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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Justice Chandurkar sworn in as Supreme Court Judge
1 2 Nagpur: Justice Atul Chandurkar was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court on Friday morning, alongside Justices NV Anjaria and Vijay Bishnoi, restoring the apex court to its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges. Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai administered the oath of office in a ceremony held at the Supreme Court's extension building in New Delhi. The appointments, notified by the central govt on Thursday, were recommended by the collegium led by CJI Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, JK Maheshwari, and BV Nagarathna on May 26. President Droupadi Murmu formally approved the appointments, clearing the way for the swearing-in ceremony. While Justice Bishnoi took the oath in Hindi, Justices Anjaria and Chandurkar were administered oaths in English. Justice Chandurkar's elevation fills one of the three vacancies created by the recent retirements of former Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Abhay S Oka and Hrishikesh Roy. In keeping with tradition, on their first working day, the newly appointed judges joined benches in order of seniority, with Justice Chandurkar sitting alongside Justice Vikram Nath. Born on April 7, 1965, Justice Chandurkar completed his schooling at St Vincent's High School in Pune, followed by higher education at Ness Wadia College and ILS Law College, Pune. He began his legal practice in Mumbai under senior counsel BN Naik on July 21, 1988, later shifting to Nagpur in 1992, where he practised extensively across various courts. Elevated as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on June 21, 2013, he eventually became the administrative judge of its Nagpur bench. Justice Chandurkar has delivered several notable judgments so far in his career. In June 2024, he led a division bench that upheld a dress code enforced by a Chembur college banning hijabs and other religious identifiers, ruling it did not infringe upon fundamental rights. In September 2024, he concurred with Justice Gautam Patel in striking down the amended IT Rules that empowered the govt's Fact Check Unit, declaring them unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14 and 19. In October 2024, he stayed the Maharashtra govt's attempt to reclaim over 116 acres of industrial land in Kandivali's Charkop area. Most recently, in March 2025, he dismissed a plea by a Dalit PhD student challenging his suspension by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) for alleged misconduct and anti-national activities. Justice Chandurkar also questioned the Maharashtra govt in March over the pending heritage status for Veer Savarkar's residence in Shivaji Park and barred any changes to the property's status until June 13. The same month, he led a bench that ruled compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act should not be reduced by amounts received from Mediclaim or insurance policies. Justice Chandurkar has authored two books on municipal and rent control laws in Maharashtra, underlining his expertise in civil and administrative law. His elevation is seen as a recognition of his deep knowledge and balanced judicial approach. He will have a tenure of four years and ten months and will retire on April 6, 2030. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by lawyers from Nagpur, marking a proud moment for the local bar, which has seen several of its members ascend to the apex court. Justice Chandurkar joins the list of eminent jurists from the Nagpur High Bar Association, including Justices Janardan Mudholkar, Ananda Sen, Vikas Sirpurkar, Sharad Bobde, and Bhushan Gavai. Justice Chandurkar's Significant Judgments: - Upheld dress code ban on hijabs in colleges - Struck down amended IT Rules as unconstitutional - Stayed state's attempt to reclaim industrial land in Mumbai Nagpur Connection: Justice Chandurkar practised law in Nagpur from 1992 Previous Position: Senior judge, Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench
The Print
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
Three new SC judges to be sworn-in on Friday; apex court to regain full working strength
Once they take oath, the apex court will regain its full working strength of 34 judges, including the CJI. Three judges — Karnataka High Court Chief Justice N V Anjaria, Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi, and Bombay High Court judge Justice A S Chandurkar — were appointed to the Supreme Court on Thursday. New Delhi, May 29 (PTI) Chief Justice of India B R Gavai is scheduled to administer the oath of office to three new judges of the Supreme Court on Friday. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced their appointment on X. 'In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint S/Shri Justices (i) N.V. Anjaria, Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, (ii) Vijay Bishnoi, Chief Justice, High Court of Gauhati and (iii) A.S. Chandurkar, Judge, High Court of Bombay as Judges of the Supreme Court of India,' he said. As Supreme Court judge Justice Bela M Trivedi is set to superannuate on June 9, one vacancy of judge will arise. The apex court collegium headed by the CJI had on May 26 recommended the appointment of Justices Anjaria, Bishnoi and Chandurkar as judges of the top court. Their names were recommended against the three existing vacancies of judges in the top court following the superannuation of former CJI Sanjiv Khanna, and Justices Abhay S Oka and Hrishikesh Roy. Justice Anjaria took oath as the chief justice of Karnataka High Court on February 25, 2024. Earlier, he was elevated as additional judge, Gujarat High Court, on November 21, 2011 and confirmed as a permanent judge on September 6, 2013. Born on March 23, 1965 at Ahmedabad, Justice Anjaria obtained a Master's degree in law in 1989 from University School of Law, Ahmedabad. He started law practice in the Gujarat High Court from August 1988 and conducted matters involving constitutional issues and all categories of civil cases, labour and service. Justice Bishnoi took oath as the chief justice of the Gauhati High Court on February 5, 2024. He was appointed an additional judge of the Rajasthan High Court on January 8, 2013 and took oath as a permanent judge of the high court on January 7, 2015. Born on March 26, 1964 in Jodhpur, Justice Bishnoi was enrolled as an advocate on July 8, 1989. He practised law at the Rajasthan High Court and the Central Administrative Tribunal at Jodhpur. Born on April 7, 1965, Justice Chandurkar joined the Bar on July 21, 1988 after obtaining a law degree. Justice Chandurkar shifted to Nagpur in 1992 and practised in various courts. He was elevated as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on June 21, 2013. PTI ABA AS AS This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Centre clears elevation of Justice Atul S Chandurkar of Bombay HC as Supreme Court judge
The Centre Thursday notified the elevation of Justice Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar of the Bombay High Court as a judge of the Supreme Court. Justice Chandurkar will serve his tenure as a Supreme Court judge until April 6, 2030, when he will reach the retirement age of 65. This came after the Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai on May 26 recommended the appointment of Justice Chandurkar, present seniormost puisne judge of the Bombay High Court, along with that of Chief Justices of Karnataka and Gauhati High Courts, N V Anjaria and Vijay Bishnoi, respectively. The Collegium made the recommendation two days after Justice Abhay S Oka of the Supreme Court, who belonged to the Bombay HC, retired on May 24. Justice Chandurkar will supersede the Chief Justices of Kerala and Madras High Courts, Nitin Jamdar and K R Shriram, respectively, both belonging to the Bombay High Court. While Justice Jamdar was appointed as Bombay HC judge on January 23, 2012, Justice Shriram became HC judge on June 21, 2013, the same day as Justice Chandurkar. However, Justice Shriram was administered oath before Justice Chandurkar on the said day and featured ahead of him on the seniority list. Born on April 7, 1965, Justice Chandurkar completed his schooling at St Vincent's High School in Pune. After graduating from Ness Wadia College, Pune, he obtained a law degree from ILS Law College, Pune. Thereafter, he started practising as an advocate on July 21, 1988 and worked in the chambers of senior advocate B N Naik, who later became the judge of the HC. Justice Chandurkar shifted to Nagpur in 1992 and practised before various courts and also authored two books on the Maharashtra Municipal Council Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965, and the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. He was elevated as an additional judge of the Bombay HC in June 2013. He also served as an administrative judge (seniormost) at the Nagpur bench of the Bombay HC. In June 2024, a Justice Chandurkar-led division bench of the Bombay HC dismissed a plea by nine students of a college in Chembur challenging the dress code that banned hijabs, among other religious identifiers. The judge held that instructions issued by the college did not suffer from infirmity to violate fundamental rights to freedom of expression and of practising religion. In September 2024, Justice Chandurkar gave a deciding opinion after the split verdict on pleas challenging amended IT rules that empower the government to identify 'fake news' on social media platforms through a Fact Check Unit (FCU). Justice Chandurkar agreed with the opinion of Justice Gautam S Patel, who was part of the division bench that delivered the split verdict and struck down the amended rules as 'unconstitutional' and violative of Articles 14 and 19 (1) (a) and 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution. In October 2024, a bench presided over by Justice Chandurkar stayed the Maharashtra government's decision to take back over 116 acres of prime land parcel in the Charkop area in Kandivali (West) allotted for industrial purposes. In March this year, a Justice Chandurkar-led bench dismissed a plea by a Dalit PhD student challenging his suspension by the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) over 'repetitive misconduct and anti-national activities'. Earlier this month, Justice Chandurkar sought to know from the Maharashtra government when heritage status would be granted to the residence of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, Savarkar Sadan, situated at Shivaji Park area of Central Mumbai and ordered that till June 13, the status of the property should not be changed.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Justice Atul Chandurkar Recommended for SC Elevation by CJI-led Collegium
1 2 Nagpur: Justice Atul Chandurkar, a senior judge of the Bombay high court, has been recommended for elevation to the Supreme Court by the collegium led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai. The recommendation underscores his contributions to constitutional jurisprudence, particularly in the realm of digital rights and free speech. The city's legal fraternity was on cloud nine as soon as the news was received, and congratulatory messages poured in on social media about his elevation. This is the second big elevation for the Nagpur High Court Bar Association (HCBA) in two weeks, as justice Gavai was sworn in as CJI on May 14. Justice Gavai was the last judge from the HCBA here to move to SC on May 9, 2019. Born on April 7, 1965, Chandurkar completed his education in Pune, earning degrees in commerce and law before commencing his legal practice in Mumbai on July 21, 1988, under senior counsel BN Naik. He later shifted to Nagpur in 1992, where he practised across various courts. He authored two books; 'The Maharashtra Municipal Council Nagar Panchayats & Industrial Townships Act, 1965' and 'The Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999'. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 12000W лазерен заваръчен апарат (4 в 1) – революция в заваряването! Undo Elevated as an additional judge of the Bombay high court on June 21, 2013, he has since presided over numerous important cases. One of Chandurkar's most notable judgments came in September 2024, when he served as the tie-breaker in a split verdict concerning the constitutional validity of the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules. These amendments empowered a govt-appointed Fact Check Unit to label online content related to govt business as 'fake' or 'misleading'. Chandurkar's recommendation to the apex court comes as part of CJI Gavai's efforts to strengthen the judiciary with judges possessing deep constitutional insight and a commitment to upholding fundamental rights. He will bring to the apex court a wealth of experience from his tenure at the HC and a reputation for judicious reasoning in complex legal matters, said HCBA members. The recommendation reflects a deliberate effort by the collegium to bring a balance of regional representation and subject matter expertise to the top court. The collegium's recommendation is now pending approval by the President of India. If confirmed, justice Chandurkar will serve till April 6, 2030, at the top court. His elevation is anticipated to further reinforce the SC's role in safeguarding constitutional liberties in the digital age. # List of Supreme Court judges from Nagpur High Bar Association: Justices Janardan Mudholkar, Ananda Sen, Vikas Sirpurkar, Sharad Bobde, and Bhushan Gavai # From Erstwhile CP & Berar Region: Justice Vivian Bose and Mohammed Hidyatullah
