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Supreme Court considers reforms in Senior Advocate designation process

After two days of hearings, the top court reserved judgement in the case to decide if the process needs fine-tuning or a complete overhaul

Manasi Shah

25th Mar 2025

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The ‘first woman’ problem

A century after winning the right to practice law, women in the highest ranks of the judiciary remain the exception, not the norm

Manasi Shah

9th Mar 2025

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Lawyers excluded from the consumer protection law. Are doctors next?

The Supreme Court has called for the reconsideration of 'V.P. Shantha', which held the field for almost three decades on doctors' liability

V. Venkatesan

20th Jun 2024

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Aparna Chandra Book Talk on Court on Trial

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Book talk on “Court on Trial” with co-author Dr Aparna Chandra

Watch SCO's book talk with Dr. Aparna Chandra, co-author of "Court on Trial", with SCO's Editor-in-Chief Leena Gita Reghunath

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Is the Supreme Court really a “people’s Court”?

DESK BRIEF: A conversation with Dr. Aparna Chandra on "Court on Trial: A Data-Driven Account of the Supreme Court of India"

SCO Team

14th Oct 2023

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Senior Advocates on CJI Lalit’s ‘Striking’ Tenure

On CJI U.U. Lalit's retirement, Senior Advocates who practiced with him or argued before him, shared their views on his 74-day tenure.

SCO Team

7th Nov 2022

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Justice Navin Sinha Retires: 9 Key Judgments

Justice Navin Sinha retired on August 18th, 2021. He wrote 126 judgments as a Supreme Court judge during his four year tenure.

Gauri Kashyap and Ajoy Karpuram

18th Aug 2021

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Court Data

How many Senior Advocates volunteer free Legal Aid?

As per the list published on 1 October 2019, 16% of all Supreme Court Senior Advocates volunteer to do legal services.

SCO Team

10th Jun 2020

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