Let's examine some of the most damning questions posed by the affidavits. Was this not a historic chance for the Supreme Court to handle uncomfortable questions?
The petition was made in the court of Justice Chelameswar, but as master of the roster, CJI has picked justices Bobde, Sikri, Ramana, Mishra and Goel to hear it.
Justice Shukla is ‘guilty’ of misconduct in the same case that CJI Misra was under the scanner for. Involve the opposition or not, govt will be taking a risk.
The recent resignations of its seniormost judges are among the most pointed institutional protests Pakistan has witnessed since the lawyers’ movement of the late 2000s.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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