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Analysis

Transition time

As the discussion on Justice Chandrachud’s legacy settles, there is a sense that his successor may herald a return to more unassuming ways

Advay Vora

18th 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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Industrial Alcohol industries intoxicating Liqour

Analysis

Whose power is it anyway?

Justice Nagarathna’s dissents in two recent Constitution Bench matters may suggest that achieving ‘federal balance’ is a delicate thing

Gauri Kashyap

28th Oct 2024

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Thursday

Analysis

‘Judgement Thursday’ strikes again

Last week’s decision upholding Section 6A of the Citizenship Act marks the beginning of a series of rulings expected in the coming days

Advay Vora

21st Oct 2024

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Supreme Court Monsoon Desk Brief

Analysis

Baarish, Benches and Bail

The Court’s Monsoon Session saw reduced Constitution Bench activity, bail orders for opposition leaders and suo moto cases

Gauri Kashyap

13th Oct 2024

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complete justice

Analysis

The many discretions of ‘complete justice’

The Court has often clarified that Article 142 is not an overriding provision, but the fact is that it has sometimes operated as one

R. Sai Spandana

6th Oct 2024

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Supreme Court Trending, social media, viral, Livestreaming

Analysis

Trending: #SupremeCourt

Two years after the top court began livestreaming hearings, concerns about institutional posturing and performative justice remain relevant

Gauri Kashyap

29th Sep 2024

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causelist

Analysis

Causelists and cases

Skimming through the causelist may not seem like much, but it offers us insight into the workings of the court

Advay Vora

23rd Sep 2024

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book bans

Analysis

Master of the Roster, book bans, representation

The latest offerings in our Court at 75 series: an analysis on bench allocation, a long-read on book bans and a video on gender diversity

Advay Vora

17th Sep 2024

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Analysis

Waving flag

A quick look at the value of judicial symbolism in the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s recent unveiling of a new flag and insignia

Sushovan Patnaik

8th Sep 2024

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Women in the Supreme Court

Analysis

And then there were two

75 years and 276 judges later, the number of women at the top court remains a shocking low of 4 percent

Gauri Kashyap

31st Aug 2024

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suo moto

Analysis

‘Enlightened liberality’ and suo moto powers

It may be cynical to view the Supreme Court’s suo moto cognisance of the Kolkata rape and murder case merely as an optics game

R. Sai Spandana

25th Aug 2024

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