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Discussing Volume 9 of the Indian Journal of Constitutional Law

On April 10, 2021 By DGV Rithvik In Constitutional Law, Judiciary, New Scholarship

The fourth part of our discussions under the New Scholarship series around public law themed articles will include pieces featured in the recently released Volume 9 of the Indian Journal of Constitutional Law. IJCL’s editorial board had previously introduced Volume 9 of the journal

Who Are Our Judges? Assessing the Information Disclosure Practice of Indian Supreme Court Judges

On April 10, 2021 By Rangin Tripathy and Chandni Kaur Bagga In Constitutional Law, Judiciary, New Scholarship

In this piece, Rangin Tripathy and Chandni Kaur Bagga introduce the arguments they make in their research article titled “Who Are Our Judges? Assessing the Information Disclosure Practice of Indian Supreme Court Judges

Reforming the Roster: Looking Beyond the Borders

On February 23, 2021 By Prakhar Raghuvanshi and Sarthak Bhardwaj In Comparative Law, Judiciary, Supreme Court of India

In this article, the authors critique the present Roster System at the Supreme Court of India, and question the authority vested in the role of the Chief Justice of India as the ‘Master of the Roster’ in the course of judicial appointments. Comparative analysis is made with appointment systems around the world, with suggestions towards reform being provided for the betterment of justice delivery in India.

Can the Judiciary Guard Democratic Transitions of Power? An Indian-Israeli Perspective

On December 21, 2020 By Prof. Rivka Weill In Comparative Law, Judiciary, New Scholarship

This post by Rivka Weill is the second response in the international blog symposium on India and Global Decline in Democracies. In this post the author gives a Indian-Israeli perspective on the role of judiciary in democratic transition of power.