Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday (India time) administered oath of office to two new judges of the Supreme Court (SC). Justices Rajesh Bindal and Justice Aravind Kumar took oath as Supreme Court judges taking the court to its full working strength of 34 judges.
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Justice Katju: My dream of visiting Lahore
“I live in India,” says Justice Katju, “and have never been to Lahore, though it is my dream to visit it at least once before I die (I am 77). But I doubt that I will ever get a visa to go to Pakistan.”
To the Indian Muslims
Justice Markandey Katju- Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. Many Muslims have criticized me for opposing Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. https://indicanews.com/2022/12/22/justice-katju-why-the-bharat-jodo-yatra-will-not-unite-india/ https://www.hastakshepnews.com/according-to-justice-katju-what-is-the-reality-of-the-bharat-jodo-yatra/ So I wish to make my position clear. I am not a supporter of […]
The situation of personal liberty in India
Justice Markandey Katju- Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. In his Hamlyn Lecture, Lord Denning, the celebrated Judge of England, said, ” Whenever one of the King’s judges takes his seat in Court there is one application […]
Urdu poetry and modern Hindi poetry
I have often said that modern Hindi poetry has no ‘dum’ ( power ) in it compared to Urdu poetry. In this connection, I am reminded of an incident that happened a few months after I had been appointed a Judge of the Allahabad High Court in 1991.