On merit versus reservation

02-Feb-2022

The Supreme Court has once again addressed the ‘merit versus reservation’ debate, a misleading binary that has engaged public and judicial discourse for years and noted that “reservation is not at odds with merit” in open competitive examinations.

Grease the wheels of justice

30-Sep-2021

Recently, Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana made a plea to ‘Indianise’ courts to make them responsive to the needs of the Indian citizens. Despite good intentions, the nation’s judiciary is hurtling due to the pendency of cases in courts across the country.

Breaking the logjam, handing over the baton

25-Aug-2021

For the first time ever, the Supreme Court Collegium led by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) recommended/selected as many as nine persons at one go to be appointed to the apex court. With the appointment of the judges, the highest court in the country having its near full strength will ease the pressure on it considerably.

A COURT IN CRISIS

24-Apr-2021

Justice N.V. Ramana was sworn in as the 48^th Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Aadhaar As A Hurdle

19-Mar-2021

The Supreme Court recently said, it was a “very serious” matter if three crore ration cards have been cancelled, including those of tribals and the poor, solely because they could not be biometrically linked with Aadhaar.

Criminal Contempt of Court

03-Dec-2020

Attorney General of India has given consent to initiate contempt proceedings against comic artist for her tweets on Supreme Court.

Article 32 - Right to Constitutional Remedies

26-Nov-2020

Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde observed that it is trying to discourage individuals from filing petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution.