Judiciary  

The Supreme Court has sentenced three people, held guilty of contempt of court for making "scurrilous and scandalous allegations" against two sitting judges of the apex court, to 3-month jail observing that it was a "concerted effort to virtually hold the judiciary to ransom".

Nominated Rajya Sabha member Ranjan Gogoi has said that he accepted the nomination to bridge the gap between legislature and judiciary and to build a strong nation.  

Hello and welcome to this episode of DePress room, my name is Amal Chowdhury and today we will be talking about the huge debate going around the impeachment of the US President Donald Trump. The US House Judiciary Committee has postponed a vote on two impeachment charges against President Donald Trump later.

In a tenure spanning just over 13 months as the CJI, Ranjan Gogoi has passed as many as 47 judgements, and made some praiseworthy changes in the judiciary. However, he has not managed to escape criticism. Here’s a look at all these. 

PM Modi hailed Supreme Court's verdict on Ayodhya. The apex  court handed over disputed land to Ramjanmabhoomi Nyas and 5-acre alternate land for Muslims. PM Modi said this verdict will help people restore faith in the judiciary.
 

In a first, Anuraag Singhal is one among the 17 judiciary nominees sent by the White House to the Senate. If the Senate confirms, then Singhal would be the federal judge in Florida.

The Madras high court has stated that rape survivors need not approach the medical board or the judiciary to terminate her pregnancy
 

The committee probing the case submitted its report on May 5, 2019. It has also made clear that the content of the report is not expected to be made public. 

 

Rahul Gandhi apparently appreciates the style of Kejriwal of lying and making false and baseless allegations. He tried that with his concocted takes on the deal for Rafale fighter planes. Scared of inviting the ire of the Supreme Court, he grudgingly tendered an apology for having attributed to the court what was a figment of his imagination. That was not a genuine apology. The apex court must come up with a stricter approach to deal with politicians who defame rivals wantonly with falsehoods and then say 'sorry' out of fear.

The entire episode is "very disturbing" as it concerns the independence of the judiciary in the country, a three-judge special bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said.

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