DY Chandrachud

October 24, 2024 11:17 PM

Justice Sanjeev Khanna appointed as Chief Justice of India, effective November 11

The central government has officially notified the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India, set to take effect on November 11. This appointment comes in the wake of the retirement of the current Chief Justice, DY Chandrachud, on November 10. Justice Khanna will become the 51st Chief Justice of India. The Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification confirming that, under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution, the President has appointed Justice Sanj...

September 16, 2024 3:55 PM

SC directs CBI to file fresh status report on RG Kar College Doctor Case

In response to the Supreme Court’s suo motu petition concerning the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a fresh status report by next week. During today’s proceedings, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal informed the Court that the West Bengal Government had filed a status report indicating that 23 people had died when doctors were not present. He also noted that the CBI had submitt...

September 6, 2024 4:33 PM

SC issues notice to Bihar Government over RJD plea on Bihar reservations

The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Bihar Government and other relevant parties in response to a plea filed by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The RJD's petition challenges a recent Patna High Court order that invalidated the state government's amendments aimed at increasing reservations for Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes, and Scheduled Castes in jobs and educational institutions. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Ma...

September 16, 2024 3:28 PM

ED raids residence of former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at the residence of Dr. Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and other locations in Kolkata on Wednesday. The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities at the institution. The ED has registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Dr. Ghosh, who is currently in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The CBI arrested Dr. Ghosh ...

September 16, 2024 3:32 PM

Chief Justice Chandrachud calls for national-level recruitment of judges for the district judiciary

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Sunday that the time has come to think of national integration by recruiting members to the judicial services across the narrow walls of regionalism and state-centered selections. In his valedictory address at the National Conference of the District Judiciary to mark 75 years of the Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice of India Chandrachud said that at the district level vacancies in judicial personnel stand at 28 per cent and of non-judicial staff...

September 16, 2024 5:20 PM

SC says no re-exam for NEET-UG; says, “no systemic breach in exam”

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday dismissed pleas calling for the cancellation of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Under Graduate (NEET-UG) 2024, held on May 5. The court ruled that there was no systemic breach in the exam that would warrant a re-examination. A three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and including Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, stated that there was insufficient evidence to conclude that the exam results were compromised or that a w...

September 16, 2024 5:52 PM

NEET-UG 2024: National Testing Agency declares centre-wise data for medical entrance exam

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the state-wise and centre-wise results of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 on Saturday, July 20. This release comes in compliance with a Supreme Court directive issued on July 18, which mandated the publication of results by July 20. Candidates can now access their results on the official NEET website (https://neet.ntaonline.in/frontend/web/common-scorecard/index) by entering their login credentials. The resul...