Analysis
Analysis
The Supreme Courts of South Asia: A comparative look
A ready-reckoner about some of the key features of the top courts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan
10th Jun 2024
Analysis
Commissions and Omissions
How will the executive-judiciary tussle around appointments play out in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s third term?
9th Jun 2024
Analysis
Did Dr Ambedkar Want to Burn the Constitution?
A chapter in a recent book looks at the context of a statement often quoted by proponents of a new Constitution. Here’s a brief excerpt.
6th Jun 2024
Analysis
Kania and Nehru
Nehru’s fraught relationship with the judiciary had its roots in his exasperation with the first Chief Justice on the matter of appointments
3rd Jun 2024
Analysis
Monthly Review: April 2024
In April the Supreme Court heard two Constitution Bench cases and delivered a verdict on a crucial case concerning electoral transparency
31st May 2024
Analysis
A narrow check on the ED’s wide powers
‘Tarsem Lal’ clarifies that the ED cannot arrest after cognisance, but experts warn against reading it as a shift from ‘Vijay Madanlal'
30th May 2024
Analysis
What is the Form 17C petition in the Supreme Court all about?
Last week, the Court adjourned a request asking the ECI to publish turnout data within 48 hours of polling. Here’s an explainer
29th May 2024
Analysis
A tale of two Chief Ministers
Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren were both arrested by the ED in PMLA cases. Why did only one of them get interim bail to campaign?
26th May 2024