Interview: Raju Ramachandran For a more pragmatic viewV. VENKATESANInterview with Raju Ramachandran, advocate of the Supreme Court.
Interview: Mathews J. Nedumpara, ‘They are usurping the power of removal of judges’V. VENKATESANInterview with Mathews J. Nedumpara, counsel for Justice C.S. Karnan in the Supreme Court.
Cover Story Aadhaar invasionV. VENKATESANThe Supreme Court appears nonchalant even though the government defies its interim order and makes Aadhaar mandatory for the delivery of subsidies, be
Legality of Floor Test Vote under a cloudV. VENKATESANThe power to choose the method of floor test lies with the Speaker. However, issues such as the confinement of AIADMK MLAs in the days prior to the fl
The legal tangleV. VENKATESANThe twists and turns the legal understanding of jallikattu has undergone in the past decade bring out its complexity.
Legal Issues Ruling on ordinanceV. VENKATESANIn a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench rules that repromulgation of ordinances defeats the constitutional scheme and is a frau
Litigation Judicial setbackV. VENKATESANThe Supreme Court’s dismissal of the plea to order a court-monitored investigation into the alleged Sahara-Birla payoffs to high-profile political le
Judiciary Turbulent phaseV. VENKATESANNever before had the head of the judiciary publicly and repeatedly expressed exasperation over the government’s continued indifference to the judiciar
The Judiciary Patriotism, by orderV. VENKATESANThe Supreme Court’s interim order making it mandatory to play the national anthem and show respect to it by standing in cinema halls runs the risk of
Supreme Court guidelines Violation of doctrineV. VENKATESANThe Bhopal “encounter” and its aftermath raise the question whether the Madhya Pradesh government is aware of the Supreme Court guidelines to be follo
The Cauvery Dispute Questions over ordersV. VENKATESANThe Supreme Court’s jurisdiction in adjudicating on the Cauvery water dispute is ambiguous, with the Centre questioning its constitutional basis and K
Supreme Court's Role Caught in a tangleV. VENKATESANThe Supreme Court finds it difficult to extricate itself from the Cauvery conundrum even as the disputing States continue to test its ability to adjud
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
