A Delhi-based lawyer has written to Attorney General K. K.Venugopal, seeking permission for proceeding with criminal contempt of court proceedings x,śx against Chandrashekhar Azad 'Rawan,' President of Bheem Army and Leader of Azad Samaj Party for scandalising the Indian Judiciary and disgracing its dignity.
The Central government has accepted the names of all eight Judges and one Supreme Court lawyer, as recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium, for elevation to the apex court, reports said here.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of eight judges and a senior advocate, including three women judges, to be appointed as judges in the Apex Court.
Supreme Court directed the Registry to list the plea before an appropriate bench against three persons accused of levelling serious allegations against Justice Rohinton Nariman and Justice Vineet Saran over their order sentencing Advocate Mathews Nedumpara guilty of Contempt of Court
The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Friday requested the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and other brother judges of the Supreme Court to pass appropriate order/ directions to alleviate the sufferings of advocates, judges, their staff, and families devastated by the second wave of Covid-19 across the country.
Advocate Santosh Kumar Tripathi, appearing for the Delhi government, showed the order to the Court. Following this, the Bench disposed of the suo motu proceedings.
The Maharashtra imbroglio has shown the need to keep a balance between institutions. It is best to apply the first principles of criminal law here police investigate, judges decide.
The Collegium comprising Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice N.V. Ramana, Justice R.F. Nariman, Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar approved the list as under: