His son Mahesh Jethmalani, a senior advocate himself, lit the funeral pyre at 5:30 pm.
08 Sep 2019 7:31 PM
Venugopal hailed as 'enlightened' the dissenting judgment given by top court judge Justice Indu Malhotra in the Sabarimala case.
10 Dec 2018 8:05 AM
'My position has always been that media is one of two two watchdogs. We came out to create awareness that we have done our best,' he said.
02 Dec 2018 5:01 PM
Ex-CJI also made a strong plea for cultivating idea of tolerance, acceptance and respecting others' views.
05 Oct 2018 9:14 PM
On October 28, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Dipak Misra lifted the ban on entry of women of menstrual age into the shrine.
03 Oct 2018 8:43 AM
Justice Misra said young lawyers were assets having potential to develop the jurisprudence.
02 Oct 2018 5:46 AM
CJI Dipak Misra also said that young lawyers were assets having a potential to develop the jurisprudence.
01 Oct 2018 6:18 PM
Pathbreaking verdicts on Aadhaar, gay sex, adultery and Sabarimala to be remembered.
01 Oct 2018 4:58 AM
Supreme Court strikes down Sec. 497 IPC as unconstitutional.
28 Sep 2018 12:58 AM
'Any system treating women with indignity or discrimination invites wrath of the Constitution,' said SC.
27 Sep 2018 11:18 AM
The Supreme Court has declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme constitutionally valid.
26 Sep 2018 12:11 PM
Supreme Court concluded the Nagaraj judgement does not need to be referred to a larger bench of 7-judges.
26 Sep 2018 11:02 AM
The bench noted that though legislators are public servants, their status is not of a full-time salaried employee.
26 Sep 2018 1:45 AM
Parties, candidates required to disclose all criminal cases pending against candidates.
26 Sep 2018 1:15 AM
Presently, lawmakers are barred under Representation of Peoples Act from contesting elections only after their conviction in criminal case.
24 Sep 2018 9:02 PM
Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha are under arrest at their respective homes since Aug 29.
20 Sep 2018 2:17 PM
The bench was hearing petitions filed by Dr Romila Thapar and others challenging the arrest of five activists.
19 Sep 2018 5:50 PM
SC's observation came on a verdict modifying its earlier order of stopping immediate arrests in cases registered under Section 498-A of IPC.
15 Sep 2018 5:22 PM
Justice Gogoi will be Chief Justice till November 17, 2019. He will be administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind.
13 Sep 2018 7:37 PM
The Aruna Shanbaug case led to a change in euthanasia laws of the country.
10 Sep 2018 10:39 AM