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Chief Justice

Law Minister and Chief Justice to co-lead committee to tackle lawyer attrition rates, impact of AI

Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon speaking at the annual opening of the legal year ceremony on Jan 12.
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon speaking at the annual opening of the legal year ceremony on Jan 12.

Pakistan's top court meets after two judges quit in protest at 'grave assault' on constitution

A view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan building during sunset hours in Islamabad, Pakistan October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
A view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan building during sunset hours in Islamabad, Pakistan October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Lawyer tries to hurl object at India’s chief justice over remark about Hindu god

Chief Justice upholds decision to deny bail to Indonesian fugitive fighting extradition from S’pore

Paulus Tannos, 70, was arrested in Singapore on Jan 17 after being on Indonesia’s fugitive list since October 2021.
Paulus Tannos, 70, was arrested in Singapore on Jan 17 after being on Indonesia’s fugitive list since October 2021.

From Nepal’s first female chief justice to interim head, the rise of Sushila Karki

Nepal's former Chief Justice Sushila Karki looks on during the launch of her autobiography \"Nyaya\" at a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 22, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Nepal's former Chief Justice Sushila Karki looks on during the launch of her autobiography \"Nyaya\" at a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 22, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

US Supreme Court pauses judge’s order that Trump spend foreign aid

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo

Ghana's president removes country's chief justice after investigation

FILE PHOTO: Ghana President John Dramani Mahama speaks as he attends a panel during the Africa CEO Forum at the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ghana President John Dramani Mahama speaks as he attends a panel during the Africa CEO Forum at the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

Brazil's Supreme Court elects next chief justice, Moraes to serve as deputy

FILE PHOTO: Judge Edson Fachin attends a session of the Supreme Court on weighing the constitutionality of laws to limit the ability of Indigenous peoples to win protected status for ancestral lands, in Brasilia, Brazil August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Judge Edson Fachin attends a session of the Supreme Court on weighing the constitutionality of laws to limit the ability of Indigenous peoples to win protected status for ancestral lands, in Brasilia, Brazil August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

Chief Justice names law graduate who wanted anonymity after being denied Bar admission

Chief Justice Menon said in proceedings involving the legal profession, the default rule that the identities of litigants must be made public is of great importance.
Chief Justice Menon said in proceedings involving the legal profession, the default rule that the identities of litigants must be made public is of great importance.

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