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‘None superior or inferior’: CJI B R Gavai advises judges to wield their immense power with humility

September 20, 2025 5:25 pm

Speaking at the All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said there was a need to end the routine filing of appeals which is clogging the justice system.

'I respect all religions': CJI Gavai on critical social media posts over his comments in Khajuraho case

September 19, 2025 5:40 am

CJI B R Gavai also clarified that his comments were made in the context of the fact that the Archaeological Survey of India has jurisdiction over the upkeep of the Lord Vishnu temple in Khajuraho.

Democracy is dying at SC’s doorstep, says Uddhav, urges CJI to take care of it

August 15, 2025 6:24 am

He mentioned that the existing laws are being used selectively, giving the example of arrest of Vasai-Virar municipal Corporation official for possession of cash.

'Luggage is packed': DY Chandrachud cites daughters' special needs on CJI bungalow row

July 08, 2025 9:26 am

The former CJI DY Chandrachud lamented over the controversy and referred to the medical condition of his daughters who required a wheelchair-friendly home.

Justice Gavai represents a new chapter in Indian social democracy

May 16, 2025 5:22 pm

The optics, symbolism, and substance of these moments — tribal President, Dalit CJI and OBC Prime Minister — are more than mere coincidence

Restore forest at Kancha Gachibowli or have officers sent to jail, Supreme Court warns Telangana govt

May 16, 2025 1:56 am

The Supreme Court was hearing a suo motu case initiated after the Telangana government began large-scale tree felling in a 400-acre area in Kancha Gachibowli village near the University of Hyderabad.

With Justice B R Gavai's appointment as the second Dalit CJI, Indian judiciary takes a step towards inclusion

May 13, 2025 4:45 pm

It doesn’t merely indicate symbolic representation but also the potential to foster a more empathetic and inclusive judicial philosophy. A judiciary that reflects India’s rich social diversity is better equipped to recognise, uphold, and protect the pluralistic values enshrined in the Constitution

Waqf law row: BJP’s Nishikant Dubey takes on former CEC Quraishi now, hours after party leader B L Santhosh

April 20, 2025 2:34 pm

Jharkhand MP Nishikant Dubey had earlier accused CJI Sanjiv Khanna of causing ‘civil wars’ in the country.

‘Mediation opens doors to creative solutions’: CJI Sanjiv Khanna says not all disputes suited for litigation

February 16, 2025 3:44 am

CJI Sanjiv Khanna urged the new law graduates at Maharashtra National Law University to ‘think beyond the convention’ and make justice delivery ‘more cost-effective and time-bound’.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st CJI: Here's full list of Chief Justices of India till date

November 11, 2024 12:49 pm

Justice Khanna will have a relatively short tenure of just six months — he is due to retire on March 13, 2025.

CJI VIDEOS

What the Supreme Court did not address in its Aadhaar verdict

June 22, 2020 6:15 pm

There are still many unanswered questions about aadhaar despite the Supreme Court's verdict of more than 1,400 pages. Usha Ramanathan tells us the concerns that the poor of India still have, what making aadhaar voluntary means and whether the linking

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