The Supreme Court Today (April 22nd) allowed the petition filed by an alleged minor rape victim’s mother seeking termination of a 28-weeks-pregnancy of her 14-year-old daughter.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud Today (April 20th) emphasized the necessity of equipping courts with sufficient material resources to achieve the objective of expeditious trials under the updated criminal codes. He expressed his view that the new legislations represented a pivotal moment in India’s narrative, symbolizing its evolution into a modern era of criminal justice management.
“The newly enacted laws have transitioned India’s legal framework on criminal justice into a new age, we as citizens needs to adopt them”: CJI Chandrachud at conference in the Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath Today (April 20th).
During a special evening session Yesterday (April 19th), following 4 pm, a panel led by CJI D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala instructed for her assessment, which encompasses evaluating the potential effects of the pregnancy on her mental and physical well-being.
A group of 21 retired judges of the Supreme Court and high courts have written to CJI D Y Chandrachud on the escalating attempts by “certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement”.
At his retirement farewell function, Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker of the Allahabad High Court made a poignant statement regarding his transfer from the Chhattisgarh High Court to the Allahabad High Court in 2018. He described the transfer, orchestrated by the Collegium led by then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, as “ill-intended” and a move […]
