On a panel at Kautilya Economic Conclave in Delhi, the ex-Solicitor General of India spoke on need for judicial reforms, noting need for economic growth 'to be true to Constitution'.
Justice Shekhar B. Saraf recuses from case, calling the matter ‘unfortunate’. Harish Salve, appearing for same petitioner as errant lawyer, also withdraws, calling it ‘obnoxious’.
SC bench led by CJI Bobde took a grim view of the criticism its earlier order faced for interfering with high courts and said it will not transfer pending cases to itself.
Mehta’s categorisation of some courts as institutions ‘running parallel governments’ is a signal to the subordinate judiciary. SC should have stopped him.
As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
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.
Indian politicians want to grow with socialism, and 100 years for every court case disposal.