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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicDYC legacy

Topic: DYC legacy

DY Chandrachud’s legacy is he put a fresh coat of paint on SC. It needed structural changes

Superficial steps that only burnish the CJI’s image has been a hallmark of DY Chandrachud’s changes on the administrative side of the SC.

DY Chandrachud ceded control to the govt. It took over judicial appointment process

During Chandrachud’s tenure, there was little, if any, resistance to the government’s control over the appointment and transfer process. Two major controversies highlight this.

Making sense of DY Chandrachud’s legacy isn’t easy. It’s complicated, confounding

There are 3 broad categories of Chandrachud rulings: those where rhetoric matched impact, those that were high-minded but not too impactful, and those where the impact contradicted the rhetoric.

On Camera

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.