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Kiren Rijiju was the law minister who took on the judiciary. Now he has been replaced
Fp Explainers •Kiren Rijiju’s appointment as law minister came as a surprise. So has his replacement. During his tenure, the BJP leader was vocal in his criticism of the judiciary, questioning the appointment of judges and court vacations
Why India’s first openly gay advocate Saurabh Kirpal has not yet been appointed HC judge
Fp Explainers •The Supreme Court has once again backed Saurabh Kirpal for the Delhi High Court, saying that the appointment has been pending for five years. The Centre has rejected the recommendation several times citing the lawyer’s sexual orientation and the foreign nationality of his partner
Amid tussle with Centre on Collegium system, Supreme Court delivers key verdicts in 2022
•The apex court, in its 72-year-long history, saw three Chief Justices of India (CJI) in a year for the second time after 2002
SC clears 6,844 cases since DY Chandrachud assumed office as Chief Justice of India
•A total of 6,844 cases were wrapped up by the Supreme Court from 9 November to 16 December against the 5,898 new cases filed.
SC gets all-women bench to hear matters for third time in history
•The two-women judge bench will hear a batch of cases pertaining to transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matters
Bilkis Bano files fresh plea before Supreme Court, challenges release of 11 convicts
Fp Staff •Bilkis Bano was allegedly gang-raped and several of her family members were killed during the Gujarat riots of 2002 that had erupted after the Godhra train burning incident. Seven of her family members were killed, including her three-year-old daughter
SC to have specialsed benches to deal with criminal, tax, land issues, MACT matters
•Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud announced on Wednesday when an advocate mentioned his matter relating to land acquisition for an urgent hearing
Office of CJI: Need of a fixed tenure as complicated issues warrant long-term approach
Snehil Kunwar Singh •One of the most important offices in the country functions in an ad-hoc manner without any long-term vision or planning. This affects, ultimately, the justice delivery to citizenry at large
CJI-designate DY Chandrachud: A non-conformist who overturned his father's judgments
•Justice DY Chandrachud, who is set to take over as the 50th Chief Justice of India on 9 November, is the son of YV Chandrachud, India's longest-serving Chief Justice of India. This is the first instance of a father-son duo occupying the highest seat of the apex court
Justice DY Chandrachud appointed next Chief Justice of India, to take oath on 9 November
•Justice Chandrachud, who is the son of the longest-serving CJI Y V Chandrachud, succeeds Justice UU Lalit. His father was the head of the Indian judiciary from 22 February 1978 to 11 July 11 1985