The Supreme Court Publishes New Roster of Work Effective July 3
– The Supreme Court has released a new roster of work that will be effective from July 3.
– Fifteen different benches will be allocated cases according to this subject-wise roster.
– The first bench, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, will handle a wide range of cases, including indirect taxes, service matters, criminal appeals, election petitions, company law, habeas corpus matters, and arbitration.
– Matters related to the appointment of constitutional authorities and judicial officers, armed forces, and admissions to educational institutions will also be heard by the CJI’s bench.
– PILs, Letter Petitions, and social justice matters are also assigned to the CJI’s bench.
– The second and third benches, led by Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna respectively, will also hear letter petitions and PILs assigned to them by the CJI.
– The subject-wise roster system was introduced by former CJI Dipak Misra in February 2018 to address the controversy surrounding the “master of roster” issue.
– Some highlights of the new roster include:
– Arbitration matters: CJI, Justice SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, S Ravindra Bhat, Abhay S Oka.
– Criminal matters: CJI, Justices SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose, AS Bopanna, Krishna Murari, S Ravindra Bhat, Hrishikesh Roy, AS Oka, and Vikram Nath.
– Indirect Tax matters: CJI, Justices Krishna Murari, S Ravindra Bhat, AS Oka, and BV Nagarthna.
– Direct Tax matters: Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Krishna Murari, S Ravindra Bhat, AS Oka, BV Nagarathna.
– Service matters: CJI, Justices SK Kaul, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose, AS Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy, AS Oka, Vikram Nath, JK Maheshwari, and Hima Kohli.
– Consumer Protection matters: Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, JK Maheshwari, Hima Kohli, and BV Nagarathna.
– Ordinary Civil matters: Justices SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose, AS Bopanna, Krishna Murari, Hrishikesh Roy, AS Oka, Vikram Nath, JK Maheshwari, and BV Nagarathna.
– The full roster can be accessed by clicking the provided link.
Source: [Live Law](https://www.livelaw.in/new-roster-sc-cji-misra-hear-pils/)
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