of evasion exist in the first place, and second, if it does, how does it operate—within (or outside) the intricacies of discretion of the chief justice acting as a Master of Rolls?

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As the centre and stakeholders get together to develop a protocol to safeguard the interests of patients and medical professionals, it is hoped that it will ensure a safer era of medical healthcare in the country

The apex court has directed states and union territories to dispense the funds raised by judicial officers for clearance of arrears and allowances. The bench said top bureaucrats will have to appear in person for the delay and rejected the request of several states that chief secretaries be allowed to appear virtually

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has recently said that the State must ensure that judicial officers upon retirement must live a life of dignity. This is a case for all government officials

The Court has lambasted media trials which deflect the course of justice and asked the home ministry to prepare a manual in this regard. The media has increasingly invaded the judiciary’s domain by conducting parallel trials

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