Chief Justice (CJI) Statements
Chief Justice of India - Latest statements from the press
head judge of the Supreme Court of India
“ On Friday (May 15, 2026) itself, I requested all the Chief Justices of the high courts to follow the same online hearing mode for the time being, if possible,
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Have urged Chief Justices of all High Courts to conduct virtual…
“ We are commencing the 'One Case One Data' initiative with multi-level information of all High Courts, district and taluka court details embedded. We look forward to developing an efficient case…
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Supreme Court launches ‘One Case One Data’ and ‘Su Sahay’
“ The Supreme Court advised judges to guide young advocates, starting out in the legal profession, with patience and compassion so that their spirit did not die. The judiciary at every level and senior…
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Andhra High Court judge-young advocate incident ‘amicably resolved’:…
“ You see, Tushar Bhai knows that if he wrote about our quirks, his next ‘mentioning’ would have been outrightly rejected in Court No. 1 [Chief Justice of India’s courtroom] without the scope of a…
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Solicitor General launches two tomes on humour in court
“ He presents baffled witnesses, judges with a flair for the dramatic, and lawyers caught in the crossfire of their own hysterical missteps… The courtroom is where theatre meets law, and everyone has a…
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Solicitor General launches two tomes on humour in court
“ So I tried to solve this mystery! I have two running theories. Either Tushar Bhai has successfully petitioned the Almighty for a 25th hour in the day and kept that order strictly for himself, or he…
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Solicitor General launches two tomes on humour in court
“ We are disappointed to note that the so-called status report of the Uttar Pradesh government does not assign any reason for non-production of witnesses as no witnesses have been examined in the last…
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SC ‘disappointed’ over slow pace of trial in 2021 Lakhimpur case
“ The bigger sharks or influential ones should be arrested,
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SC criticises Punjab govt. for inability to curb drug menace
“ You should have gone with folded hands and tendered an apology… You feel as if you are above the law,
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Minister wanted to ‘praise’ Col. Sofiya Qureshi, but could not…
“ We know that when a political personality wants to praise, how well they can do it. If he wanted to apologise, he should have done it immediately,
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Minister wanted to ‘praise’ Col. Sofiya Qureshi, but could not…
“ Will this not pose a danger? In a country of over 1.4 billion, there will be people desperate to get this orientation to grab opportunities otherwise available to persons entitled in this…
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Supreme Court agrees to hear pleas against Transgender Persons…
“ Immediate action should be taken. This has serious penal consequences,
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SC orders action on Supertech unit for misuse of ₹1,500 crore