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.
The Supreme Court of India has always batted on behalf of terrorists and secessionists. Be it the Islamist jihadis of Kashmir or the Naxalites of central India or even the China backed insurgencies of Nagaland and Manipur – all of them have a genuine and true friend in the Supreme Court of India.
Last week, the Supreme Court championed the cause of stray dogs and thereby imperiled the lives of millions of Indians – usually the poor and marginalized ones, the bottom of the pyramid.
The Supreme Court feels for every section of society – crooks, criminals, terrorists, secessionists, even stray dogs. The only one who doesn’t get any sympathy at the court is the common man. He toils away – killed by terrorists, mugged by criminals, duped by crooks, bitten by stray dogs. All thanks to the great Indian judiciary.