supreme court judge

Sworn in as a Supreme Court judge on March 8, 2013, he came to be listed as one of the Top 10 judges in India by Law Consult. As his tenure comes to an end, here is a look at five of Justice Kurian Joseph’s landmark judgements.

CJI Dipak Misra will be the third judge from Odisha to become the Chief Justice of India, after his uncle, Justice Ranganath Misra and Justice GB Pattanaik.

At a time when India is rocked with allegations of corruption in the judiciary, it might be hard to imagine a judge who would have the courage to stand up against the government, let alone the Prime Minister! But here is the story of a judge who once did, even if it meant losing the post of the Chief Justice of India. He might be the single reason Democracy is still alive in our country!