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
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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
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R. Sai Spandana
Justice Kania’s inaugural speech on the establishment of the Supreme Court
In his inaugural address, the first Chief Justice said that the new Court would stay away from the ‘spirit of formal or barren legalism.'