Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Indian judge (born 1958)
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Sanjay Kishan Kaul is a former judge and lawyer who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India since 2017 until upon his retirement in 2023. He has served as the first puisne judge, senior-most after the Chief Justice of India. Also, he has been the ex officio executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority.
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Justice PB Varale sworn-in as Supreme Court judge, apex court gets full strengthKarnataka high court Chief Justice P B Varale sworn in as a Supreme Court judge, filling the sole existing vacancy. The top court now has 34 judges, including three sitting judges from the Dalit..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Wrong to say collegium lacks transparency: CJI DY ChandrachudDays after his retired colleague Justice SK Kaul said one has to accept that there is a problem with the collegium method of appointment of judges, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud defended the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Judges be allowed to decide on taking up post-retirement assignments: Justice KaulFormer Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul believes that retired judges should have the freedom to decide whether to accept post-retirement government assignments. He distinguishes between different..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Article 370 verdict cannot be looked at from a federalism point of view: Justice Kaul Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who retired as a judge of the Supreme Court on December 25, has said that the verdict of the apex court on Article 370 cannot be looked at from a federalism point of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Retired judge pushing some names led to no collegium meeting for 2 months?Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, a retired judge, expressed dissatisfaction with the collegium system for selecting constitutional court judges. He faced resistance in appointing an advocate as a judge of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Election process for urban local bodies to be completed by April 30: Nagaland to Supreme CourtThe Nagaland government has told the Supreme Court that the election process for urban local bodies in the state will be completed by April 30. In November, the Nagaland Assembly passed a bill..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC: Unstamped arbitration agreements are enforceableA seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday overruled the verdict of a five-judge bench and held that arbitration clauses in unstamped or inadequately stamped agreements are..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Expulsion from Lok Sabha: CJI to take call on listing of Mahua Moitra's plea, says SCThe Supreme Court on Wednesday said Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud will take a call on the listing of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra's plea challenging her expulsion from the Lok..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC upholds abrogation of Article 370, says elections in J-K must be held by September 2024A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant delivered the verdict.DNA - Published | |
Meet 5 supreme court judges who delivered verdict on Article 370Supreme Court delivers verdict on petitions challenging abrogation of J&K's Article 370 and its bifurcation into Union Territories. The five-judge bench, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, conducted..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: All eyes on Supreme CourtFive-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant will pass the judgement today.DNA - Published | |
SC to give verdict on pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 on Monday; here's all you need to knowAccording to the cause list for December 11 (Monday), uploaded on the apex court's website, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud would deliver the verdict. The other..DNA - Published | |
Supreme court judge S Ravindra Bhat retiresSupreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul praised Justice S Ravindra Bhat for his contributions to the judiciary during a farewell ceremony. Justice Kaul highlighted Justice Bhat's precision and succinct..IndiaTimes - Published | Justice Bhat retires today, but with CJI away in the US, he will miss traditional send-offJustice Sripathi Ravindra Bhat, who is set to retire from the Supreme Court, will not be part of the traditional ceremonial bench on his last day. This bench usually includes the retiring judge and the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court reiterates concern over delay in judges' appointments in High CourtsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday reiterated its concern over the delay in the appointment of judges in various High Courts. The apex court was hearing the petition against the Centre for keeping pending..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 tomorrowThe Constitution Bench, also comprising of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai, and Surya Kant, would hear the matter consecutively starting from August 2, except for Mondays and..DNA - Published |
Working past midnight, SC collegium clears 7 names for HC CJ appointmentThe collegium of CJI Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna recommended the appointment of Justice Sunita Agarwal as chief justice of Gujarat, the post that fell vacant on the..IndiaTimes - Published | SC says it can dissolve marriage on ground of irretrievable breakdownThe Supreme Court on Monday held that it can dissolve a marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S K Kaul said the apex court is empowered..IndiaTimes - Published |
30-day notice under SMA violative of privacy: Supreme CourtA bench of CJI D Y Chandrachud and Justices S K Kaul, S R Bhat, Hima Kohli and P S Narasimha appeared to agree with the petitioners who said the 30-day notice required under the SM Act, 1954, was a..IndiaTimes - Published | Petitioners seek all rights flowing out of marriageFinding the bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices SK Kaul, SR Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha receptive to the argument that LGBTQIA+ community members were part of society and must enjoy equal..IndiaTimes - Published |
SC recommends appointment of CJs of five high courtsThe five-member collegium comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices SK Kaul, KM Joseph, MR Shah and Ajay Rastogi recalled the September 28, 2022, recommendation transferring Justice Muralidhar as CJ..IndiaTimes - Published | Collegium sends 8 names to govt for appointment as HC judgesThe Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Centre names of eight persons for appointment as judges in five different high courts. The names included that of judicial officer Golmei..IndiaTimes - Published |
SC collegium recommends elevation of 7 judicial officers, 2 advocates as judges of different HCsThe Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday recommended the elevation of seven judicial officers and two advocates as judges of different high courts.The resolutions..IndiaTimes - Published | Centre assures it will honour SC-fixed timeline for appointment of judgesEntrusted by the apex court to persuade the Centre to “follow the law” by complying with its verdicts on appointment of judges, attorney general R Venkataramani, at the outset , told a bench of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court stays Haldwani eviction; next hearing on February 7Racing against time to save their houses as the the HC directed the railways to take coercive action to forcibly take back possession of the land and also to demolish the houses with the help of..IndiaTimes - Published | SC refuses to entertain pleas on two-child norm for controlling population"Population is not something that one fine day it stops," a bench of Justices S K Kaul and A S Oka observed orally.Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, one of the petitioners, said a report from the Law..IndiaTimes - Published |
No commercial activities within 500 metres of Taj Mahal: SCThe Supreme Court has directed the Agra Development Authority to immediately stop all commercial activities within a 500-metre radius from the peripheral wall of the iconic Taj Mahal. A bench of..IndiaTimes - Published | In rare move, SC bench order criticises CJI’s listing systemIn a rare instance of open criticism of the Supreme Court’s new case listing method introduced by new CJI U U Lalit, a bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul has in a judicial order said that the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Can boy, 17, donate liver to dad? Supreme Court to decideThe Supreme Court will decide on Monday a plea of 17-year old boy seeking permission to donate his liver to save his father’s life.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka will decide..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court closes contempt proceedings in Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline of events over 33 yearsA bench headed by Justice S K Kaul said the issue does not survive now and referred to the November 2019 verdict of a constitution bench.DNA - Published |
1993 Mumbai blasts: SC says Centre bound to release Abu Salem on completion of sentenceA bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh said the Central government is bound to advise the President of India for exercise of power under Article 72 of the Constitution and the national..IndiaTimes - Published | 1988 road rage case: Will Navjot Singh Sidhu be able to contest polls in future?A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and SK Kaul allowed the review plea filed by the victim's family on the issue of the sentence awarded to Sidhu.DNA - Published |
SC pulls up probe agencies: ‘Do you want everyone behind bars?’A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh, which had earlier also expressed concern over the agencies carrying out arrests in a routine manner despite the accused cooperating in the probe,..IndiaTimes - Published | Consumer Commission: SC raps states, UTs for delay in appointing nodal officers, setting up infrastructureThe Supreme Court on Wednesday rapped states and Union Territories for delay in appointing nodal officers for utilisation of funds allocated for infrastructure in Consumer Commissions and said they..IndiaTimes - Published |
Minority-status petition: SC fines govt for not respondingThe Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Centre for not taking a stand on a plea seeking that minority status of a community be decided at state level and not at the national level and imposed a fine..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court orders appointment of bipolar man as judgeThe Supreme Court has ordered immediate appointment of a bipolar man as a judicial officer in Delhi, with appropriate seniority. A bench, headed by justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, on Monday held that there..IndiaTimes - Published |
