Ranjana Prakash Desai

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  "All Communities Are Cooperating": Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Panel Chief

  Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Chairperson Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai on Friday met Law Commission Chairman Justice (Retd) Rituraj Awasthi in Uttarakhand Sadan in the national capital.

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  Law Commission Considering To Work On Civil Code: Justice RP Desai

  The Law Commission is considering to work on the issue of Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai said after a meeting with its chairperson and members here on Friday.

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  Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai 1st Woman To Head Press Council Of India

  Retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai on Friday became the first women chairperson of the Press Council of India (PCI) with the government formally announcing her appointment.

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  Delimitation Exercise In J&K Will Be Transparent: Commission Chief

  The delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir will be transparent in nature and there should be no fears and doubts over it, Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai said on Friday.

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  Delimitation Commission To Arrive On Four-Day Visit To J&K Today

  Delimitation Commission led by Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai will arrive in Srinagar on a four-day visit today to interact with political leaders and civil society groups.

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  Prasar Bharti Chief, Ex-SBI Head In Lokpal Search Committee

  The Modi government Thursday constituted an eight-member search committee, to be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal.

• Let There be Peace, Says Supreme Court While Dismissing Tamil Nadu Government's Appeal Against MK Stalin

  The Supreme Court today dismissed the Tamil Nadu government's appeal against a Madras High Court order quashing a case of land-grab registered against DMK treasurer MK Stalin. "Let there be peace," a bench of Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice NV Ramana remarked.

• DLF moves Supreme Court against Rs 630-Crore Penalty

  A bench of justices Ranjana Prakash Desai and N V Ramana also sought responses from Haryana government, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and the resident's association on whose plea the competition watchdog had imposed the penalty on the company.

• Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on CBI plea against Gauhati High Court verdict

  The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to the central government on a plea by the CBI challenging the Gauhati High Court verdict holding the agency unconstitutional after quashing the April 1, 1963 Home Ministry resolution setting it up under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act.

• AK Ganguly named as judge accused of harassing intern

  The Supreme Court has revealed that the former judge accused of sexually harassing an intern in December is AK Ganguly.

• Supreme Court sets up 10-member committee to deal with sexual harassment complaints

  The Supreme Court today constituted a 10-member committee headed by its woman judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to deal with complaints of sexual harassment within its precincts.

• CBI, Kerala get Supreme Court notice in ice cream parlour sex case

  The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Kerala government on a petition seeking a CBI probe into what has come to be known as the ice cream parlour sex scandal in the southern state.

• Blog: Tandoor murder case - 'I live right above the flat where Naina Sahani was murdered'

  As Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai today read out her verdict in the infamous Tandoor murder case, commuting the death sentence of Sushil Sharma to life term, my memory traveled back 18 years.

• Supreme Court dismisses Jagan's plea against his arrest

  The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition of YSR Congress leader Y S Jaganmohan Reddy challenging his arrest in a disproportionate assets case. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai, however, sought response of CBI on a separate petition by Mr Reddy, who is an MP, seeking bail in the matter.

• VIP quota for Haj pilgrimage cut

  The Supreme Court on Monday reduced the VIP quota for Haj pilgrimage from 2,500 to just 240. Judges Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai said under the reduced quota, the Indian president can recommend 70 pilgrims, the vice-president 60, the prime minister 60 and the minister for external affairs 50 pilgrims.