The Supreme Court administration has taken the unprecedented step of writing to the Union government seeking the official Chief Justice residence be urgently vacated and returned to the court’s housing pool, noting that its current occupant —former CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud — has stayed beyond the permissible period. A July 1 communication from the Supreme…
Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who has been part of several landmark Supreme Court judgments, was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday. He was administered oath by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Justice DY Chandrachud, whose term as CJI ended on Friday. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY…
Justice Chavan said that from the moment Justice Chandrachud was elevated to the Bombay High Court Bench, he was looked upon and treated as a potential CJI. He also said that Justice Chandrachud was cautious during his tenure as a High Court judge, particularly when it came to his views on homosexuality and privacy. “He…
