Master of the Roster: Securing Process Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
As the SC turns 75, we analyse rostering under Chandrachud and Lalit courts and make a case for a publicly defensible allocation rationale
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His frequent public appearances and charismatic personality invited unprecedented attention to an opaque institution
20th Nov 2024
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In his last week in office as Chief Justice, D.Y. Chandrachud characteristically drew a neat line under unfinished business
11th Nov 2024
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A ready-reckoner of the arguments and verdicts in all the Constitution Benches cases during the outgoing Chief Justice’s tenure
8th Nov 2024
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A subjective list of 10 (plus five bonus mentions) of the outgoing Chief Justice of India’s most important judgements in the Supreme Court
8th Nov 2024
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Analysing the tenure of the longest-serving Chief Justice since 2012 doesn’t lend itself to easy generalisations and pithy one-liners
3rd Nov 2024
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As the incoming Chief Justice, Sanjiv Khanna has the enviable task of balancing continuity with fresh reforms
31st Oct 2024
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If the nomination is accepted by the Union, Justice Khanna will serve as India’s 51st Chief Justice from 11 November 2024
17th Oct 2024
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The Court also received updates from the West Bengal government and directed it to detail how civic volunteers are hired within three weeks
15th Oct 2024
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An excerpt from CJI Ahmadi’s biography written by his granddaughter tells us about his role in starting the judicial clerkship programme
7th Oct 2024
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An excerpt from CJI Ahmadi’s biography written by his granddaughter captures the pressures of being a dissenting judge in a landmark case
7th Oct 2024
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The sub-classification decision has dominated Supreme Court coverage but here’s a recap of other noteworthy developments in August so far
11th Aug 2024
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How will the executive-judiciary tussle around appointments play out in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s third term?
9th Jun 2024
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Partap Singh Bajwa v Chairman Rajya Sabha
The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha rejected an impeachment motion against a judge despite the motion having support of the requisite number of MPs.
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Bench:N.V. Ramana CJI, S.A. Bobde CJI, Arun Mishra J, A. K. Goel J, A.K. Sikri J
As the SC turns 75, we analyse rostering under Chandrachud and Lalit courts and make a case for a publicly defensible allocation rationale
As part of our special series on the Supreme Court’s 75th anniversary, we take a brief look at the lives and times of the first eight judges
In his inaugural address, the first Chief Justice said that the new Court would stay away from the ‘spirit of formal or barren legalism.'