Analysis

Prolonged appointments pending since July 2023 breached the timeline set by the Supreme Court for appointing judges

The Bench noted that there is a huge mismatch between parents who wish to adopt and children available for adoption

The top Court heard challenges to the Kerala and Tamil Nadu Governors’ withholding of Bills passed twice by the state legislative assemblies

While the top Court has commendably steered disability advocacy, stronger localised adjudication is fundamental

A year ago, there were more than 5000 criminal cases pending across the country against current or former legislators

The Court’s decision to refuse an abortion to a woman with postpartum psychosis has undone the progressive strides made in 2021 and 2022

Why aren’t we talking about reservations in the higher judiciary for women and members of marginalised communities?

For years, disability rights advocates have claimed weak legal enforcement. A PIL in the apex court has the chance to catalyse a reckoning