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10/10/2018 What are the cases before the new CJI? - The Hindu
Over 54,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court. But only a few grab public attention, and
they become the litmus test for the court. Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who assumes office as the
Chief Justice of India on October 3, has a slew of keenly watched cases. Some of the most
anticipated among them is the monitoring of the preparation of the National Register of
Citizens (NRC) of Assam, which happens to be Justice Gogoi’s native State. A Bench, led by
Justice Gogoi, recently agreed to monitor the setting up and functioning of special courts to
try cases against sitting Members of Parliament and the Assemblies.
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10/10/2018 What are the cases before the new CJI? - The Hindu
women, who marry outside their faith, in the Tower of Silence. A batch of petitions
challenging nikah halala — which involves a female divorcee marrying someone else,
consummating the marriage and then getting a divorce in order to make it allowable to
remarry her previous husband — awaits Justice Gogoi’s attention.
What next?
Justice Gogoi’s term will see four retirements from the court. Three would be that of his
present Collegium colleagues: Justices Madan B. Lokur, Kurian Joseph and A.K. Sikri. Justice
A.M. Sapre would retire a few months ahead of Justice Gogoi himself. It is to be seen whether
the new Collegium would function with a “spirit of collegiality” (as senior advocate Fali
Nariman puts it) after a tumultuous first half of 2018. It is also to be seen whether Justice
Gogoi would decide positively issues like live-streaming of court proceedings and continue
with the publication of Collegium resolutions on the court website.
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