The immediate cause of concern arises from the recent public utterances by two of the seniormost members of the highest judiciary in the land. I write this piece with a heavy heart and a grave sense of responsibility. This is because I am writing about the Sentinel on the Qui Vive, a phrase etched in Indian […]
The Supreme Court’s judgments in the cases of Zakia Jafri and Nupur Sharma are a study in contrast; one in which observations in court supplanted the main arguments of the petitioner, and the other, where the court proceedings were virtually left out. The Supreme Court of India has been in the news of late, primarily […]
Presenting the current impasse in the Collegium as one that could ‘cost India its first female CJI’ would be a mistake. Should token gender empowerment trump fairness? The question may not be politically correct, but please read this headline: “Will collegium impasse cost India chance to get woman CJI in 2027?” I am not sure […]
In a recent hearing in the Central Vista case, the court suggested that its decision not to grant a stay on construction was based on expectations rather than the law. Often referred to as the most powerful court in the world, the Supreme Court of India sometimes acts in mysterious ways. The most recent instance […]
When it comes to cases of a political nature, the phenomenon of vacillation seems particularly pronounced as seen when the SC ruled against debarring persons with criminal cases pending against them from contesting elections. The Supreme Court of India seems to be vacillating between being progressive and regressive. Of course, the nature of the issue […]