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A new report produced by the apex court on the evolution of jurisprudence on caste shows that even within a rule-based framework, social conditioning makes its presence felt
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In 2025, the Supreme Court of India marked its 75th anniversary with key judgments, controversies, and reflections on its role, while navigating internal challenges and judicial reforms Shishir Tripathi
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Former Chief Justice B. N. Kripal’s *Supreme But Not Infallible* highlights the Supreme Court’s fallibility, emphasising its power to review judgments and correct errors to uphold justice and constitutional values
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Reform of the Collegium system should prioritise efficiency, transparency, and accountability, avoiding power struggles and ensuring judicial independence in appointments
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The Supreme Court held it cannot impose timelines on Governors or the President for Bill assent but may issue a limited mandamus against prolonged inaction, balancing separation of powers with ensuring constitutional functioning
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Researchers from Charkha prepared a detailed report analysing the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, assessing its legal validity, alignment with constitutional principles, and offering recommendations to prevent misuse
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Two aspects of the interim order have triggered debate. One, the decision to transfer the case to CBI when jurisprudence has set a high bar to do so. Two, the decision to appoint two IPS officers to the supervisory committee who may be of Tamil Nadu cadre but not natives of the state
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Zetwerk estimate losing nearly $77 million in potential orders and allege that Ayr’s revenues from the disputed business could exceed $250 million.
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Justice Surya Kant, brings decades of distinguished service, marked by landmark rulings on free speech, privacy, and human rights, and faces crucial judicial reform challenges ahead. He takes oath as the next CJI on November 24
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Despite explicit court orders, Bar Council resolutions, and even petitions seeking to ban such colonial honorifics, their persistence raises a deeper question: is this merely a colonial relic that refuses to fade, or an institutional compulsion the judiciary itself continues to uphold?
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‘Hum Bharat Ke Log: Bhartiya Samvidhan Par Nau Nibandh’ (We, the People of India: Nine Essays on the Indian Constitution), represents a significant step towards making serious constitutional scholarship available in Hindi. The paucity of scholarship in Indian languages represents a drawback in making the foundational document more accessible
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Two High Courts have reached opposite conclusions on the issue of taxing compensation received by people whose land is acquired under different statutes. It’s now the legislature’s duty to clarify the position and mitigate the feeling of being hard done-by
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Laws, judgments, and penalties can only go so far unless accompanied by a strong administrative will to eradicate this inhuman practice once and for all. The sight of a worker entering a sewer outside the Supreme Court is not just a failure of governance; it is a collective failure of conscience
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Litigation amounting to nearly 7.5% of GDP is stuck at the level of tribunals, locking in capital. It’s not the stuff of headlines but it’s a big contributor to regulatory cholesterol. Reform attempts should not ignore blockages in the plumbing
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In India, religion is not limited to personal belief; it is deeply woven into the social fabric and continuously shapes citizen–state interactions. In such a context, maintaining a strict and absolute separation between state and religion becomes exceedingly difficult
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A dissent in the Supreme Court may not be an explanation in a lost cause. Jurisprudence is filled with examples where a subsequent generation saw merit in the logic undergirding an earlier dissent and mainstreamed it
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The Supreme Court upheld that political parties aren't workplaces under the POSH Act, excluding women in politics from legal protections against harassment, highlighting urgent need to expand the law's scope
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Mediation in India today is too often a box to be ticked, a hollow formality. Without a credible cost for walking away, mediation will remain symbolic. With such consequences, however, it could become the pressure valve India’s clogged courts desperately need
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The prevailing law treats every collector with suspicion. The outcomes are lost opportunities to project soft power and limited revenue for the government. The law needs to change and treat collectors as partners in preserving India’s rich heritage
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The state is now outperforming the US in some critical social and economic indicators despite having a fraction of the latter’s per capita income. Kerala is an outlier in the truest sense. A look at what went into making this development model
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The book ‘[In]Complete Justice: The Supreme Court at 75, Critical Reflections’ critically examines the Supreme Court's evolution, highlighting its successes, failures, judicial activism, and key reforms. It explores the Court’s role in shaping India’s democracy, law, and social justice
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For the judiciary to remain independent, it must first acknowledge its own flaws and correct them. Ignoring the cracks in the Collegium only invites external intervention, which would compromise its autonomy
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An ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court on a Presidential Reference has brought to the fore the perennial tussle between legislature and judiciary on the issue of which body is supreme. The widely accepted idea is that it’s the Constitution that is supreme and higher judiciary interprets it. A deeper look at the long and yet unresolved issue follows
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Supreme Court addressed and remedied the legal vacuum in sexual harassment through an innovative approach. It then took the Parliament more than a decade to address the issue through legislation. The judiciary’s pioneering effort, however, has been undone by the tardy and unsympathetic approach to complaints from within the institution
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The judiciary carries out the role of interpreting the law and it should harmonize its interpretation wherever possible with our social and economic development. While addressing procedural anomalies is important, it is crucial to remain mindful of the larger economic import and the primary goal of providing a second chance to failing but viable businesses
