NO CASE IS BIG OR SMALL, SAYS CJI

Moni Sharma

New Delhi: Addressing a gathering to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the Supreme Court of India on Saturday, CJI DY Chandrachud said, “For the Court, there are no big or small cases -every matter is important. Because it is in the seemingly small and routine matters involving the grievances of citizens that issues of constitutional and jurisprudential impor-

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SIT FILES 935-PAGE CHARGESHEET AGAINST FORMER ANDAMAN CS tance emerge. In attending to such grievances, the Court performs a plain constitutional duty, obligation, and function.”

Chief Justice of Singapore Supreme Court Sundaresh Menon also attended the program and delivered a lecture on “The Role of the Judiciary in a Changing World”. Justice Menon said, adding that truth decay refers

TOP COURT GETS 5 NEW JUDGES; ITS TOTAL STRENGTH REACHES 32 NOW

5judges were appointed to the Supreme Court on Saturday with the Centre clearing the names recommended by the Collegium on December 13 last year. Once they take oath early next week, the strength of the apex court will go up to 32 judges.

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No judiciary vs Centre tussle, says Kiren Rijiju

CJI DY Chandrachud with Singapore SC CJ Sundaresh Menon, Justices SK Kaul, KM Joseph and Ajay Rastogi on Saturday.

to the “proliferation of misinformation and devaluation of truth which attacks the justice system.”

Supreme Court of India is the busiest courts of the world and judges here are the most hard working ones.

—Sundaresh Menon, Singapore SC Chief Justice

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Justice PV Sanjay Kumar z PATNA HC

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Justice Manoj Misra