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Share on WhatsApp Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Telegram Share on Reddit Share on Email To Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, The Hon’ble Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India. • We are writing this letter as People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) to bring to your attention the alarming rise of hate speech, vigilantism, and targeted communal violence against the minority Muslim community in Uttarakhand in the last few days. • We are a civil liberties and human rights organisation formed in 1976 by Sh. Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya Kriplani, Krishna Kant and others. Justice V.M. Tarkunde, Justice Rajindar Sachar, Rajni Kothari, K.G. Kannabiran and other legal luminaries. PUCL has been at the forefront of the defence of the freedom of speech and expression in its work ever since its inception. However, as per human rights standards both internationally as well as in the Indian Constitution, the freedom of speech and expression does not extend to the ‘advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence’ as per Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Article 19 (2) envisages a restriction of the freedom of speech and expression on the ground of ‘incitement of an offence’. It is precisely this dangerous transgression of the limits of free speech which threatens the life, liberty and property of an entire constitutionally protected grouping, in Uttarakhand that we wish to bring to your kind attentio...

The sanctioned strength of the number of judges in the Apex Court is 34. Currently, the Supreme Court is functioning with 27 judges, including the Chief Justice of India. The five appointed judges are namely -- Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice PV Sanjay Kumar, Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, a judge at Patna High Court and Justice Manoj Misra, a judge at Allahabad High Court. ALSO READ | • Justice Pankaj Mithal Presently, he is the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. Prior to this, he was the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. Before his elevation as Chief Justice, he was a judge of the Allahabad High Court. Justice Mithal was enrolled in the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh in the year 1985 and started practising in the high court as an advocate. • Justice Sanjay Karol Sanjay Karol has been the Chief Justice of Patna High Court since November 2019. Prior to this, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Tripura. He was appointed as acting Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. Justice Karol enrolled as an advocate in the year 1986 and started his practice in the high court and supreme court as well. • Justice PV Sanjay Kumar He has been the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court since 2021. Previously, he was a judge at the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He has also served as a judge at the...

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Indian Olympic Association Announces July 4 as Election Date For Wrestling Federation Of India Amidst Ongoing Controversy The appointment of a former Chief Justice as the returning officer adds an air of scrutiny to the proceedings, as the current chief of the federation, BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, faces allegations of sexual misconduct by female athletes. • • • • • Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections will be held on July 4. File Photo In a recent announcement made by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday, it was revealed that the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections will be held on July 4. To ensure a fair and impartial election process, the IOA appointed former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar as the returning officer for the polls. In a statement released by the IOA, they emphasized the importance of conducting the WFI Executive Committee elections and expressed their satisfaction in appointing Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar as the returning officer. The IOA also recommended the consideration of appointing an assistant returning officer and additional staff to assist in the smooth conduct of the elections. However, the wrestling community has been shrouded in controversy as BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is also the chief of the Wrestling Federation, is currently under investigation by the Delhi police for alleged sexual misconduct following accusations made by female athletes. Mr. Singh vehemently den...

Latest News: Justice DY Chandrachud has become the 50th Chief Justice of India. The former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit finished his tenure on 8th November 2022. Justice DY Chandrachud is the next and current Chief Justice of India starting from 9th November 2022. The Chief Justice of India is the head of the country’s judiciary. He, together with thirty other judges, presides over India’s Supreme Court. The CJI is chosen as a Judge of the Supreme Court and subsequently recommended for the position of Chief Justice of India by the retiring CJI, as per Article 124 of the Indian Constitution. The List of Chief Justices of India (1950-2023) is included in this article, along with their terms of office. Candidates studying for different Government examinations should be familiar with CJI since questions based on the ‘CJI’ are asked in the Static GK section of the General Awareness Section. Procedure The Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) between the government and the judiciary lays out the actual procedure for appointing the next CJI. According to the MoP, the CJI shall be appointed by the most senior Supreme Court judge who is judged suitable to assume the position. The procedure is started by the Union Law Minister asking the outgoing CJI’s suggestion at a “suitable period,” as per the MoP. If the current Chief Justice of India has any reservations regarding the senior-most judge’s fitness to hold the post of Chief Justice of India, he can contact the collegium. Accor...