How Justice Bhagwati’s 44-year-old dissent mirrors the state of death penalty in India
There has been significant empirical work demonstrating the inefficacy of the death penalty. In its 75th year, the Court must engage with it
Curator's Note
In the 75th year of the Supreme Court, we are introducing a special series showcasing the institution through a cultural and critical lens
Shreya Rastogi and Neetika Vishwanath
Master of the Roster: Securing Process Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
As the SC turns 75, we analyse rostering under Chandrachud and Lalit courts and make a case for a publicly defensible allocation rationale
Gender Diversity at the Supreme Court of India
75 Years after the establishment of the Supreme Court, the institution has seen just 11 women judges in its corridors.
“Appealing to prurient interests”: Book bans, the courts, the mob
In an intolerant environment, decisions on book bans are increasingly being taken in bureaucratic offices, city streets and village squares
The First Eight
As part of our special series on the Supreme Court’s 75th anniversary, we take a brief look at the lives and times of the first eight judges
What a Jagged Little PIL: The People’s Court at 75
The original promise of the PIL from the 1980s, based on social justice, has devolved into a confused and intimidating jurisprudence
Trial by Cinema
How a handful of films have challenged the onscreen notion of Indian judiciary as an infallible arbiter of justice
Freedom of Speech and Constitutional Nostalgia
A look at one of the SC’s earliest landmark decisions and its fallout warns against an uncritical veneration of our constitutional past
Justice In Circles
How architecture, history, and tradition inform the duality of Indian courts
Justice Kania’s inaugural speech on the establishment of the Supreme Court
In his inaugural address, the first Chief Justice said that the new Court would stay away from the ‘spirit of formal or barren legalism.'
Celebrating 75 years of the Supreme Court
In the 75th year of the Supreme Court, we are introducing a special series showcasing the institution through a cultural and critical lens