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VIJAYAWADA, 17/12/2011: Supreme Court Judge Jasti Chelameswar, in Vijayawada.
Photo: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar

Note of dissent

The history of the collegium is replete with instances of successive CJIs using their clout to suppress dissent and presenting to the outside world a

NEW DELHI, 14/03/2015: Supreme Court Judges (left-right) Justice T.S Thakur, Justice Anil R Dave, Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice Dipak Misra, and Justice Chelameshwar during the International Conference on Global Environment Issues in New Delhi on March 14, 2015.
Photo: R.V. Moorthy

Collegium concerns

Justice Jasti Chelameswar’s decision to keep away from the meetings of the Supreme Court’s collegium as a protest against its opaque functioning lends

NEW DELHI, 22/03/2016: Lt. Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung being received by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Assembly speaker Ram Niwas Goel during the Budget Session of Delhi Assembly at Delhi Vidhan Sabha, in New Delhi on March 22, 2016.
Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma

Round one to Centre

The Delhi High Court rules against the Aam Aadmi Party government in a dispute over the extent of its powers.

NEW DELHI, 05/11/2011: Members of Save Democracy along with school children staging a protest demonstration demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) even as Irom Sharmila's fast against the Act in Manipur has entered 12th year, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi.
Photo: V. Sudershan

Unlawful encounters

The Supreme Court’s July 8 judgment in the Manipur encounter case holds important lessons for the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir.

Itanagar: New Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu addresses media after assuming office in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday. PTI Photo (PTI7_17_2016_000178A)

A government restored

The Supreme Court restores the dismissed Chief Minister in Arunachal Pradesh and settles several constitutional issues over the discretionary powers o

TIRUCHI, TAMIL NADU, 11/03/2016: ELECTION SPECIAL: Cash bundles 2.85 crores, are being seized by Srirangam Tahsildar in Tiruchi on March 11, 2016.
Photo: A. Muralitharan

Money power unplugged

The Election Commission has put in place an elaborate mechanism, backed by law, to monitor and check the circulation of money to bribe voters, but it

NEW DELHI, 04/05/2016: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy addressing the media after attending the session at the Parliament House in New Delhi on May 04, 2016.
Photo: R.V. Moorthy

Defamation as crime

The judgment of the Supreme Court’s two-judge bench upholding defamation as a criminal offence is a setback to free speech jurisprudence.

MANGALORE, KARNATAKA, 12/04/2014: A judge listening to the litigants in a case during the Mega Lok Adalat held at the District Court Complex in Mangalore on April 12, 2014.
Photo: H.S. Manjunath

Case for appeal courts

The Supreme Court’s decision to hear a PIL petition seeking the establishment of a National Court of Appeal outside Delhi creates ripples in legal cir

NEW DELHI, 01/05/2016: Sr. Advocate K.K. Venugopal during an interview with the Frontline Magazine at his residence in New Delhi on May 01, 2016. Photo: R.V. Moorthy

‘NCA not in conflict with basic structure’

Interview with K.K. Venugopal, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court.

NewDelhi: 11/12/2015: Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur during a International Conference on Arbitration in the era of Globalization at a function in New Delhi on Friday . Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma

New look, old style

Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur’s tenure has so far drawn mixed responses from the Bar.

Noida: Jaibinder and Manisha are wedded amid tight security arrangements after a Khap Panchayat issued opposed their marriage in Bisnoli village in Greater Noida on Saturday. PTI Photo(PTI5_15_2010_000092B)

Legal quest

A petition pending in the Supreme Court since 2010 seeking appropriate directions to prevent atrocities in the name of “honour” and “tradition” offers

Raipur: Congress activists shout slogans and hold black flags during their protest against RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his statement to end the reservation in Raipur on Tuesday. PTI Photo(PTI11_24_2015_000237A)

Legal onslaught

The future of protective discrimination in favour of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is under doubt, with the Supreme Court encouraging legal ch