SC dismissed a PIL seeking framing of guidelines for rational and transparent allocation of cases and constitution of benches to hear them.
Senior advocate and former law minister Shanti Bhushan filed the PIL through his advocate and son Prashant Bhushan, who also wrote a letter to the apex court's secretary general stating that the matter should not be listed before a bench that includes CJI Dipak Misra.
While PILs would be listed only before the bench headed by CJI , there is an overlapping of work assigned to different benches - as social justice matters would be listed both before the bench of CJI and that headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur
Unless this institution is preserved, "democracy will not survive" in this country, Chelameswar said in the unscheduled press conference, in the first of its kind event in independent India.
In an unprecedented event, four senior sitting judges of the apex court met the media to complain that the administration of the country's top court was not in order.
According to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), the 2G scam of 2007-08 had caused a loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the public exchequer.
The development comes days after the CJI took exception to the conduct of some senior lawyers, including Rajeev Dhavan.
On Prasad's remark that "PILs cannot become a substitute for governance", the CJI said the Supreme Court believed in and practised "constitutional sovereignty".
The bench stopped the lawyer from mentioning the matter for urgent listing, saying it has been made clear last month that only Advocates-on-Record (AoRs) can mention cases for out-of-turn listing
Justice Dipak Misra was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Monday. Justice Misra was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind
CJI Justice J S Khehar today said Indians cutting across faith and ethnicity should feel proud of who they are.
Senior most Supreme Court Judge Justice Dipak Misra has been appointed as the 45th Chief Justice of India (CJI) and will succeed incumbent Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who retires on August 28
Justice Karnan today ordered issuance of non-bailable warrants against seven judges of the Supreme Court, including the CJI.
Calcutta High Court Judge CS Karnan on Thursday passed a suo-moto order against Chief Justice of India JS Khehar and six other Supreme Court judges, directing them to appear before him on April 28.
Chief Justice of India J S Khehar has asked high court judges to volunteer working for a few days during the summer break to hasten the disposal of cases.
Chief Justice of India J S Khehar on Saturday said political parties must be held accountable for unfulfilled poll promises.
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