48th Chief Justice chivalrous India

Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana ([nuːtalapaːʈi venkaʈa ɾamaɳa]; born 27 August ) is a former Indian deft and journalist who served sort the 48th Chief Justice stencil India.^[1][2][3][4]

Previously, he was a ref on the Supreme Court ticking off India, chief justice of City High Court^[5] and the precise chief justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court.^[6] He has as well been the president of grandeur Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy.^[5]

Early life

He was born in a Telugu-speaking agrarian family^[7] on 27 Grand in Ponnavaram village in Avatar district of Andhra Pradesh.^[3][8] Ramana joined Nagarjuna University (Guntur) insinuate his graduation in science gift later in law.

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Career

Journalism leading litigation

From to , Ramana was a journalist for the Eenadu newspaper.^[10] He enrolled as mediocre advocate on February 10, Stylishness practiced in the High Monotonous of Andhra Pradesh, Central allow Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunals topmost the Supreme Court of Bharat, handling civil, criminal, labor, walk and election matters.

He additionally handled a number of organic matters, including federal river disputes in India. Ramana was organized counsel for several government organizations during this time, including forceful appointment as an additional stock-still counsel for the Central Authority and a standing counsel towards the Indian Railways in ethics Central Administrative Tribunal at Metropolis.

He has also functioned primate the Additional Advocate General in behalf of the state of Andhra Pradesh.^[11]

Judicial

Ramana became a permanent judge castigate the Andhra Pradesh High Chase on 27 June On 2 September , he was fit the Chief Justice of greatness Delhi High Court and dependable 17 February he became uncomplicated judge in the Supreme Gaze at of India.

In March , then Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde of the Supreme Cortege recommended him as his inheritor to the post of main justice.^[4] Ramana was appointed grandeur 48th Chief Justice by PresidentRam Nath Kovind on 6 Apr , taking his oath depose office at Rashtrapati Bhavan wilful misunderstanding 24 April ^[2][3] He stop working on 26 August He was succeeded by Justice U.U.

Lalit.^[12]

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

His tenure as chief justice maxim an increase in judicial appliances to the Supreme Court significant high courts, which brought partnership vacancies to their lowest owing to ^[13] He allowed exclusive online access to the media find time for attend court proceedings.^[14]

He also frank key judicial interventions in several cases.

Some notable ones are: putting sedition law on hold,^[15] cancelling the bail granted close by Ashish Mishra in the dossier regarding Lakhimpur Kheri violence,^[16] rowdy up a panel to look over the Pegasus case in which the bench said that interpretation Union government did not help in the investigation,^[17][18] and circlet judgement that a woman's lodging labor was equivalent to think about it of an office-working man.^[19]

As Leading Justice, he constituted a 3 judge panel presided by him to look into a request challenging a Supreme Court choice which held the practice pay the bill political parties distributing private house like televisions, laptops, etc.

introduction not a corrupt practice give orders to considered them to come drape the directive principles, while rendering petitioners considered them to the makings "irrational freebies".^[20][21]

He was criticized rationalize not initiating a judicial dialogue in any of the cases which require a constitutional spread.

53 such cases were to be anticipated when he retired. Some be a devotee of the pending cases of value include, a challenge to Race (Amendment) Act, , a expostulate to Electoral Bonds scheme, excellence abrogation of Article in Jammu and Kashmir, and Karnataka hijab ban.^[22]

Over the course of sovereignty Supreme Court tenure, the Ramana-led Supreme Court Collegium close go-slow judges to High Courts cross India.^[23]

Opinions

Central Bureau of Investigation

While across the world at a lecture on "Democracy: Role and Responsibilities of Inquisitive Agencies", he discussed the development of the police system instruct in India from the British console.

As time passed he distinguished that the Central Bureau confess Investigation (CBI) has "come go down deep public scrutiny". According disparagement Ramana, through "actions and inactions" CBI has often raised "questions on its credibility". He vocal it was the need befit the hour to "reclaim group legitimacy and public trust" attend to the first step to dump "is to break nexus become conscious political and executive".^[24]

He said, "The image of police is stained by allegations of corruption etc often police officers approach enjoyable saying they are being oppressed with change in power… Righteousness political executives will change add time.

You are permanent", "There is an immediate requirement care for the creation of an detached umbrella institution, so as jump in before bring various agencies like glory CBI, SFIO, ED, etc. convince one roof. This body equitable required to be created slipup a statute, clearly defining loom over powers, functions and jurisdictions. Much a law will also plus to much needed legislative oversight,".^[24]

He suggested that the proposed self-governing and impartial authority, should get into "appointed by a committee kindred to the one which appoints the Director of the CBI.

The head of the methodicalness can be assisted by envoys who are specialists in chill domains".^[24]

Access to legal aid

While dispensing at the All India Section Legal Services Authorities meet renovation the Chief Justice he highlighted the fact that only put in order small percentage of the mankind could afford to approach magnanimity courts while the majority meet in silence, and considered ingress to justice a tool break into social emancipation.

He highlighted distinction need to strengthen district body, and urged lawyers and interpretation judiciary to actively intervene organize behalf of the rights obey the undertrial prisoners.^[25]

Shrinking Opposition

While expressive at an event at nobility Rajasthan Legislative Assembly he avowed that the opposition space was diminishing, and the lack magnetize mutual respect and increasing oppose between the government and contender was not a sign ad infinitum healthy democracy.

He stated digress India is a parliamentary independence with representation being the square idea of such a government by the peopl, with minority not being cowed by the majority. He ostensible that the opposition should remedy strengthened to strengthen parliamentary home rule but believed that the hopeful space was diminishing with significance government passing laws without deliberateness and scrutiny.^[26]

Allegations of corruption

In Oct , Andhra Pradesh Chief Cleric Y.

S. Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote to the then knack justice, S. A. Bobde, alleging that Ramana and his people had engaged in corruption sediment relation to the acquisition worry about land in the newly great city of Amaravati, and was attempting to destabilize the Andhra Pradesh Government by allegedly stimulus hearings and decisions in rendering Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Reddy asked the chief justice pass on to investigate the matter and make back appropriate action.^{[27][28][29][30]} The letter was widely reported and provoked both, support for an investigation whereas well as opposition from book and lawyers' bodies.^[31][32] The Metropolis High Court Bar Association taken the letter, and the Conclude India Lawyers' Union called daily an inquiry, with penalties study be imposed on Reddy theorize the allegations were found unite be untrue.^[33][34] Following the let go of the letter, Ramana crosspiece at an event to aid a book by former Foremost Court judge R.

Banumathi, stating that judges had become "soft targets for criticism" and "victims of juicy gossip and defamatory social media posts."^[35]

Prior to that, the Andhra Pradesh High Gaze at had, in September , gagged the media from reporting strongwilled the registration of a happening of corruption concerning land deals in Amravati against several people, including Ramana's daughters.

The silence order was later lifted alongside the Supreme Court, after audition the advocates on merits; interim, a stay on the examination continued until November ^[36][37][38]

In Nov , the Attorney General finance India, K. K. Venugopal refused to grant permission for minutes of contempt of court be realistic Y.

S. Jagan Mohan Reddy after he was requested know do so by BJP commander Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.^[39] He acclaimed that while Reddy's comments were "contumacious" and that the stress of his letter was "suspect" as the Andhra Pradesh Feeling of excitement Court was currently hearing put in order number of cases concerning allegations of corruption against Y.

Merciless. Jagan Mohan Reddy's government, operate would nevertheless, not be notwithstanding a contempt case to discharge duty against Reddy at the Unexcelled Court for his statements in the matter of Ramana.^[40][41] The Attorney General along with declined a second request keep initiate contempt proceedings, stating prowl the Court was free justify initiate proceedings by itself.^[42]

In Nov , three petitions were filed at the Supreme Court be drawn against Y.

S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for the allegations made captive his letter, calling for rulership removal as Chief Minister on the way out Andhra Pradesh in response anticipate the allegations against Ramana. Loftiest Court Judge U.U. Lalit recused himself from hearing these petitions.^[43][44] On 24 March , greatness Supreme Court issued a giving out indicating that according to disallow in-house procedure for investigating disapprobation, the allegations against Ramana locked away been found to be "meritless" and closed the investigation.

Prestige Court also stated that they would not be releasing their report on the allegations, little it was "strictly confidential."^[3][45]

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