Madan Bhimarao Lokur was appointed to the post by President Ram Nath Kovind.
On December 30, 2018, the second senior-most Supreme
Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur retired.
Justice Lokur said that he is disappointed that the December 12
decision of the collegium was not uploaded on the website.
The Lokur bench, therefore, admonished the Arun Mishra bench and
decided to consider the question of reference to a larger bench on March 7.
Sources said that Justices Gogoi and Lokur signed the joint two-line letter on April
22 in which they spoke about holding of a"full court".
Sources said that Justices Gogoi and Lokur signed the joint two-line letter on April
22 in which they spoke about holding of a“full court”.
I don't want another 20 years later some very wise men in this country blame that Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi,
Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph sold their souls.
We don't want wise men saying 20 years from now that Justice Chelameswar,
Gogoi, Lokur and Kurian Joseph sold their souls
and didn't do the right thing by constitution'.
We don't want wise men saying 20 years from now that Justice Chelameswar,
Gogoi, Lokur and Kurian Joseph sold their souls
and didn't do the right thing by our Constitution.”.
Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta said that from now on the owner(s)
of illegal or encroached constructions would get just 48-hour notice to show cause why the building not be sealed or demolished and action shall be taken immediately thereafter.
Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta said that from now on the owner(s)
of illegal or encroached constructions would be given only 48-hour notice to show cause why the building not be sealed or demolished and action shall be taken immediately thereafter.