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Chandrachud

Analysis

And it’s a wrap

In his last week in office as Chief Justice, D.Y. Chandrachud characteristically drew a neat line under unfinished business

Sushovan Patnaik

11th Nov 2024

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Constitution Benches

Analysis

16 Constitution Bench judgements by D.Y. Chandrachud as Chief Justice

A ready-reckoner of the arguments and verdicts in all the Constitution Benches cases during the outgoing Chief Justice’s tenure

Advay Vora

8th Nov 2024

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judgements

Analysis

The top 10 judgements of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

A subjective list of 10 (plus five bonus mentions) of the outgoing Chief Justice of India’s most important judgements in the Supreme Court

SCO Team

8th Nov 2024

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Chandrachud's

Analysis

The end of the Chandrachud era

Analysing the tenure of the longest-serving Chief Justice since 2012 doesn’t lend itself to easy generalisations and pithy one-liners

R. Sai Spandana

3rd Nov 2024

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Khanna

Analysis

Justice Khanna’s era begins

As the incoming Chief Justice, Sanjiv Khanna has the enviable task of balancing continuity with fresh reforms

R. Sai Spandana

31st Oct 2024

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Justice

Analysis

“Passing the baton”: D.Y. Chandrachud nominates Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India

If the nomination is accepted by the Union, Justice Khanna will serve as India’s 51st Chief Justice from 11 November 2024

Kevin Sebastian

17th Oct 2024

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Analysis

Kolkata rape and murder case | The NTF must complete its work within a reasonable time, says Supreme Court

The Court also received updates from the West Bengal government and directed it to detail how civic volunteers are hired within three weeks

R. Sai Spandana

15th Oct 2024

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Justice Ahmadi, the Fearless judge (1)

Analysis

How Supreme Court judges got their law clerks

An excerpt from CJI Ahmadi’s biography written by his granddaughter tells us about his role in starting the judicial clerkship programme

Insiyah Vahanvaty

7th Oct 2024

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Justice Ahmadi, the Fearless judge

Analysis

“Ayodhya is a storm that will pass”: Justice Ahmadi on his 1993 dissent

An excerpt from CJI Ahmadi’s biography written by his granddaughter captures the pressures of being a dissenting judge in a landmark case

Insiyah Vahanvaty

7th Oct 2024

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suo moto

Analysis

Special Benches and suo moto hearings

The sub-classification decision has dominated Supreme Court coverage but here’s a recap of other noteworthy developments in August so far

R. Sai Spandana

11th Aug 2024

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appointments

Analysis

Commissions and Omissions

How will the executive-judiciary tussle around appointments play out in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s third term?

R. Sai Spandana

9th Jun 2024

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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

Sushovan Patnaik

3rd Jun 2024

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cases

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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75 Years of the Supreme Court

The First Eight

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

R. Sai Spandana