TR Andhyarujina (who, as noted in this post, has written insightfully about PIL in the past) has an excellent column in today’s Indian Express which provides an objective assessment of the much-discussed ruling in the …
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Tag: Separation of Powers
Myriad responses to the Aravali Golf Club ruling: Not earthshaking, but significant
The previous post ended by speculating about the reactions of judges – especially those who are regarded as more ‘activist’ – to the caustic remarks of the Mathur-Katju bench on judicial activism in the Aravali …
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A fresh round in the internal debate within the Supreme Court over the limits of Judicial activism
Today’s newspapers are devoting considerable attention to a recent decision of a division bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justices AP Mathur and Markandey Katju. This is how the news-item in the Indian Express …
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Some background information and thoughts on angry bar-bench exchanges
In the previous post, V. Venkatesan drew our attention to the exchange between Additional Solicitor General Vikas Singh and a Supreme Court bench hearing the ‘Delhi sealing case’. In doing so, he emphasised the unusually …
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Reflecting on Sorabjee’s response to the Speaker’s public lecture
The previous post focused on Somnath Chatterjee’s recent public lecture where he seemed to be providing a theoretical and intellectual framework to the current struggles between the Legislature/Executive and the Judiciary, and also counselled the …
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Contentious issues beyond quotas: The Forests case
For now, debates on OBC quotas are on hold, as we wait for the Supreme Court’s next move on May 08. But it is becoming clear that the quota issue is but one among many …
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