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Supreme Court’s adoption of roster system for appointment of SC, ST candidates came thirty years too late and yet more is to be done
By restoring an archaic senior designation process, the SC took away more than it aimed to give
‘Subjecting advocate in a case to beck and call of investigating agency untenable’: SC slams practice of investigation agencies summoning lawyers, notes threat to justice administration
The silver maces and panic buttons: The impeachment story of Justice V. Ramaswami
Justice Varma impeachment: Why the government’s reported plan to bypass the Judges (Inquiry) Act procedure should concern us
Five noteworthy judgements of Justice N.V. Anjaria, among the latest appointees to the Supreme Court
Six noteworthy judgements by Justice A.S. Chandurkar, among the latest appointees to the top Court
How the reformed criminal laws put a cosmetic patch on India’s abiding issue with witness protection
In its verdict on taxing entertainment in the digital age, the top Court clarifies a complex area of law
Amidst bench hunting allegations in Punjab & Haryana HC, advocate makes unusual request to transfer bail matter to Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu
Written complaint to Punjab & Haryana HC CJ made damning allegations, indicated bench-hunting
In one of the biggest reshuffles, Collegium recommends 22 High Court transfers
Collegium recommends new chief justices across Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gauhati, Patna and Jharkhand HCs
Collegium recommends Justices N.V. Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi and A.S. Chandurkar to the Supreme Court, but no reasons stated for supersession of senior judges
Finality as intended: A defence of Justice Viswanathan’s dissent in Gayatri Balasamy
Challenge to the Waqf amendment: As SC reserves interim order, a look-back on three days of arguments
Justice A.S. Oka: The judge known for taking suffering seriously
Demanding justice in “difficult times”: The Supreme Court’s ‘fanciful’ response to refugee protection as India allegedly abandons Rohingyas in the sea
Supreme Court grants interim bail to Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad even as it restrains him from expressing opinion on Operation Sindoor
Challenge to the Waqf amendment: As SC sets in for substantive hearings, a break-down of Petitioner’s consolidated written submissions and contentious issues
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, reputed for notable decisions on personal liberty, sworn in as 52nd Chief Justice of India
Of sound decisions and marked silences: CJI Sanjiv Khanna’s balancing act amidst turbulent times
In-house committee found several mismatches between Justice Varma’s claims and evidence on ground
Supreme Court issues notice in plea seeking compartmentalised horizontal reservations for transgender persons in NEET PG 2025-26
As Justice Yashwant Varma defies resignation calls, CJI Khanna recommends removal
“Courts are not as fragile as flowers”: Supreme Court rebukes BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for comments on CJI being responsible for “civil war” in India
29 High Court recommendations pending with government, 15 SC/ST judges appointed since November 2022: What the Collegium’s data on HC appointments tells us
What are the options before CJI Sanjiv Khanna as the ‘Justice Verma’ in-house committee finally submits report?
Challenge to the Waqf amendment: A complete run-down of the Union’s counter-affidavit and rejoinders by petitioners
Having captured the legislature and the executive, the judiciary is the final bastion of the Republic that the Hindu Rashtra project is seeking to vanquish
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