Chief Justice Surya Kant Heckled At London Event

By BPN News Desk June 6, 2026

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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s lecture in London was disrupted after some attendees raised questions during the event, prompting the Indian High Commission in London to condemn what it described as “indecorous audience behaviour.” CJI Surya Kant London Event Chief Justice Surya Kant was

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CJI Declines Urgent Hearing On Cockroach Plea

By BPN News Desk May 25, 2026

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday declined an urgent hearing on petitions linked to the online “Cockroach Janta Party” campaign and told a lawyer not to take the issue “so sentimentally.” The remarks came after concerns were raised over alleged misuse of courtroom exchanges and claims related to fake law degrees. Supreme Court […]

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MHA Must Investigate AAP Under Section 152 Over Repeated Attacks on Judiciary and Armed Forces

By BPN News Desk May 23, 2026

India’s democracy is built not merely on elections, political parties, or parliamentary arithmetic, but on the strength and credibility of its national institutions. Governments rise and fall. Political narratives change every election cycle. But institutions such as the judiciary and the Armed Forces remain the stabilising pillars that hold together a country as vast,

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Supreme Court Must Order SIT Probe Into AAP-Linked Cockroach Janta Party Campaign Against Judiciary

By BPN News Desk May 22, 2026

India has witnessed political criticism of judges before. Courts have often faced ideological attacks from activists, politicians, media commentators, and social media influencers unhappy with judgments or courtroom observations. But the controversy surrounding the so-called “Cockroach Janta Party” appears to have crossed into something far more organised, politically

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CJI Surya Kant’s Cockroach Remark Sparks Row

By BPN News Desk May 15, 2026

  Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has drawn attention after likening some unemployed youngsters to “cockroaches” while hearing a matter linked to senior advocate designation in the Supreme Court. CJI Surya Kant Remarks On Unemployed Youths The remarks were made by a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi while dealing with […]

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Supreme Court’s Remarks On NCERT Authors Reflect Poor Judicial Restraint

By BPN News Desk March 16, 2026

The recent Supreme Court order concerning the Class 8 NCERT Social Science textbook chapter titled “Corruption in the Judiciary” has sparked an uncomfortable but necessary conversation about judicial language and restraint. In its observations, the Court questioned whether the academics involved in drafting the chapter possessed reasonable knowledge of the Indian judiciary

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Gender Balance In Judiciary Still Incomplete: CJI

By BPN News Desk March 9, 2026

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said gender balance in the judiciary remains an unfinished task, highlighting the low representation of women in the Supreme Court and high courts. Speaking at an event on International Women’s Day at the Supreme Court premises, he called for faster and more deliberate efforts to improve women’s participation […]

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Surya Kant To Take Oath As 53rd Chief Justice Of India

By BPN News Desk November 23, 2025

Justice Surya Kant will be sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India on Monday, November 24, 2025. His appointment follows the retirement of Chief Justice B. R. Gavai on November 23. The elevation was approved by the President after the central government completed all formal procedures, in keeping with the seniority convention followed […]

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CJI Gavai Recommends Justice Surya Kant As His Successor

By BPN News Desk October 27, 2025

Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai has formally recommended Justice Surya Kant as his successor. The recommendation has been sent to the Union Law Ministry, following the established convention of appointing the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court as the next Chief Justice. Appointment Details Justice Surya Kant, who is currently the senior-most judge after […]

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CJI Gavai Clarifies ‘Deity’ Comment, Says He Respects All Faiths

By BPN News Desk September 18, 2025

Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai faced criticism for remarks made during a case concerning the restoration of a damaged Lord Vishnu idol at the Javari Temple in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. While dismissing the plea, he told the petitioner to “go and ask the deity itself” to act, adding that meditation could be a […]