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• • • CJI Chandrachud recuses from hearing contempt pleas against Kunal Kamra CJI Chandrachud recuses from hearing contempt pleas against Kunal Kamra “Let the matter be listed before a bench of which I am not a member,” the CJI Chandrachud aid as soon as the matter came up before the bench comprising him and Justice P S Narasimha. Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Thursday recused from hearing petitions seeking contempt of court action against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over some of his tweets. “Let the matter be listed before a bench of which I am not a member,” the CJI said as soon as the matter came up before the bench comprising him and Justice P S Narasimha. Although the counsel said they had no problem if he heard it, the CJI refused, saying, “No, the comments were made on the order, which I have passed.” The reference apparently was to a tweet made by Kamra in the wake of the November 2020 Supreme Court order granting bail to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, who had challenged the Bombay High Court order rejecting his interim bail plea in the 2018 Anway Naik abetment-to-suicide case. The court is seized of a batch of pleas seeking action against Kamra, including one by law student Shrirang Katneshwarkar who contended that these tweets “scandalised” the top court and “further lowered” its authority. Under Section 15 of The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the consent of the Attorney General or Solicitor General is necessary to initiate contempt proc...

50th Chief Justice of India Chandrachud’s first month of a two-year tenure has been a test of nerves even as miles loom ahead The CJI will head successive combinations of the Supreme Court Collegium responsible for recommending 19 judicial appointments to the apex court till his retirement in November 2024 December 04, 2022 05:44 pm | Updated December 05, 2022 11:21 am IST - NEW DELHI Data | Justice Chandrachud to begin longest tenure for a CJI in a while The last CJI who had a tenure of over two years was the 38th Chief Justice of India, Justice S.H. Kapadia, a little over 28 months, between May 12, 2010 and September 28, 2012. His immediate predecessor, the 37th Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan had a longer tenure of 39 months and 28 days. Such comparatively substantial tenures as Chief Justices of India have been few in the recent past of the court. After Chief Justice Balakrishnan, one has to count back till the 29th Chief Justice of India, Justice A.S. Anand, for a tenure which crossed two years between 1998 and 2001. Justice Anand was CJI for 36 months and 21 days. Justice A.M. Ahmadi too served 28.27 months as the 26th CJI. The year 2023 would see a slow change in the first phase of the Chandrachud Collegium with four of the senior members retiring, starting with Justice S. Abdul Nazeer in January 2023 and ending with the retirement of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, currently the number two judge, in December next year. Besides the length of Chief Justice Chandrachud’s ...

• • • CJI Chandrachud, SC Bar association president engage in heated exchange over plea on land for lawyers’ chambers CJI Chandrachud, SC Bar association president engage in heated exchange over plea on land for lawyers’ chambers The CJI said he will take up the matter on March 17 and that it will not be the first item on board that day. The Supreme Court witnessed a heated exchange Thursday between Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President and senior advocate Vikas Singh over the hearing of a plea seeking land for lawyers’ chambers, with the CJI finally telling the senior counsel that he will not let himself be brow beaten. “Mr Singh, I am the Chief Justice of India. I have been on the bench for long. I have never let myself be brow beaten by Bar members and I will not let it happen in the final two years of my tenure. You will be treated as an ordinary litigant. Please don’t force my hand to do something you don’t want,” the CJI heading a three-judge bench said. The face-off started with Singh urging the court during mentioning hours to take up the plea urgently for hearing. The SCBA has for long demanded that land measuring 1.33 acre allotted to the Supreme Court behind the petrol pump near ITO on the Ring Road be converted into chamber blocks for lawyers. Explained | Responding sternly, the CJI asked Singh, “Is it a way to behave? I will not be cowered down like this. Sit down.” As Singh argued further, CJI Chandrachud to...

Image Source : PTI/FILE CJI Chandrachud Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, on Saturday, termed the case of sexual abuse among children as the major concern and urged the parents to report the case to the police irrespective of whether the perpetrator is a family member. He said that there is a 'culture of silence' in the country when it comes to dealing with sexual crimes against children. His critical remarks about child abuse came during a two-day national programme on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. He asserted it is an unfortunate fact that the criminal justice system functions in a way that sometimes compounds the victims' trauma and the executive must therefore join hands with the judiciary to prevent this from happening. "The long-lasting implications of child sexual abuse make it imperative for the state and other stakeholders to create awareness regarding the prevention of child sexual abuse and its timely recognition and the remedy available in law," said CJI on Saturday. CJI urges parents to teach their children about the difference between good and bad touch Furthermore, he urged parents to teach their children the difference between safe touch and unsafe touch. CJI Chandrachud appealed to the family members that they must prioritise the interests of their children over "reputation". The top judicial official said the state must encourage families to report abuse even when the perpetrator is a family member. "It is an unfortunate fact t...

By PTI NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud batted on Friday for adopting and encouraging mediation, including online mediation, as a mode of dispute resolution other than litigation, saying it would reduce the courts' caseload and has the potential to portray justice as collaborative rather than adversarial. The CJI said it would especially come to the aid of women from marginalised communities as mediation makes law less "intimidating" and less "alienating". He added that when the government, which is the biggest litigator but must "adopt the robes of a friend", opts for this process, a message is sent that the government itself is not an adversarial opponent. Justice Chandrachud was speaking at the inaugural session of a national conference on "Mediation at the Dawn of Golden Age", organised by Samadhan at the Delhi High Court. Samadhan or the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre was established in May 2006 to provide mediation as an appropriate method of alternate dispute resolution. During the session, the high court signed a memorandum of understanding with the Uttarakhand High Court in relation to expanding the mediation process in the hill state. "We stand at the dawn of the golden age of mediation. Mediation should not be considered as just an alternate dispute resolution mechanism," the CJI said. "Mediation offers citizens a forum to not only determine the outcomes of their disputes, but also determine the criteria and standards by which...