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The tenure of a chief justice is an index of the functioning of the entire judiciary. Now that Justice NV Ramana has retired, it is time to take a look at his verdicts and judicial administration. 

Supreme court suggested that an expert body, comprising representatives of the NITI Aayog, Finance Commission, RBI, political parties and other stakeholders, should examine the pros and cons of freebies, while acknowledging that it is a serious issue. 

The NDA has declared Jagdeep Dhankhar as its candidate for the office of vice-president, the second highest constitutional office in the country. If elected, he will be the first farmer’s son elected to this august office.

The bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad gave relief of four weeks to the relevant departments. The High Court will take up the case next on July 29.

Zakia Jafri challenged the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and several others in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana on Saturday addressed the inaugural session of the joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with many other legal luminaries were present to grace the occasion.

India is currently facing a combined threat on the east and North East by China and in the west by Pakistan. This, along with a Parliamentary Committee report that the fighting strength of the IAF fighter squadrons had dropped from 42 to 30 is ominous.

A bench, headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, said the questions raised couldn't be left to a "one-sided inquiry."

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the constitution of an independent inquiry committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate the security breach that occurred during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab on January 5. The Supreme Court will release the names of the chairman and other officers in a detailed order.