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The article "The equivocations of DY Chandrachud" from Caravan Magazine critically examines the legacy of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, highlighting perceived inconsistencies, majoritarian & politically savvy mindset, questionable integrity and the long-term impact of his term as judge and Chief Justice on Indian judicial system.
Sanjiv Khanna, the incumbent chief justice of India, since 11 November 2024 The chief justice of India is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India. As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law. In ...
(birth–death) Image Start of Term End of Term Length of Term Parent High Court Appointed by (President of India) Ref. 1 Harilal Jekisundas Kania (1890–1951) 26 January 1950: 6 November 1951 † 1 year, 284 days Bombay: Rajendra Prasad [15] 2 Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri (1889–1963) 7 November 1951: 3 January 1954: 2 years, 57 days ...
Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud (12 July 1920 – 14 July 2008) was an Indian jurist who served as the 16th Chief Justice of India, serving from 22 February 1978 until 11 July 1985. Born in Pune in the Bombay Presidency , he was first appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of India on 28 August 1972 and is the longest-serving Chief Justice in ...
P. N. Bhagwati was born in Gujarat.His father was Justice Natwarlal H. Bhagwati, a Supreme Court judge. [2] He was the elder brother of the economist Jagdish Bhagwati and the neurosurgeon/president of the Neurological Society of India S. N. Bhagwati - father of economist Ketki Bhagwati. [3]
Ranjan Gogoi (born 18 November 1954) [3] is an Indian former advocate and judge who served as the 46th Chief Justice of India from 2018 to 2019, having previously served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India from 2012 to 2018.
In the early years, a full bench of the Supreme Court sat together to hear the cases presented before them. As the work of the Court increased and cases began to accumulate, Parliament increased the number of judges (including the chief justice) from the original 8 in 1950 to 11 in 1956, 14 in 1960, 18 in 1978, 26 in 1986, 31 in 2009, to 34 in ...
The tenure is Chandrachud as chief justice is ongoing and is expected to last till 11 November 2024. Chandrachud was appointed by the President of India Droupadi Murmu in November 2022. [2] Among many things, Chandrachud's Constitutional bench struck down Electoral Bond scheme. He led the bench in DMRC v.