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Posts about CJI, Union ministers playing badminton at UK event false: Govt to Delhi HC

Posts about CJI, Union ministers playing badminton at UK event false: Govt to Delhi HC

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The Delhi high court on Friday indicated that the Union government was empowered to direct social media intermediaries to act against viral posts falsely claiming that Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, several Supreme Court judges and Union ministers had travelled to London earlier this month to participate in a badminton tournament at public expense. The viral posts claimed that CJI Surya Kant, several Supreme Court judges and Union ministers had travelled to London earlier this month to participate in a badminton tournament (PTI) Justice Tejas Karia made the oral observations while hearing a petition filed by the Badminton Association of India (BAI), which sought removal of social media content alleging that a large Indian delegation comprising senior judges and ministers had attended a badminton event in the United Kingdom. The court reserved its order after hearing submissions from the Centre and the petitioner. Appearing for the Union government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court that the posts being circulated on social media were “completely false and misleading” and sought to create a fabricated …

CJI warns of action if Supreme Court registry misplaced urgent case file

CJI warns of action if Supreme Court registry misplaced urgent case file

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Taking strong note of an allegation that a case file was purportedly misplaced by the Supreme Court registry, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Wednesday said he would look into the issue. The issue came to light when an advocate mentioned the matter before a bench comprising the CJI and Justice V Mohana. The advocate said a petition was filed earlier this month but it has not been listed for hearing yet. The lawyer said they wrote to the registrar about it but the case has not been listed before the court as the file appeared to have been misplaced by the registry. Citing urgency in the matter, she urged the bench that the plea be listed for hearing.  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

Court protecting rights only for those who can litigate not fulfilling constitutional function: CJI

Court protecting rights only for those who can litigate not fulfilling constitutional function: CJI

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New Delhi, A court that protects rights only for those who can afford to litigate is not fulfilling its constitutional function but merely performing it, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said. Court protecting rights only for those who can litigate not fulfilling constitutional function: CJI The CJI has also said the judiciary must not only be the guardian of rights, “it must be accessible enough for that guardianship to be real”. Justice Kant, who visited the Queen Mary University of London on Friday to take part in an event organised by the Centre for Commercial Law, had a wide-ranging discussion and students posed a variety of questions to him on issues, including the judiciary, access to justice and the future of the legal profession. On a query regarding the judiciary’s role in maintaining public trust in a constitutional democracy, Justice Kant said public trust is never simply given to an institution and it is earned, continuously, through transparency, consistency and the courage to be self-correcting. “I have said openly that judicial strength does …

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on CBSE’s three-language policy for Class 9 students

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on CBSE’s three-language policy for Class 9 students

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine the validity of the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) revised three-language formula for Class 9 students. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, issued notices to the Centre, the Central Board of Secondary Education and the National Council of Educational Research and Training seeking detailed responses on the matter, reported the IANS. 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

CJI’s 2009 HC order finds resonance in SC ruling on 15-year-old’s abortion

CJI’s 2009 HC order finds resonance in SC ruling on 15-year-old’s abortion

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The Supreme Court on Thursday not only refused to reopen its order allowing termination of a 30-week pregnancy of a 15-year-old Delhi girl, but also brought Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s own jurisprudential journey full circle, as the first judge of the country reflected on how a question of reproductive autonomy and best interest of the mother came up before him 16 years ago– only for the law to take a different course. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. (PTI) Declining to entertain a curative plea filed by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), the bench led by the CJI and also comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi made it clear that neither the Centre nor medical institutions could step into the shoes of the individual in matters of reproductive choice. “Let us not make it a fight between the State and its citizens,” said the court on Thursday, cautioning against framing the issue as one between “an unborn child and a child”. But even as the bench reaffirmed the primacy of autonomy, the …

Supreme Court calls for awareness, rules citizens can’t be forced to vote| India News

Supreme Court calls for awareness, rules citizens can’t be forced to vote| India News

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The Supreme Court on Thursday made it clear that while participation in elections is vital to a democracy, citizens cannot be compelled to vote, underscoring that awareness, and not coercion, is the appropriate means to strengthen electoral participation. The court pushed back against suggestions that non-voters should face punitive consequences or be denied state benefits. (HT PHOTO) A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that any move to impose penal or other consequences for not voting falls squarely within the “policy domain” of the legislature and cannot be judicially mandated. “The issues raised fall within the policy domain,” said the bench in a brief order, disposing of a petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, seeking criminal and other restrictions against individuals who abstain from voting. The court granted liberty to the petitioner, Ajay Goel, to approach the appropriate authorities. During the hearing, the bench pushed back strongly against suggestions that non-voters should face punitive consequences or be denied state …

Amateur with AI-drafted plea gets Supreme Court rebuke| India News

Amateur with AI-drafted plea gets Supreme Court rebuke| India News

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday witnessed an unusual courtroom exchange when Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant questioned a petitioner over a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that the court suspected was not drafted by him but filed on behalf of someone else. The court expressed doubts about whether the petitioner had actually drafted the plea himself. (ANI) The petition, relating to the PM CARES Fund, came up before a bench comprising the CJI and justices R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi. Within minutes of the hearing beginning, the court began probing whether the petitioner — a hosiery trader from Ludhiana who said he had studied only up to Class 12 — had actually authored the legal document placed before the court. At the outset, CJI Kant asked Rajnish Sidhu about his educational qualifications and profession. Sidhu said he was a 12th passout and worked as a trader, dealing in hosiery goods. The court then asked about his income and tax payments, to which he responded that he had paid around ₹5.25 lakh in income tax …

Supreme Court annuls rape conviction of man citing marriage but with a condition| India News

Supreme Court annuls rape conviction of man citing marriage but with a condition| India News

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New Delhi: From conviction for rape to exoneration under the Constitution’s broadest equity powers –– the Supreme Court has wiped out a ten-year jail term of a man after recording that he had since married the woman and that the couple was happily living together, but made it clear that the acquittal would survive only so long as he does not abandon her. The bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, noted that the relief was exceptional and conditional. (ANI) The bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, noted that the relief was exceptional and conditional, while cautioning that any attempt by the man to desert his wife would revive the conviction. ALSO READ | SC junks plea against EC training judicial officials “In light of the subsequent events that the appellant and respondent No.2 got married, we deem it appropriate to invoke our powers under Article 142 of the Constitution…The appellant shall stand acquitted for all intents and purposes, however, subject to the condition …

‘I Won’t Take Browbeating’: CJI Surya Kant Reacts To Adverse Public Remarks Against Judges | India News

‘I Won’t Take Browbeating’: CJI Surya Kant Reacts To Adverse Public Remarks Against Judges | India News

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Last Updated:December 12, 2025, 14:04 IST Amid criticism over his remarks in a case linked to the disappearance of Rohingya immigrants, the CJI said he would not be cowed down by public outrage. News18 Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Thursday issued a strong reminder that judges cannot be intimidated, warning against what he described as a growing tendency to target the judiciary for routine courtroom observations. Amid criticism over his recent remarks in a case concerning the alleged disappearance of five Rohingya immigrants, the CJI said he would not be cowed down by public outrage or attempts to twist judicial comments. “There are hypothetical situations in court… we make observations. But I am not someone who will take browbeating. Not so easy with me. As soon as the judge makes an observation, there are allegations made against him,” he remarked during a hearing. Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. First Published: December 12, 2025, 13:58 IST News india ‘I Won’t Take Browbeating’: CJI Surya Kant Reacts To …

SC seeks ECI reply on plea against limited electoral roll revision in Assam

SC seeks ECI reply on plea against limited electoral roll revision in Assam

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition challenging the poll body’s decision to carry out only a special revision (SR) of the electoral roll in Assam, rather than a more rigorous special intensive revision (SIR), ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. The petition has been filed by former Gauhati High Court Bar Association president Mrinal Kumar Choudhury. (Representative file photo) A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi listed the matter on December 16 after hearing senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, who appeared for the petitioner. Hansaria argued that Assam had been “singled out” despite the state’s long-acknowledged concerns over illegal migration. He submitted that unlike other states where SIR is under way, electors in Assam are not required to produce any documents while filling enumeration forms under the ongoing Special Revision. “Nothing is required in Assam. No document required. I don’t understand why Assam is singled out,” he said, noting that the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Citizenship …