Pendency of registered cases in the Supreme Court dropped by 3588 during Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s tenure

His frequent public appearances and charismatic personality invited unprecedented attention to an opaque institution

Justice Chandrachud’s keen interest in furthering the conversation around disability rights has resulted in a rich body of jurisprudence

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

Here’s a list of 7 occasions when the outgoing Chief Justice diverged from the majority on conclusion or reasoning during his long tenure

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

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

Benches led by CJI Chandrachud are expected to deliver five judgements on matters of minority status, arbitration and public employment

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

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

The DMRC curative judgement was in step with India’s arbitration legislation, which codifies the qualifications to the doctrine of finality

Observers have pointed out that appointing the senior most judge as the CJI has resulted in a “revolving door” which affects stability