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Five judges, including senior advocate V Mohana, take oath as Supreme Court judges

Five judges, including senior advocate V Mohana, take oath as Supreme Court judges

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Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Tuesday administered the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court. Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva and Arun Palli, along with senior advocate V. Mohana, took oath as judges of the apex court after the Centre cleared their appointments on the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium.  Acting on the Collegium’s recommendations made in its meetings held on May 22 and May 27, the Centre on Monday approved the elevation of the four High Court Chief Justices and senior advocate Mohana to the Supreme Court. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Centre clears appointment of four High Court Chief Justices; V Mohana appointed as Supreme Court Justice

Centre clears appointment of four High Court Chief Justices; V Mohana appointed as Supreme Court Justice

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Acting on the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium, the Centre on Monday, June 1, cleared the elevation of four High Court Chief Justices and senior advocate V. Mohana as judges of the Supreme Court. Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, while posting on social media platform X, announced that the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), had appointed Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva and Arun Palli, along with senior advocate V. Mohana, as judges of the apex court. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Supreme Court collegium recommends Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari as next Chief Justice of Madras HC

Supreme Court collegium recommends Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari as next Chief Justice of Madras HC

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Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari who has been recommended to be the next Chief Justice of Madras High Court by the Supreme Court collegium. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava is due to retire from service on March 5, 2026. Hence, to take steps in advance for filling up the expected vacancy, the Supreme Court collegium has recommended Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, now serving in the Kerala High Court, as the next Chief Justice of Madras High Court. Hailing from Madhya Pradesh, Justice Dharmadhikari was born on July 8, 1966 at Raipur and obtained his bachelor’s degree in commerce and law from the Nagpur University. He began his practice as an advocate at the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur in 1992 and was a standing counsel for the Centre for about 15 years beginning from 2000 to 2015. He had represented the Income Tax department, Reserve Bank of India and several other institutions. He was elevated as an additional judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh …

Upbringing guided my response: Former CJI BR Gavai opens up about shoe throwing incident

Upbringing guided my response: Former CJI BR Gavai opens up about shoe throwing incident

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Updated on: Nov 27, 2025 12:00 pm IST Earlier in October, Advocate Rakesh Kishore attempted to hurl a shoe at the CJI BR Gavai, after which he decided not to pursue any action against the lawyer. Former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai recently opened up about his experiences after the shoe-throwing attempt at him, made last month. He said that his decision not to pursue action against the lawyer stemmed from his upbringing and personal values. Responding to the criticism of the working of the Supreme Court collegium, Gavai strongly defended its functioning.(PTI File) In an interview with ANI, former CJI BR Gavai said, “Maybe it is a result of my upbringing… I didn’t even know it was related to some alleged utterances or observations made by me in court.” Gavai also added that he felt he should proceed with the matter and that it was a decision “taken in the spur of the moment,” he said. Earlier, on October 6, Advocate Rakesh Kishore attempted to hurl a shoe at the CJI, who was …

Supreme Court publishes details of recommendations made by Collegium for HCs | India News

Supreme Court publishes details of recommendations made by Collegium for HCs | India News

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Just a week before his retirement, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday made public details of the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendations for appointments as High Court judges. These details — for all recommendations between November 9, 2022 and May 5 this year — include caste, gender, and whether the candidate is related to any sitting or retired High Court or Supreme Court judge. The data published on the Supreme Court website shows that of 406 candidates recommended by the SC Collegium to the government, 221 have been approved by the government, while the rest are either pending or have been rejected. Story continues below this ad The data shows that only 34 of the 406 were women. Only eight candidates belonged to Scheduled Castes; seven belonged to Scheduled Tribes; 32 candidates were from Other Backward Classes; 7 were from Backward/Most Backward Classes and 14 were related to either sitting or retired judges. The decision to disclose additional data on appointments comes just a month after all 31 SC judges resolved to publicly declare …

SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Delhi Judge To Calcutta HC Amid Yashwant Varma Cash Row

SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Delhi Judge To Calcutta HC Amid Yashwant Varma Cash Row

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Last Updated:March 27, 2025, 23:16 IST The recommendation for the transfer of Delhi High Court Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma was made during a meeting of the Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma took oath as a Delhi High Court judge on February 28, 2022. (Representative/Shutterstock) The Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, on Thursday recommended the transfer of Delhi High Court judge, Dinesh Kumar Sharma, to the Calcutta High Court. The decision was made during a meeting of the collegium, which included Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Abhay S Oka, and Vikram Nath. Justice Sharma, who took oath as a Delhi High Court judge on February 28, 2022, has a long-standing judicial career. He joined the Delhi Judicial Service in 1992 and was promoted to the Delhi Higher Judicial Service in 2003. Throughout his career, he has held significant positions, such as Secretary of the Delhi High Court Legal Service Committee, Director of the Delhi Judicial Academy, and Registrar General of the Delhi High Court, among others. Additionally, Justice …

Justice Varma probe disclosure triggers internal judicial debate | Latest News India

Justice Varma probe disclosure triggers internal judicial debate | Latest News India

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Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna decided to make public the reported video evidence of cash found at justice Yashwant Varma’s residence and disclosed the judge’s response without prior consultation or any informal dialogue with other collegium members, according to people aware of the development, who added that at least two collegium members believe that move was “not necessary”. On Saturday, CJI Khanna constituted a three-member in-house inquiry panel to investigate the allegations relating to reported discovery of cash at the Delhi residence of justice Varma (PTI) The Supreme Court collegium, which comprises CJI Khanna and justices Bhushan R Gavai, Surya Kant, Abhay S Oka and Vikram Nath, was informed about the reported discovery of cash on March 20 — six days after a fire incident at justice Varma’s residence on March 14. However, the people cited above indicated that the decision to set up an in-house inquiry and make the initial inquiry report public was made solely by the CJI without formal or informal deliberations with his collegium colleagues. One of the persons …

Bar association objects to Justice Yashwant Verma’s transfer to Allahabad HC | Latest News India

Bar association objects to Justice Yashwant Verma’s transfer to Allahabad HC | Latest News India

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Mar 21, 2025 04:03 PM IST Supreme Court collegium decided to recommend the transfer of Justice Varma back to the Allahabad high court against the backdrop of the cash recovery at his residence The Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) on Friday opposed the proposed transfer of Justice Yashwant Verma after cash was recovered at his official residence in Delhi, saying it raises a “serious question as to whether the Allahabad High Court is trash bin”. Justice Yashwant Verma. (Sourced) Supreme Court collegium on Thursday unanimously decided to recommend the transfer of Justice Varma back to the Allahabad high court against the backdrop of the cash recovery. In a letter, HCBA said corruption is unacceptable and that it “was taken aback” by the decision to transfer Justice Verma to his parent high court. “This matter becomes important when we examine the current situation wherein the Allahabad High Court is short of hon’ble judges and despite the continuous problems, new judges have not been appointed for years.” HCBA called it a grave concern that the Bar …

Who is Justice Yashwant Varma? Fire at Delhi high court judge’s bungalow leads to recovery of huge pile of cash | Latest News India

Who is Justice Yashwant Varma? Fire at Delhi high court judge’s bungalow leads to recovery of huge pile of cash | Latest News India

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Mar 21, 2025 10:41 AM IST The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi high court to Allahabad after an adverse report. The Supreme Court Collegium has decided to transfer Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi high court to his parent high court in Allahabad after an “adverse report” against him, news agency ANI reported. Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi high court. The Supreme Court collegium led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna made the recommendations for Justice Yashwant Varma’s transfer to the Central government, it reported Justice Varma took oath as Delhi high court judge in October 2021. The development comes after The Time of India reported that a huge pile of cash was recovered after a fire broke out in the residential bungalow of Justice Varma. The ToI report added that when the fire broke out, Justice Varma was not in Delhi and his family members called the fire brigade and police. After the fire was doused, first responders found a huge amount of cash …

Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav writes to High Court CJ: Stand by remarks, did not violate conduct | India News

Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav writes to High Court CJ: Stand by remarks, did not violate conduct | India News

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A month after he was called by the Supreme Court Collegium over his remarks targeting Muslims at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event in Prayagraj, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court has written to the Chief Justice, saying he stands by his remarks which, he maintained, did not violate any principle of judicial conduct. Chief Justice Arun Bhansali of the High Court had sought Justice Yadav’s response following the latter’s meeting with the Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on December 17. Earlier this month, The Indian Express reported that the CJI had written to Chief Justice Bhansali, seeking a fresh report on the issue. It is learnt that the letter seeking his response referred to a complaint against his speech filed by a law student and another by an IPS officer who had been compulsorily retired by the government. According to sources, Justice Yadav, in his reply, claimed his speech was being distorted by those with vested interests, and that members of the judiciary who could hardly defend themselves …