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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Rajesh Bindal

Newly elevated Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice Rajesh Bindal, celebrates his 62nd birthday today. Prior to being elevated to the Supreme Court, Justice Bindal was serving as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.

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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Aniruddha Bose

Justice Aniruddha Bose who celebrates his 64th birthday today, had served the High Courts of Calcutta and Jharkhand as a Judge prior to being elevated to the Supreme Court in 2019.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran – 44th Chief Justice of Patna High Court

Former Judge of Kerala High Court, Justice K. Vinod Chandran was recently appointed as 44th Chief Justice of Patna High Court. He is popularly known for his by-the-book approach in the legal fraternity.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Ramesh Sinha – 15th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court

Justice Ramesh Sinha, former senior judge of Allahabad High Court was recently appointed as the 15th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court via notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Pritinker Diwaker: The 50th Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court

Prior to being appointed as Allahabad High Court’s 50th Chief Justice, Justice Pritinker Diwaker had been working as the High Court’s Acting Chief Justice after elevation of former Chief Justice, Rajesh Bindal

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Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, retires

Justice Prakash Shrivastava retires today after being the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court for one and half years.

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Justice Arup Kumar Goswami- 14th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court retires

Justice Arup Kumar Goswami who was appointed as the 14th Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh with effect from 12-10-2021 is retiring today. Justice Goswami is known to be a cricket enthusiast and has represented Assam in the Ranji Trophy.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh – The 36th Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

Justice N. Kotiswar Singh was serving as the Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, prior to being appointed as the Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.

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Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, the First Woman Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, retires

Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, who recently took oath as the Gujarat High Court’s 28th and First Woman Chief Justice, retired on 25-02-2023 after a shortest tenure of any Chief Justice in the history of Gujarat High Court

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra- The 14th Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court

Former Judge of Uttaranchal High Court, Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was recently elevated as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. At his swearing-in ceremony, Justice Mishra stated that his priority will be to impart justice to the poor and downtrodden while expediting old cases.

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Justice Jaswant Singh retires after a short tenure as Chief Justice of Tripura High Court

Justice Jaswant Singh who was appointed as the 7th Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, has had an extensive legal career spanning 30+ years and has an avid interest in sports like lawn tennis, cricket and golf.

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Justice Sonia G. Gokani takes oath as First Woman Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court

In a historic moment for Gujarat High Court, today Justice Sonia G. Gokani took oath as the High Court’s First Woman Chief Justice. The Supreme Court Collegium recommended as her name for the post stating that her elevation will bring a sense of inclusion and facilitate representation.

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Know Thy Newly Appointed Supreme Court Judges- Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Aravind Kumar

With former High Court Chief Justices Rajesh Bindal and Aravind Kumar swearing in as Supreme Court Judges, read to know about the new appointees and what it means for Supreme Court’s Judges’ strength.

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Know Thy Judge| Justice Surya Kant

Born on 10-02-1962 in Hisar, Justice Surya Kant, has the distinction to be appointed as the youngest Advocate General of Haryana. Before being elevated as a Supreme Court Judge, Justice Surya Kant served as a Judge in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and as Chief Justice of Himanchal Pradesh High Court.

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Know Thy Judge| Justice Dipankar Datta

Justice Dipankar Datta, was born on 09-02-1965 in a Bengali family. He served as a Judge in the Calcutta High Court, and as a Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, then he was sworn in as Supreme Court Judge by Chief Justice Dr D.Y. Chandrachud on 12-12-2022

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Know Thy Judge| 5 Judges who have received President’s nod for appointment as Supreme Court Judges

With the Govt. of India notifying the appointment of the Judges, read more about the new appointees and what it means for Supreme Court’s Judges’ strength.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Hrishikesh Roy

Justice Hrishikesh Roy is known for his notable contributions to the causes of alternative dispute settlement and legal aid. We have curated some of his important High Court and Supreme Court decisions.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Chudalayil Thevan Ravikumar

Justice C.T. Ravikumar is known among the legal circle for having a firm grasp of precedents and statutory provisions.. We have curated some of his important High Court and Supreme Court decisions.

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Justice S. Abdul Nazeer Retires- Throwback to a Career of Four Decades

After an extensive tenure of 6 years, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer retires today. During this time, Justice Nazeer had been a part of some path-breaking decisions such as- Right to Privacy, Triple Talaq, Ayodhya verdict etc. Justice Nazeer has also been the part of the Constitution Bench which decided upon the validity of Central Govt’s 2016 Demonetisation Scheme.

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Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul — A torch bearer of Freedom of Speech and Expression

“An outsider is often as oblivious about the human behind the lawyer as he is about the working of the judicial system.