Former Cji Ranjan Gogoi

Distinguishing between 'judicial activism' and 'judicial overreach', former CJI Ranjan Gogoi on Friday maintained that it is the responsibility of the judiciary to choose when to act as a catalyst for change and when to uphold the status quo.

"Once we cease to be judges, whatever we say is just opinion and they are not binding," Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Tuesday when remarks of former CJI Ranjan Gogoi on basic structure doctrine made in Parliament were referred.

A Rs one crore defamation case and a petition seeking an injunction to restrain his autobiography has been filed against Rajya Sabha MP and former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi.

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi, expressing his mind on his order of initiating contempt proceedings against Supreme Court ex-judge Justice Markandey Katju for his 'contemptuous blog', said "we would not have pursued the matter" if he had expressed regret.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday termed the reported remarks by former Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Rajya Sabha member Ranjan Gogoi about the judiciary as "shocking and "worrisome".

The Centre has accorded the top category 'Z+' VIP security cover to former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, official sources said today.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking setting up of a three-judge panel to inquire into the conduct of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi as a judge of the top court.

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi asked on Wednesday as to why no questions were being asked from "activist judges" and those taking commercial arbitration post retirement.

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to government recommending Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde as his successor, say sources.

The Judges of the In-House Inquiry Committee of the top court, which gave a clean chit to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on the allegations of sexual harassment against him, has done grave "injustice to the complainant, the CJI and the Supreme Court as an institution," former Union Minister Arun Shourie said on Wednesday.

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has agreed to appear before the three-member in-house committee that is looking into the sexual harassment allegation against him by a former employee of the top court. The panel has decided to go ahead with the inquiry even though the complainant, the woman, opted out of the inquiry.

Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde Friday said integrity of the Supreme Court as an institution has taken a big blow in the backdrop of allegations against the CJI and those on larger conspiracy to frame him and fixing of benches.

A lawyer's affidavit claiming that the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi are a conspiracy to frame him will be taken up by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Chief Justice Gogoi has strongly denied the allegations of a former Supreme Court employee and said the independence of the judiciary is "under threat" ...

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday strongly denied allegations of sexual harassment and said the independence of the judiciary is "under threat" and it "cannot be made a scapegoat". A special bench of the Supreme Court called an emergency hearing on Saturday after a former employee at the top court, in an affidavit to several Supreme C...

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) RM Lodha said he was "surprised" after a junior judge was recommended for elevation to the Supreme Court, superseding senior judges. The Collegium should reveal the reasons if a decision has been upturned, Justice Lodha said.

Distinguishing between 'judicial activism' and 'judicial overreach', former CJI Ranjan Gogoi on Friday maintained that it is the responsibility of the judiciary to choose when to act as a catalyst for change and when to uphold the status quo.

"Once we cease to be judges, whatever we say is just opinion and they are not binding," Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Tuesday when remarks of former CJI Ranjan Gogoi on basic structure doctrine made in Parliament were referred.

A Rs one crore defamation case and a petition seeking an injunction to restrain his autobiography has been filed against Rajya Sabha MP and former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi.

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi, expressing his mind on his order of initiating contempt proceedings against Supreme Court ex-judge Justice Markandey Katju for his 'contemptuous blog', said "we would not have pursued the matter" if he had expressed regret.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday termed the reported remarks by former Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Rajya Sabha member Ranjan Gogoi about the judiciary as "shocking and "worrisome".

The Centre has accorded the top category 'Z+' VIP security cover to former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, official sources said today.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking setting up of a three-judge panel to inquire into the conduct of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi as a judge of the top court.

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi asked on Wednesday as to why no questions were being asked from "activist judges" and those taking commercial arbitration post retirement.

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to government recommending Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde as his successor, say sources.

The Judges of the In-House Inquiry Committee of the top court, which gave a clean chit to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on the allegations of sexual harassment against him, has done grave "injustice to the complainant, the CJI and the Supreme Court as an institution," former Union Minister Arun Shourie said on Wednesday.

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has agreed to appear before the three-member in-house committee that is looking into the sexual harassment allegation against him by a former employee of the top court. The panel has decided to go ahead with the inquiry even though the complainant, the woman, opted out of the inquiry.

Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde Friday said integrity of the Supreme Court as an institution has taken a big blow in the backdrop of allegations against the CJI and those on larger conspiracy to frame him and fixing of benches.

A lawyer's affidavit claiming that the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi are a conspiracy to frame him will be taken up by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Chief Justice Gogoi has strongly denied the allegations of a former Supreme Court employee and said the independence of the judiciary is "under threat" ...

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday strongly denied allegations of sexual harassment and said the independence of the judiciary is "under threat" and it "cannot be made a scapegoat". A special bench of the Supreme Court called an emergency hearing on Saturday after a former employee at the top court, in an affidavit to several Supreme C...

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) RM Lodha said he was "surprised" after a junior judge was recommended for elevation to the Supreme Court, superseding senior judges. The Collegium should reveal the reasons if a decision has been upturned, Justice Lodha said.