CJI NV Ramana

Asserting its primacy in judges’ appointments in the superior judiciary, the Supreme Court collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana has unanimously reiterated its previous recommendations to press the appointments of 12 persons, including three judicial officers, to five High Courts —Rajasthan, Allahabad, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, and Calcutta.

Aggrieved over the close links between the political class and the police, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana hit out at officers who wanted to be in the good books of the ruling party and misused the rule of law.

This year on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day celebrations held at the Supreme Court lawns, Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana lamented the “sorry state of affairs” of lawmaking and parliamentary debate in the country.

The naming of Karnataka High Court judge BV Nagarathna, among the nine judges, is highly significant as she may become India’s first woman chief justice.

CJI NV Ramana said there are misconceptions of a judge having an “easy life”. Judges have lots of work—reading pleas, hearing cases, recording evidence, writing opinions and keeping abreast with law. Here is an insider’s view.

It is time to appoint a distinguished jurist as a judge in the Supreme Court. Professors of law who are engaged in high-quality teaching and research have considerable value in judicial adjudication.

The collegium has the extraordinary opportunity of recommending 13 names for judges. But before that, it needs to build consensus and consider deserving candidates to reflect the composite culture of India.

The Supreme Court bench led by the CJI NV Ramana today refused to entertain the plea of a man accused of duping innocents and embezzlement of their funds by stating that this is the tip of the iceberg, don’t know how many 100s of crore will be there, it’s a matter of investigation.

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), today, organised an event via video conferencing to bid farewell to Justice Ashok Bhushan on his lordships retirement as the Judge of the Apex Court of India.

The first look of the Justice RV Raveendran's book anomalies of law unveiled on Saturday by the Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana. The launch were followed by the panel discussion. Talking about the book, the CJI said it covers procedural and substantive law relating to civil procedure, electoral reforms