Justice BV Nagarathna

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain two PILs seeking directions to the Union Government regarding vaccination drive for different classes of persons and related reliefs.

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition with Rs 10,000 cost, seeking direction to the respondents, including the Union of India (UOI) and others, to pay an ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh to the kith and kin of advocates, who had died before the age of 60, whether by Covid-19 or any other disease.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted two-month protection to three journalists of The Wire, published by the Foundation for Independent Journalism, in an FIR registered against them for offences under Sections 153, 153A, 153B, 505 of the Indian Penal Code and other offences for reporting......

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that extension of tenure granted to government officers who are attaining the age of superannuation, should be done only in 'exceptional cases'.

Advocate Diksha Mishra, Counsel of petitioner Haldibari Tea Manufacturers LLP, suggested the name of Justice A K Ganguly, on which respondent Vishwanathan KV also gave his consent, to solve their dispute.

The CJI administered oath to Justices Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, Vikram Nath, Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Hima Kohli, B.V. Nagarathna, CT Ravikumar, M.M. Sundresh, Bela Trivedi and P.S. Narsimha.

Justice Nagarathna was born on 30th October, 1962 in Mandya District, Karnataka and has done most of her schooling from Delhi.

The day is also not far off...2027 may be the year when India sees its first woman Chief Justice, if Justice BV Nagarathna is elevated to the Supreme Court. For the first time the Supreme Court collegium has recommended three female judges and if accepted by the government, the total count of women judge