Under the agreement, while the entire cost of surgery and related treatment of patients would be borne by the Rajkot-based charitable trust, the State government would bear the cost of traveling and miscellaneous expenditures
Read MoreJustice Chandrachud, who will hold office till November 10, 2024, is the son of former Supreme Court judge Y.V. Chandrachud, who was the longest-serving CJI, being in office for about seven years and four months between 1978 to 1985.
Read MoreIn his 200-page verdict, Justice Shankar said that introducing the possibility of a husband being regarded as his spouse's rapist will be completely antithetical to the institution of marriage which is the most pristine institution of mankind, and on which rests the entire bedrock of society.
Read MoreAt that time, a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana told the AG: "It is a colonial law used by the British to silence Mahatma Gandhi, (Bal Gangadhar) Tilak. Still, is it necessary after 75 years of Independence? I am indicating what I am thinking."
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