The First Eight
As part of our special series on the Supreme Court’s 75th anniversary, we take a brief look at the lives and times of the first eight judges
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This Independence Day weekend, dip into a series tracing the embattled origins, testy adolescence and fraught adulthood of the top court
19th Aug 2024
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DESK BRIEF: Two weeks into the monsoon session of the Supreme Court, we saw active Constitution Benches, and few critical judgements.
15th Jul 2023
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The Chief Justice of India was addressing Chief Ministers and Chief Justices on the challenges facing the Judiciary.
30th Apr 2022
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Court holds that State Election Commissioners must be independent and must not be officers who are employed by the State.
30th Mar 2021
MoreDr. Jaya Thakur v Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Act, 2021, and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2021, which allow the Union to extend the tenure of CBI and ED Directors. The Bench held that the extensions granted to Sanjay Kumar Mishra was illegal, and contrary its 2021 Judgement.
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Bench:B.R. Gavai J, Vikram Nath J, Sanjay Karol J
As part of our special series on the Supreme Court’s 75th anniversary, we take a brief look at the lives and times of the first eight judges