The Supreme Court of India is the country’s apex court and the final place for an appeal. Its judgments are binding on all other courts, and it serves as the final interpreter of the Constitution.
The Supreme Court came into existence on 26 January 1950, the day the Constitution came into force. The first Chief Justice of the Supreme court was Justice H.J. Kania. Consisting of the Chief Justice of India and 30 other judges, it has extensive powers in the form of original, appellate and advisory jurisdictions. As the final court of appeal, the Supreme Court takes up appeals primarily against verdicts of the high courts of various states of the Union and other courts and tribunals. It safeguards fundamental rights of citizens and settles disputes between various governments in the country.
A reporting on how effectively judges delivered decisions on pending cases before them, under the leadership of not just this CJI but any CJI would go a long way in showing how the Justice systems is working in India. A similar comparison between previous and current CJI would show the improvement, if any.
Such reporting on. how many justices of a certain persuasion, background were appointed does injustice to any CJI and merely pushes the “Woke” mindset into an important institution like Judiciary. How did such appointments help the common man whose cases were pending before these learned judges?