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 bigger issue in India is the amount of time it takes for a case to reach conclusion. Jagdish Tytler is still being prosecuted etc for the 1984 riots. He will probably pass away before the case concludes. Supreme Court of India has been self righteous in its observations but has done absolutely nothing to reduce time to finish cases. All manners of excuses are presented. But nothing gets done. All folks who are guilty., even terrorists can claim innocence after a while because the case is in progress. Consider folks like Yasin Malik. They can kidnap murder and them claim a change of heart in the 20 + years of prosecution. I think the Supreme Court and Justice System in India has been praised and feared too long due to fear of reprisal by everyone. There is no accountability from these folks.
No journalist dare ask any judge in any interview, what they owe the people of India and have they delivered? If so what are the repercussions? Anyone who is causing delays in a the normal execution of a prosecution should be severely fined. If it is the Lawyers, they need to be suspended and debarred. If it is judges we need to know how many cases can a judge handle in a day and are they doing less or more? Why is this all hidden from the people?
The Left-liberal media outlets have for long been batting on behalf of the likes of Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid. These two have certainly become the darling of the Left-liberal cabal.
I clearly remember that when the JNU circus started, Kanhaiya Kumar and Shehla Rashid were the favourites of this cabal. Back then, they just could not get enough of those two. But now, it seems, they no longer enjoy the blessings of this cabal.
Umar Khalid along with Sharjeel Imam are the new favourites. Of late, even reputed journalists like Mr. Shekhar Gupta and Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai are championing their cause.