Retired Judges

Two judges are up on stage. One of them is retiring as Chief Justice of India. The other will step in his shoes. A picture of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud hugging his successor Justice Sanjiv Khanna thrilled the photographers and those around them.

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed "shock" over some retired high court judges getting a meagre pension ranging between Rs 6,000 and Rs 15,000.

Justice Hima Kohli (retired), who has always been vocal about women's rights and is considered a tough judge, recently retired from the Supreme Court.

A retired judge of Bangladesh's Supreme Court was detained from the northeastern frontier with India in Sylhet while he was allegedly attempting to flee the country, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said late on Friday.

Justice Sachin Datta turned down the petitioners' prayer to appoint a retired high court or Supreme Court judge as the administrator of WFI

The West Bengal government has constituted a seven-member panel headed by a retired judge of the Calcutta High Court to review the three new criminal laws, an official said on Wednesday.

Former Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Rohit Arya has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, three months after his retirement, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public-oriented developmental work and the BJP's policies as his primary influences.

Retired judge of the Allahabad High Court Brijesh Kumar Srivastav will head the three-member judicial inquiry commission set up by the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday to probe the Hathras stampede incident, according to an official statement.

Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a judge of the Calcutta High Court on Monday, said he was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

A group of retired judges of Supreme Court and high courts have written to Chief Justice of India on escalating attempts by "certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement".

The pension for retired district judges drew the Supreme Court's concern on Monday, with the judges asking Attorney General R Venkataramani to help with an "equitable solution".

Six members of an independent fact-finding committee were stopped by police as they were proceeding to the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district to probe alleged incidents of atrocities on women.

The Supreme Court has criticised a former judge of the Madras High Court for pronouncing a one-line order in a criminal case and releasing the detailed judgement five months after he retired from service.

Extending the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges based on their performance may not be practical, will "further erode" Parliament's powers and may result in "undue favouritism", the government has told a parliamentary panel.

The judgment allowing Hindu prayers in a cellar at Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque was the final verdict of a judge's career. Yesterday was the last working day for Dr Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha, Varanasi district and sessions judge, before his retirement.

Two judges are up on stage. One of them is retiring as Chief Justice of India. The other will step in his shoes. A picture of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud hugging his successor Justice Sanjiv Khanna thrilled the photographers and those around them.

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed "shock" over some retired high court judges getting a meagre pension ranging between Rs 6,000 and Rs 15,000.

Justice Hima Kohli (retired), who has always been vocal about women's rights and is considered a tough judge, recently retired from the Supreme Court.

A retired judge of Bangladesh's Supreme Court was detained from the northeastern frontier with India in Sylhet while he was allegedly attempting to flee the country, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said late on Friday.

Justice Sachin Datta turned down the petitioners' prayer to appoint a retired high court or Supreme Court judge as the administrator of WFI

The West Bengal government has constituted a seven-member panel headed by a retired judge of the Calcutta High Court to review the three new criminal laws, an official said on Wednesday.

Former Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Rohit Arya has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, three months after his retirement, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public-oriented developmental work and the BJP's policies as his primary influences.

Retired judge of the Allahabad High Court Brijesh Kumar Srivastav will head the three-member judicial inquiry commission set up by the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday to probe the Hathras stampede incident, according to an official statement.

Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a judge of the Calcutta High Court on Monday, said he was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

A group of retired judges of Supreme Court and high courts have written to Chief Justice of India on escalating attempts by "certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement".

The pension for retired district judges drew the Supreme Court's concern on Monday, with the judges asking Attorney General R Venkataramani to help with an "equitable solution".

Six members of an independent fact-finding committee were stopped by police as they were proceeding to the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district to probe alleged incidents of atrocities on women.

The Supreme Court has criticised a former judge of the Madras High Court for pronouncing a one-line order in a criminal case and releasing the detailed judgement five months after he retired from service.

Extending the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges based on their performance may not be practical, will "further erode" Parliament's powers and may result in "undue favouritism", the government has told a parliamentary panel.

The judgment allowing Hindu prayers in a cellar at Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque was the final verdict of a judge's career. Yesterday was the last working day for Dr Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha, Varanasi district and sessions judge, before his retirement.