NEW DELHI: August 26 marks the last day of service for Chief Justice of India N V Ramana who is retiring on Friday. The CJI Ramana shared the bench with CJI-designate Justice UU Lalit & Justice Hima Kohli. On his final day as CJI N V Ramana delivered judgments in five cases 1) the PIL seeking a ban on ‘election freebies’, 2) the 2007 Gorakhpur riots case, 3) the Karnataka
Discussing the CJI's achievements, Justice Lalit said that what stood the most was the 250 High Court appointments he made during his time in office and his push for better judicial infrastructure.
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the plea against freebies promised by political parties before elections, needs to be heard by a 3-judge bench in view of the complexity of the issue