CJI-designate NV Ramana guided legal service authorities to focus on vulnerable groups in COVID-19 challenge ANI | Updated: Apr 06, 2021 22:59 IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, who will take over as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India on April 24, guided the legal service authorities to provide assistance to vulnerable groups during the challenge posed by COVID-19 as executive chairman of NALSA (National Legal Services Authority).
The Legal Service Authorities (LSAs) were at the forefront of providing legal, non-legal, and financial assistance under the leadership of Justice Ramana.
They swiftly adapted to revaluate their operating model in view of the COVID-19 situation.
AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday, has imposed a stay on the State Election Commission (SEC) notification to conduct the ZPTC and MPTC elections, which were to be held on April 8. The High Court directed the SEC Nilam Sawhney to file an affidavit on the 15th of this month. The AP High Court said it had not complied with previous Supreme Court orders to
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First-generation lawyer from farm background, Justice NV Ramana to take oath as Chief Justice of India on April 24 ANI | Updated: Apr 06, 2021 23:23 IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Justice NV Ramana, who is all set to assume charge as the 48th Chief Justice of India on April 24, is a first-generation lawyer having an agricultural background and his judgments are known for clear dictums including his recent judgment that ended a year-long internet ban in Jammu and Kashmir in 2020 after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
Accepting the recommendation made by the outgoing Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, retiring on April 23, the President has appointed Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana as the 48th CJI.
New Delhi, April 6
President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Justice NV Ramana as the next Chief Justice of India.
A notification with regard to the warrant of appointment to this effect was issued on Tuesday.
Justice Ramana will take oath as the 48th CJI on April 24 and will have a tenure of around 16 months.
He will replace the current CJI SA Bobde, who is due to demit office on April 23.
Justice Ramana - who was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court on February 17, 2014 - will retire on August 26, 2022.
A month before his retirement on April 23, CJI SA Bobde had on March 24 recommended Justice NV Ramana as his successor after an in-house inquiry of the Supreme Court dismissed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s allegation that the senior-most judge attempted to destabilise his government.
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