On the first day as the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, Monday set a new procedural norm that mentioning cases for urgent listing must be made in writing, and oral requests will be entertained under “extraordinary circumstances” like in cases of death penalty and personal liberty.
A bench led by Justice Kant heard as many as 17 cases in proceedings spanning around two hours on his first day as the CJI.
Justice Kant formally assumed charge as the 53rd CJI shortly after taking oath in Hindi in the name of God at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Arriving at the Supreme Court for the first time as CJI in the forenoon, he paid floral tributes at the statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr B R Ambedkar on the court premises.
He then presided over a three-judge bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Atul S Chandurkar, in the heritage courtroom number one.
As proceedings commenced around noon, the CJI pronounced a judgment on a plea filed by Himachal Pradesh against a private …​On the first day as the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, Monday set a new procedural norm that mentioning cases for urgent listing must be made in writing, and oral requests will be entertained under “extraordinary circumstances” like in cases of death penalty and personal liberty.
A bench led by Justice Kant heard as many as 17 cases in proceedings spanning around two hours on his first day as the CJI.
Justice Kant formally assumed charge as the 53rd CJI shortly after taking oath in Hindi in the name of God at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Arriving at the Supreme Court for the first time as CJI in the forenoon, he paid floral tributes at the statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr B R Ambedkar on the court premises.
He then presided over a three-judge bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Atul S Chandurkar, in the heritage courtroom number one.
As proceedings commenced around noon, the CJI pronounced a judgment on a plea filed by Himachal Pradesh against a private … ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
