CJI Chandrachud Rebukes SCBA Chief over Listing of Plea Related to Supreme Court Land
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud came down heavily on President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Vikas Singh for repeated insistence on listing of the petition that sought a direction to the Ministry of Urban Development to convert the entire land measuring 1.33 acres that was allotted to the Supreme Court into chamber blocks for lawyers.
Senior Advocate Singh repeatedly insisted on urgent listing of the plea before a Bench led by the CJI, contending that the matter had not been listed for six previous hearings.
The CJI told Singh that it would be listed in the ordinary course, however, the SCBA chief threatened to escalate the matter and even suggested visiting the residence of the CJI over the same.
Justice Chandrachud ordered Singh to leave the court immediately.
Mar 02, 2023
Supreme Court Order: Election Commissioners to be Appointed on Advice of Committee
The Supreme Court ruled that Election Commissioners will now be appointed by the President of India on the advice of a Committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha (or leader of the largest opposition party), and the Chief Justice of India.
The landmark judgment, which will change the way elections are held in India, was passed by the Constitution Bench of Justice K. M. Joseph, Justice Ajay Rastogi, Justice Aniruddha Bose, Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice C. T. Ravikumar on a batch of petitions seeking reforms in the process of appointment of members of the Election Commission of India.
The Supreme Court set up an expert committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Abhay Mohan Sapre, to review the regulatory mechanism and suggest ways to protect the Indian investors from incidents such as the Hindenburg-Adani issue in future.
The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice J.B. Pardiwala appointed the following persons as the members of the committee: TATA Steel Chairman Om Prakash Bhatt, retired judge Justice J. P. Devdatt, non-executive Chairman of Infosy Nandan Nilakeni, Prasar Bharti Chairman K. V. Kamath and Advocate Somasekharan Sundaresan.
The Apex Court further directed the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to investigate the allegations in the Hindenburg Research report against the Adani group of companies.
Mar 01, 2023
CJI Chandrachud to inaugurate American Bar Association India Conference 2023 on March 3
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D. Y. Chandrachud will inaugurate the American Bar Association (ABA) India Conference 2023 on 'Law in the Age of Glocalisation: Convergence of India and the West' in New Delhi on March 3.
Besides inaugurating the three-day international conference, the CJI will also deliver the keynote address on the occasion, in the presence of Attorney General R. Venkataramani, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, President of the Law Society of England and Wales Lubna Shuja and Chair of the ABA International Law Section Marcos Rios.
Pratibha Jain, Chair, India Committee, ABA; Head of Strategy & Group General Counsel, Everstone Group, said the legal profession has come together in an unprecedented manner to curate this conference.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud will inaugurate the American Bar Association (ABA) India Conference 2023 on 'Law in the Age of Glocalisation: Convergence of India and the West' in New Delhi on March 3.