Hyderabad:Chief Justice of India SA Bobde has recommended Justice NV Ramana as his successor and the 48th Chief Justice of India in keeping with convention and seniority norms. Let us have a look at some of the landmark judgements by the judge.
Speedy disposal of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs
On 17th September 2019, Justice NV Ramana led bench had released an order stating that Chief Justices of all High Courts need to list all pending criminal cases filed against MPs and MLAs. Instructions were also given to list all such cases which have not advanced further due to higher court orders.
Value to women's housework
In January 2021, a Supreme Court bench involving Justice NV Ramana and Surya Kant had ruled that a woman doing housework is no less than her husband's office work. Justice NV Ramana who had emphasised the idea which was initiated by the top court in the 2001 Lata Wadhwa case, said that housewives need to be paid on the basis of services rendered by them in the house.
Regarding the grant of thepermanent commission for women in the armed forces
In 2018, Justice NV Ramana had lambasted the Centre over women officers not being granted permanent commission in the armed forces. The centre was also asked not to adopt a discriminatory approach in this regard and sought an early response from the Centre on the Short Service Commission (SSC).
Md. Anwar v. State of NCT of Delhi, 2020
A bench comprising of Justice NV Ramana, SA Nazeer and Surya Kant stated that in order to claim immunity citing mental illness according to Section 84 of the IPC, the accused needs to display beyond all reasonable doubt that he/she really suffers from an ailment that affects their discretionary judgement.
Article 370 reference to larger Bench denied
A Coram of Justices NV Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, R Subhash Reddy, BR Gavai and Surya Kant in a case pertaining to Dr Shah Faesal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors had denied the need to refer a larger bench to the petitions challenging the Presidential Orders with reference to the repealing of special status in J&K under Article 370 of the Constitution
Dismissal of a curative petition and stay on the execution of 2012 Delhi gang-rape convict
A Coram of Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, Rohinton Fali Nariman, R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, and AS Bopanna while hearing the Pawan Kumar Gupta vs State of NCT Delhi case had dismissed the curative petition and stay on the execution of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape convict. The Court dismissed the final plea against the rejection of mercy petition of the convicts by the President of India. On March 20, at 5:30 am the four convicts were hanged to death at Tihar Jail.
Kashmir lockdown: Suspension of the internet shouldn't be indefinite, must adhere to the Proportionality Test
NV Ramana, Surya Kant, and BR Gavai while hearing the case pertaining to Anuradha Basin vs Union of India said that freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(g) is provided protection under the Constitution. In connection with this, the internet cannot be stopped and that a periodic review must be done. The court also observed that prohibitory orders under Sec 144 of the CrPC are not to be imposed in order to suppress the legitimate expression of opinion or grievance or while exercising democratic rights.