Guest Post by Vivek Anandh, an advocate who practices before the Delhi High Court The decision of the Supreme Court collegium to upload its resolutions with reasons is a watershed moment in the long...
Of the sanctioned strength of 31, 27 judges currently serve on the Supreme Court. Of these 27 judges, 24 have previously been judges of one or more High Courts in the country. While we are aware of...
In a recent op-ed in the Mint, I lament the lack of public consultation in Indian law and policy making. I argue that its high time we moved from representative to deliberative democracy. I note the...
As Nick points out in his post, the proposed Judicial Appointments Commission (“JAC”) has generated a great deal of debate. In this post, I make two arguments: first, irrespective of its composition...
There has been a lot of news – and controversy – lately about the Constitution (99th amendment) Bill that would replace the current judicial collegium with a judicial appointments...
Once appointed to the court, Supreme Court judges in India enjoy security of tenure. They cannot be removed except by a strenuously difficult impeachment process, their tenures cannot be shortened or...
Here are the latest RTI query from activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal and the reply from the Supreme Court. Also, it is now clear from Supreme Court’s reply to another RTI applicant, Deepak...
The FL’s cover story on GM debate reflects the diversity of views on the contentious issue. In my piece, I have traced the cases in the Supreme Court, and how the petitioners could be credited...
It may be just a coincidence that even as Indian public opinion deplores the non-elevation of Justice A.P.Shah to the Supreme Court, Pakistan too is debating the Presiden’s power to appoint...
I thank Argya for his extensive comments on my post. I wish he also responded to Points 5 and 6 of my previous post, which clarify some of the issues. Now, let me come to the specifics. 1. I referred...