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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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Topic: Judiciary

As Chief Justice, SA Bobde must make sure no government can bend Indian judiciary’s spine

As Chief Justice, Ranjan Gogoi did everything he had accused Dipak Misra of. Justice Bobde must not go down the same road.

Constitution needs a re-look, says PM’s Economic Advisory Council chief Bibek Debroy

Speaking at the Palkhivala Memorial Lecture, economist Debroy also asked the judiciary to set performance and accountability indicators for itself.

Full text of CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s farewell letter to the media

Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi's last working day was Friday and is retiring on 17 November.

Why judiciary steps in to solve India’s air pollution crisis every time & why it’s not enough

Approach taken by India’s courts & tribunals should be questioned, but it is also necessary to acknowledge that courts act in response to state failures.

Judges in India’s high courts waste precious time heading committees on furnishings, cars

A recent study puts into perspective the amount of non-judicial duties that high court judges perform.

Supreme Court collegium’s 2 recent decisions have left the door wide open for tough questions

One would not be off the mark in saying that under the last few CJIs, Supreme Court collegium has ceded ground and authority to government.

How judiciary helped Hitler and Stalin in destroying political opposition

Judges in Nazi Germany were instructed that in the event of any conflict between Nazi Party and law, Nazi Party should always succeed.

Judge says corruption in Patna HC an ‘open secret’, full bench bars him from hearing cases

Patna High Court Justice Rakesh Kumar made the remark in his scathing judgment as he ordered a CBI probe into alleged corruption in lower judiciary.

Ravidas temple case shows social contract between Dalit groups and judiciary is fraying

Judges are not supposed to make laws, but only interpret the laws laid down by the Constitution and the legislature.

Casteist judges? Justice V. Chitambaresh wasn’t the first, he won’t be the last

CJI Gogoi must condemn Justice Chitambaresh for upholding Brahmins, not Constitution. His comments don’t suit his constitutional post.

On Camera

BJP’s 2024 election manifesto only looks tech-savvy. It is quite outdated

The manifesto’s silence on legal reforms in the digital space is concerning. The outdated Information Technology Act, about two decades old now, remains India’s nodal tech law.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.