SCWLA urges CJI to appoint experienced Women SC lawyers as HC judges

While hearing a batch of PILs, the honourable Supreme Court indicated that a committee may be formed with members of farmers organisations in order to resolve the deadlock and end the protest. The court observed that the negotiations made by the government are not producing any yield, if the dispute is not settled soon, it may become a national issue.

Recently, a lawyer has sought consent from Attorney General, KK Venugopal to initiate contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan for his statement in an interview on 29th nov, 2019. Where it was mentioned that, Prashant Bhushan stated “ The independence of the judiciary has collapsed “.

A bench headed by CJI adjourned a PIL seeking directions to prevent forest fires in UP state and to declare the entire wildlife in the religion as a living entity with corresponding rights, to next week.