In reconsidering the decision in the BWSSB case, the Court considered influence of retrospective interpretations on prospective enactments

Justice K. Chandru, former judge in the Madras High Court, comments on the 2005 reference to a nine-judge Constitution Bench

CJI Gavai had restored the practice through letters or slips; a new circular raises the compliance burden to curb their use

As countries accommodate the regime, its mix of decree, doctrine & custom posing as ‘constitutional order’ is becoming harder to contest

The SC acted as an ADR forum instead of engaging with issues of originality and authorship in Indian classical music.

Rachana Gangu v Union of India represents a meaningful doctrinal step by situating the no fault principle within a constitutional frame